By Dr. Lori Verderame One of the most common questions that I field is: “What’s an Antique?” The word antique has a simple definition. While many people confuse the word and its definition with other related words like vintage, classic, […]
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Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Big Bucks for Pokemon
by Dr. Lori Verderame Pokémon or Pocket Monsters, the famed card game and collectibles, that originated from Japan remains popular with collectors. Pokemon cards are widely traded and originated from Japanese anime art. The trading card game and collecting category […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Discovering Queen Victoria’s Jewelry Gift
By Dr. Lori Verderame With Valentine’s Day celebrated this month, jewelry is on the minds of both givers and receivers. One of the most popular and growing collecting category is antique and vintage jewelry, particularly in precious metals like gold […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Valuable Cooking Collectibles
by Dr. Lori Verderame Collectors are known to look in the basement or attic for coveted family heirlooms but the kitchen may be the best place to find valuable objects from the past. Kitchen objects of old from fine china […]
Dr. Lori: Antiques and Your Home: Thrifty products for your Antiques by Dr. Lori Verderame
You don’t need to invest in expensive products in order to protect, clean, or display your fine art or antiques. Since we all have to watch our pennies in today’s economy, here are some money saving tips and little-known tricks […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Avoiding Heirloom Damage by Dr. Lori Verderame
About a week ago, a friend called me in a panic. She realized that her sump pump failed and there was water all over her basement. After calling in the plumbers and the clean up team, she called me to […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Are you Damaging your Family Heirlooms? by Dr. Lori Verderame
It’s easy to spot obvious damage on your art, antiques, and collectibles when you are considering spring cleaning. Evidence like mold growing on your antique prints, a tear in an oil painting that grandma left to you, or a huge […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: The Fine Art of Lighting by Dr. Lori Verderame
Rembrandt van Rijn’s paintings are famous for their luminosity. When considering works by the Dutch master in major international museums, you might agree with most people who think that a Rembrandt painting looks pretty good in any light! I agree […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Online Selling in the Age of Covid – 19
by Dr. Lori Verderame When you think of eBay.com, Etsy.com, Rubylane.com, Facebook marketplace, Chairish.com, and other sites for online selling, you probably think about electronics, toys, kitchen items, jewelry, paintings, magazines, clothes, doorknobs, bikes, celebrity autographs, and just about everything—old […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Dumpster or No Dumpster? Dr. Lori’s Antiques Quiz
by Dr. Lori Verderame When cleaning out grandma’s attic, are you making decisions based on memories, just guessing an object’s value as you go? When it comes to your valuable objects, would you recognize the treasures from the trash? My […]
