Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) April 25, 2012
How does Kovels Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide, now in its 44th year, stay current? By reflecting different collecting styles. This isn’t a problem for Terry and Kim Kovel, whose collecting tastes run from traditional to modern. This is Terry’s 100th book. The information, tips and prices in the guide are proof of her encyclopedic knowledge of antiques and collectibles. And Terry and Kim’s different styles reflect the diverse interests of today’s collectors.
Egyptian Revival Chair vs. Eero Aarnio Bright Red ?Pastil? Chairs from 1967
Egyptian Revival Chair ? Terry
Ralph and I saw an Egyptian-style chair in the corner of a picker?s shop. It was outrageous when compared to the decorating of the day?monotone rooms and straight lines. We bought the chair for $ 95. In the 1980s, Yves St. Laurent decorated his New York showroom with Egyptian Revival chairs exactly like ours. The opulent rooms were featured in a magazine and Egyptian became the rage. Today the chair is worth $ 35,000. Sometimes great buys are a matter of luck.
Eero Aarnio Bright Red ?Pastil? Chairs from 1967 ? Kim
Our colorful furniture made an impression on a houseguest who had a job at a local university. Later he noticed that the university was throwing out chairs that matched our furniture. He called us. The chairs were 1967 Eero Aarnio ?pastil? chairs. They used to sit in the student activity center. School officials were happy to let us cart away some chairs. In appreciation, we sent a donation to the university. A mint condition chair today is worth $ 1,200.
Rookwood Vase vs. Pesce Vase
Rookwood Vase ? Terry
We know a lot about Rookwood marks. At an Ohio shop, we saw a tall Rookwood vase decorated with birds. The dealer wanted $ 10 for it. ?It is low-priced,? she said, ?because it?s marked ?Rookwood, 1885, ARV? and everyone knows the mark is two R?s back-to-back with flames indicating the years.? We didn?t tell her early Rookwood was marked with the company?s name. The vase is pictured in ?Kovels? American Art Pottery.? Sometimes great buys happen because you know more than the seller.
Pesce Vase ? Kim
We first ran across the work of Gaetano Pesce 18 years ago. We eventually visited his studio and bought a couple of his resin pieces for flower arrangements. As longtime fans of Mr. Pesce, we like to acquire pieces directly from the artist. This resin piece fits in anywhere. It originally cost around $ 110 but now it sells for $ 750.
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The Body in the Attic (Faith Fairchild Series #14)
Caterer Faith Fairchild and family are living in one of historic Cambridge, Massachusetts’, venerable Brattle Street houses while the Reverend Tom teaches a course at the Harvard Divinity School and does some soul searching — is his Aleford parish his true calling? One night in downtown Boston, Faith is startled by a face from her past. It’s Richard Morgan, a former boyfriend from her life as a single woman in Manhattan. Their heady, whirlwind affair in the waning days of the self-indulgent 1980s ended abruptly. Now he’s back, as exciting as ever.Then something occurs that turns a pleasant sabbatical into a nightmare — Faith discovers a diary, written in 1946 and hidden in the attic, that reveals an unspeakable horror. Suddenly dark secrets seem to permeate every room. And with Richard guarding strange secrets of his own, Faith is soon caught up in solving more than one troubling mystery … with a murderer lurking a little too close to home.
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