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For your convenience, we have provided LINKS to our favorite Antique & Collectible Research & Reference Sites including Maker's Marks, Silver Hallmarks, Glass Resources, Doll Collecting Information, Auction Calendars for Florida, US, and Worldwide, Art Price & Artist info, Antique Trade Publication Links, Appraisal Information, Pottery Marks, Vintage Costume Jewelry Identification including a site devoted to Coro & Corocraft, How to date a Watch by its serial numbers, History of famous watch manufacturer's such as Patek Philipe & Rolex Watches, Ceramic & Porcelain maker's marks, a FABULOUS website with loads of info about Fraternal Organizations including an illustrated dictionary and photos & reference material about Masonic & Non-Masonic organizations, including Eastern Star, Shriners, DAR, GAR, Odd Fellows, Greek Fraternity & Sorority Pins, Woodmen, Redman & other less known organizations such as Order of Owls, or Turtles.  (if you can't find information about a fraternal item here, chances are you may NEVER find out about it! - the most complete sight I've ever seen!), Vintage Costume Jewelry Maker's marks & Identifications, History of Jewelry from Early Victorian to Art Deco Jewelry (although they have items for sale, it also contains reference info), US Patent Office information on how to date an item according to its patent number, and much, much more!  It has taken me years to accumulate all these references & resources, and I'm sure you will find them quite informative.  

ANTIQUE TRADE PUBLICATIONS

http://www.antiqueweek.com/Calendar.asp?refer=list&state=VA Antique Week has the largest paid circulation of any Antiques & Collectibles Newspapers in the U.S.

http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/ Maine Antique Digest.   Web supplement to America's leading magazine about the art and antiques markets. They also have an excellent Searchable Price Database, but it is only available to their subscribers.

Established in 1985, Antiques & Art Around Florida is a full color guide to the antiques and collectibles market. Each issue is packed with information of interest to both the amateur and serious antiques collector.

ANTIQUE APPRAISALS --  HELP -  What's it worth?

http://www.charliefudge.com Whether you need a written appraisal by a Certified Appraiser for Estate Probate, Insurance Purposes or other reasons, or a verbal appraisal to satisfy your curiosity or you are contemplating whether or not to sell your antiques or collectibles, you can count on Professional Appraisers.  Contact us via the link above, or call us at 800-542-3877 or 352-795-2061.  We are here to help!  Over 50 years of combined service!

http://www.kovels.com/FreeAcctSignup.html  Sign up for a FREE account with Kovels' online price list. Search an extensive data base to find "book value" for most antiques & collectibles.  Keep in mind "book value" is not necessarily the price you will receive when you sell an item; that is called "fair market value".   You receive 50 free searches at sign-up and their welcome email tells you that you will receive additional free searches when you have used them.

http://www.artfact.com/services.cfm Search the Artfact database for auction records of antiques, paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, and other special interest categories.  Basic search is available for no charge upon registration.  Extended access to additional data is available by subscription with rates starting at $7.95.   

http://www.ebay.com We find one of the best way to find out the market value of an item.  Press the SEARCH button at the top of the page, type in the name of the item, then press enter.  VERY IMPORTANT:  Once the list of items matching your request appears, you will need to go the left hand side of the page and check off COMPLETED ITEMS.  This will produce a list of prices actually realized (but be sure not to use an item for comparison that ended as a "No Sale" - this will be indicated by "0 bids".  If you wish to sort the list from highest price to lowest, there is "Sort By" option you can click.  Be sure not to compare "apples to oranges".  For example, do not compare an item with chips or cracks to one in "mint condition", and do not compare an item that does not have its original box to one that does.   In the antique toy market, for instance, having the original box can raise the value of a toy by approximately 100 percent!  

FINE ART RESEARCH INCLUDING OIL PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, OIL ON BOARD, and others

http://www.adec.com   Art Price - Keep track of the real market value through 4.2 million fine art auction records covering 306,000 artists from the 4th C. to present and trace their works at auctions.  Some of the information is free, but advanced data has fees attached. You can purchase "units", or a monthly or annual subscription.  A great reference source!  They have provided the search bar below.  Why not look up your favorite artist?

http://www.artlex.com/ Art Dictionary with over 3,500 terms.  This is helpful for the artist, art collector, or art student.

http://www.askart.com AskART is considered to be the Internet's most complete American Art database, covering from Colonial times to the present. Contain information, both free and fee-based, for over 32,000 artists, and 3000 museums and galleries. The database contains images, literature references, artist biographies, auction records, American and International dealer art for sale and art wanted, and reference services, including a popular glossary of art terms, essays on important art movements and statistics. You can also sign up for "Artist Alert" email notification.

http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolio/alphabetized.html  Search over 82,000 works on  AbsoluteArts.com by Artist, Medium, Country, Value or Subject  Matter.   

AUCTION CALENDARS FOR FLORIDA, UNITED STATES & THE WORLD!

http://www.auctiontecs.com  Sign up here to receive notification via email of upcoming auctions in the Central Florida area.  

http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/calendar.asp I have found this to be the most COMPLETE of all the auction calendars.  A typical week will list between 50 and 150 auctions and approximately 20 Shows!  When available, they also provide links to the Auction House's own Website. 

The Internet Antiques Guide  http://www.iantiquesguide.com/   
A searchable index of Antiques Dealers and Events.  Over 1500 Antiques Fairs and Auctions added each month.

http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/  A comprehensive calendar of UK and worldwide antique auctions and fairs.   This site also contains lots of additional helpful information and registration is free

http://www.auctioneers.org  The National Auctioneers Association's website contains an auction calendar (click on Find an Auction) in which you can search by City, State, Type or Auction Company.  You can also search for a particular auctioneer, but remember you will only find dues paying members.  Membership in this organization is voluntary.     Sign up for Auction Alert, and you will be notified of auctions that interest you by Email. 

http://www.auctionguide.com/  Auctioneer Directory can be searched by Location or Category (Product Type). 

ANTIQUE BOOKS REFERENCE SITE

http://www.abebooks.com   We use this website to look up the value of Antique Books. 

ANTIQUE CLOCKS from Antique Pocketwatches to Grandfather Clocks

http://www.antiqueclockspriceguide.com/default.php  Antique Clocks Identification and Price Guide: The authoritative antique clocks price report. For dealers, collectors and appraisers of antique American, English and European clocks of all types. Find values for your grandfather clock, mantel or wall clock. They have over 10,000 antique clock prices and descriptions plus 18,000 full color photos of antique clocks.  Lots of information available free of charge, however realized auction results and other advanced resources require a paid subscription.

COLLECTOR CLUBS, SHOWS & COLLECTIBLES & ANTIQUE ITEMS FOR SALE AND MORE

ANTIQUE & VINTAGE DOLLS including Bisque, Porcelain, Barbies from 1950's and 1660's and more!

http://collectdolls.about.com/  About.com Doll Collector's Website.  Articles & Information about Antique, Vintage, Porcelain, Collectible, Barbie Dolls, Madame Alexander Dolls, and just about any kind of doll you can imagine.  

p.s. We are looking for dolls from the 1970's called Blythe.  The name will be marked on the doll.  If you find one, let us know.  We pay high prices for them!

ANTIQUE DUCK DECOYS

http://www.decoymag.com/  Decoy Magazine features online articles on Duck Decoy Collecting. 

ART GLASS, DEPRESSION GLASS, CARNIVAL GLASS, BRILLIANT PERIOD CUT GLASS & MORE!

http://www.carnival-glass.net/ Carnival-Glass.Net contains fabulous photos & info about Northwood, Fenton, Imperial, Dugan-Diamond, Millersburg and other Carnival Glass Makers.

http://1st.glassman.com/vaselineglass.html  This site covers Vaseline Glass extensively. 

http://www.glass.co.nz/  The Online Glass Museum Site contains informative articles, photographs, and many links to other glass sites.  Articles cover  Peachblow, Carnival, Goofus, Crackle, Art Glass Lampworking, Opalescent, Orrefors, Veneni, Baccarat Picture Paperweights, and more!  Fabulous Photos & a long list of links to other glass sites.

HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA INCLUDING ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html  American Library of Congress - American Memories Historical Collections.  Search over 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.  Great for research or educational purposes.   

ANTIQUE JEWELRY, ESTATE JEWELRY, COSTUME JEWELRY INCLUDING MAKERS MARKS FOR IDENTIFICATION

http://www.collectics.com/education_jewelrydesigners.html#alphaart  This has a good lesson on how to determine if something is BAKELITE.

http://www.deco-echoes.com/bakelite.html  More good info on bakelite.

 http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarks.html   Researching Costume Jewelry  -- a recognized resourse with an extensive
 listing of jewelry designers, companies, marks, etc.
 

http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/JewelChat.htm   Another Great Resource for Jewelry especially costume jewelry makers.

 http://www.chicagosilver.com/  This is another really good website...
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http://www.worldint.com/science/bakelite.html Another good source on bakelite.

http://www.modernsilver.com/Norwegiansilverhallmarks.htm  Norweigan silver hallmarks

http://www.collectingnetwork.com/guide/antiqueandcollectiblejewelry.html Jewelry History - Victorian Jewelry Craftmanship

Vintage Costume Jewelry Designers History & Information.  The link above will take you to designers A-F, then you can navigate your way through the rest of the alphabet once you have arrived at the site. This is the most complete list I have seen in.  Information provided for each Jewelry Maker such as their location, type of jewelry made, and the years they were in business.  Maker's Marks and Serial Number information is provided for many of the manufacturers as well.  At the end of each listing, you will find a link to a corresponding reference book for sale at Amazon.com.  MAKER'S MARKS - Identification mark reference sites for popular antiques & collectibles categories

    BEER STEINS including German Steins & Antique Steins.  Also Mettlach Marks and information

    http://members.cox.net/leshopper/stnmark.htm      Beer Stein Markings.  This is a comprehensive sight in PDF format.  Depending on your computer, it may take a while to download, but   it will be well worth the wait!  

    BELLEEK CHINA MARKS & INFORMATION

    http://www.belleek.com/ Date your Belleek China according to its mark.

    GLASS IDENTIFICATION INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT MAKER'S MARKS

    http://www.heartland-discoveries.com/dictionary.htm Dictionary of Glass Marks.

    http://users.skynet.be/fa000612/home.htm   Loetz Art Glass - Identification, Signatures, etc

   http://carnivalglass101.carnivalheaven.com/index.htm  Carnival Glass - A complete, fabulous website!

    PORCELAIN MAKER'S OR FACTORY MARKS & IDENTIFICATION

    http://users.skynet.be/rutrene/marks.html Information & history regarding the well-known European porcelain factories.

    http://www.studiosoft.it/AntiquePorcelainMarks.htm Info & Photos of Antique Porcelain Factory marks.

    http://www.e-limoges.com/makers.htm Limoges marks

    POTTERY MAKER'S MARKS & IDENTIFICATION 

    http://www.haegerpottery.com/history.html Haeger Potteries History, including Royal Haeger

    http://www.inter-services.com/HallChina/idcharts.html Hall Pottery Teapot ID

    http://www.mccoypottery.com/mark.html  McCoy Pottery Marks

    http://hometown.aol.com/Gillclay/index.html Muncie Pottery - An extensive website designed by a private collector

    http://net1.netcentral.co.uk/steveb/auth.htm  Wedgwood Marks

    SILVER / STERLING SILVER HALLMARKS, MAKER'S MARKS INCLUDING US & EUROPEAN

    http://www.925-1000.com/american-mfg1.html Over 600 maker's marks for American and European Silver complete with dates & illustrations.  This site also links you to its creator's items for sale on Ebay, so you might want to do some shopping while you visit the site!  

    http://www.silvercollecting.com/  A collection of hallmarks from American manufacturers and retailers of sterling silver, coin silver and silver plate. Marks are listed alphabetically by manufacturer.

    SOUVENIR SPOON COLLECTING, MAKERS IDENTIFICATION

    http://www.souvenirspoons.com/collector.html  Identification info and  drawings of the maker's marks / hallmarks for about 99 percent of the sterling silver souvenir spoon manufacturers.  While you are there, investigate the rest of their site - it contains links to other resources, collector club information and more!

MASONIC COLLECTIBLES & OTHER FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION INFO & IDENTIFICATION

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/  This website is MASSIVE, but if you are looking for information about the Masons or almost any other fraternal organization in the world including Elks, Oddfellows, Civil War Orders such as GAR, Eagles, DAR, Jewish Orders, Moose, Railroad Orders, Turtles (yes, Turtles!),  Boy Scouts and Fraternities & Sororities, Fireman or any other, than you MUST check out this sight. The site contains thousands of photos of medals, jewels, insignias, coins and other items associated with collectibles.  A history is also given about most of the organizations.  The site seems to me to be divided into two basic areas:  Masonic items and info & "Everyone Else", so depending what you are looking for, you'll head in one direction or the other.  The site  is a little difficult to navigate due to the size of the site, but be persistent and you'll be glad you were!  Just keep heading towards any links that read MUSEUM and you'll get where you are going eventually.  SO MUCH info I don't know how they ever put it all together!  You can easily spend a day searching this sight, probably even a week!  It will be one you will surely want to add to your "Favorites".  

PAPER COLLECTIBLES, DOCUMENTS AND EPHEMERA 

http://www.ephemerasociety.org/index.html The Ephemera Society of America's site features Exhibitions, Articles, and links to other Paper Collectible sites. 

POTTERY - INFORMATION ABOUT POTTERY FROM ROOKWOOD & ROSEVILLE TO FIESTA

http://www.mediumgreen.com/cgi-bin/fiesta.cgi  Lots of Information about Fiesta (Fiestaware)

http://www.aarf.com/ferook97.htm   Rookwood Pottery, an article as it appeared in Antiques & Arts Around Florida

STEINS - BEER STEINS (Including Mettlach) - INFORMATION INCLUDING GERMAN TRANSLATIONS!

http://www.steincollectors.org/  Stein Collections International, Inc.   Do you want to know if your beer stein is new or old?  Or find out what a certain animal depicted on a stein means? Or how to decipher the old German Alphabet?  This site has the answers to all these questions, plus information on maker's marks, Mettlach Steins, Stein Repair and much, much more!  Did you ever wonder what the German saying on a beer stein meant? One of my favorite parts of this site is called "1001 Translations".  If you collect Beer Steins, you'd better plan to spend a few HOURS at this site! 

WATCHES INFORMATION INC. SERIAL NUMBERS & HOW TO DATE FROM ELGIN TO ROLEX & PATEK PHILIPPE

http://www.nawcc.org/headquarters/ktime/Info/wdates.htm  National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc.  Chart with Watch Serial Numbers and Dates for the following  Makers:  Howard, Elgin, Waltham, Illinois, Seth Thomas, Hamilton, Columbus, Rockford, Ball R.R..  The site also has a helpful chart for Watch Key and Clock Key Sizes & Numbers.

http://nawcc-mb.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x  NAWCC Message Board.  Have a clock for watch question?  Post it at the NAWCC Message Board and one of the numerous experts on horology will answer you.  There is also a search feature where you can browse through previous posts.   This message board is particularly helpful regarding Pocket Watches.

http://www.patekmuseum.com/MAIN.asp?bhcp=1  Patek Philippe Museum website includes an interactive timeline regarding the history of watchmaking. 

http://www.preownedrolex.com/html/dateyourrolex.htm  Rolex. Use the chart at this website to determine the approximate date of your Rolex according to its Serial Number.

http://www.thewatchguy.homestead.com/DATING.html How to date watches

Other Good Sites for RESEARCH:

http://www.heanosantiq.com/site%20map.htm  At the bottom of this website, there is a Site Map.  There are many interesting web pages there from Pottery Identification to Glass & Jewelry Makers Marks to how to care for Costume Jewelry.  She has put a lot of work into this site and I believe you will enjoy it.

Some of our Favorite Crystal River & Citrus County Businesses & Attractions:

Citrus County is a fabulous place to vacation.  Why not come to an auction and spend a few days enjoying the Nature Coast?

http://www.citruscountychamber.com/ Watered by seven spring-driven rivers and wrapped in verdant forest, Citrus County may be Florida's most natural attraction.  See the Chamber of Commerce's website to find all there is to do and see during your visit to Citrus County.  28 NW Hwy 19, Crystal River, FL 34429-3900 • Phone (352) 795-3149 • Fax (352) 795-4260

http://www.visitcitrus.com -  Florida’s soul can be found in our warm gulf waters, spring-fed rivers, gentle manatees, fantastic fishing and bountiful lakes. Stay at a quaint riverside inn, charming B&B, resort, or rustic campground. You can enjoy nature, great golfing, friendly accommodations and fine food. Browse for free information.  Ask the Tourism Development Office for any assistance you need in planning a trip to Citrus County. Please contact Mary Craven, Tourism Development Manager, or one of the capable staff at: (800) 587-6667  (352) 527-5222  FAX (352) 527-7667.

http://www.paradisefoundisland.com/index.html  Rent a Private Island! Why not make the weekend you visit our Auction one you will never forget!  Stay at Paradise Found Island Retreat in Crystal River Florida... Just a few miles from our Auction Gallery.  (Semi-Exclusive Rates are also available if you do not wish to rent the entire island.)    Paradise Found vacation rental is accessible via a man made causeway and is a short drive from town. You can drive your personal auto through the Paradise Found security entry point to your very own private island! Find the Real Florida Vacation Value by comparing rental islands head to head. Consider the ease of driving across the Paradise Island land bridge with hiring a water taxi and you will realize that land accessibility is one more reason to consider Paradise Found. Manatee Tours, Dive Tours, Biking, Hiking, Fishing, Kayaking, and "The Flying Boat" Tours  are just a few of the Outdoor Activities offered at Paradise Found.

http://www.crystalflorist.net They have been doing a nice job for us!

Other Helpful & Interesting Links:

http://www.screenit.com/search_movies.html  Screen It!  One of my favorite websites.  Extremely helpful information about Movies (both new and old).  Are you tired of being unpleasantly surprised by the content of movies?  This excellent site provides information such as whether or not the movie contains objectional material and to what degree.  The list of movies they have reviewed for you is quite extensive!  Why not find out what a movie will be like BEFORE you waste your time and money at the Movie Theatre or Video Store?

http://www.antiquehardware.com/  Antique Hardware & Home - A great website for those involved in Restoration or Renovation of an Antique Home.

www.yourgreatgiftideas.com 

http://www.antiquerestorers.com/ The largest Antique Restoration website on the Internet - an online community of restorers sharing ideas and providing information and advice about the proper restoration and care of antiques, porcelain, furniture, glass, art, pottery, fine art, and fine art frames.

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If you have other websites you would like to share, please mailto:webuyit@tampabay.rr.com.  Some of the antique research or reference sites we still are looking for are: Tiffany Marks, Limoges Marks, Art Glass website, Depression Glass & Carnival Glass references and any other sites you think would be helpful to our clients. If you find a link on this page is no longer working, please e-mail me as well so I can remove it).  These links are provided as a courtesy to you, we take no responsibility or liability for them.