Antique identification guides
How to read the marks, date the construction, spot a reproduction and find out what things actually sell for. Each guide starts with the free way to do it.
Value and selling
What is my antique worth? (free ways)
Identify it, find sold prices, weigh condition and maker, and know when to call a professional.
Read the guide →How to check eBay sold prices for antiques
Filter to sold listings, pick real comparables, and go further back for free.
Read the guide →Do you need an antique appraisal?
When an estimate is enough, when you need a written appraisal, and what it typically costs.
Read the guide →Google Lens for antiques
What Lens is good at, where it stops, and what to check next.
Read the guide →Identify and date it
How to photograph antiques for identification
The three shots that decide an identification, and how to get a readable mark.
Read the guide →How to identify pottery marks on the bottom
Impressed, printed or painted: what a mark says about maker and age, and when it misleads.
Read the guide →Sterling silver or silver plate?
925, STERLING, EPNS or a lion: reading silver marks before you sell or scrap.
Read the guide →How to tell if something is antique
Antique, vintage or just old: the quick checks for age.
Read the guide →How to tell if furniture is antique
Dovetails, saw marks, screws and hardware, and why no single clue decides it.
Read the guide →How to tell if an antique is a reproduction
Twelve signs to check on furniture, pottery, glass and metal.
Read the guide →For families clearing a home
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