QUESTION: My grandmother has been collecting fancy cups and saucers for several decades. Some in her collection are simple in design, but...

Mark showing pottery name, factory, country, date, and pattern. QUESTION: I go antiquing with a long-time friend. Inevitably, whether we’re...

QUESTION: My mother has a 12-place setting of Rosenthal china that she uses only on holidays and special occasions. I’ve always loved th...

QUESTION: I recently purchased a souvenir plate at an antique show. The plate shows a picture of Jackson Square in New Orleans and has a s...

QUESTION: My mother left me her collection of deviled egg plates. While I’ve eaten deviled eggs at parties and picnics, most of time they...

Q UESTION: I’m a big fan of the Civil War. I’ve read a lot about it and go to re-enactments regularly during the summer. Recently, I starte...

QUESTION: What can you tell me about this plate? Is it collectible or ready for the dumpster. ANSWER: If I were dumpster diving, I ce...

QUESTION: My mother had a cabinet full of Melmac dishes in a variety of pastel colors. We used them for every meal. Now I have them and ...

QUESTION: I have a 1939 New York World's fair desk calendar that has little knobs that change the date, month and a 1934 Chicago world...

QUESTION: My father used to fly a lot on business, and each time he flew somewhere, he’d keep a souvenir of that flight. Sometimes it was...