Miller's: Antiques Shops, Fairs & Auctions 2003

by Mitchell Beazley Editorial

• ISBN13: 9781840006810
• ISBN10: 1840006811
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-07
• Publisher: Miller/Mitchell Beazley

Summary

The expertise, clarity, and accessibility that have been hallmarks of the Miller's antiques and collectibles books since 1979 are now applied to an exciting new line of collectors' guides with a decidedly American accent. Each volume of the new Miller's American Insider's Guide series provides readers with all the information needed to recognize, authenticate, date, and value an antique or collectible item. Written by leading experts in their fields, each volume provides a wealth of connoisseur's hints and techniques for assessing condition, avoiding fakes, spotting bargains, and estimating fair value. Each volume offers a primer on the basics of styles, makers, and techniques and a comprehensive Fact File listing items by type or by manufacturer, enabling the reader to recognize, evaluate, and buy a given category of antique or collectible with confidence and success. Special "Color Reviews" focus on specific topics with full-color photographs. Sections on Where to Buy and See, Care and Repair, a bibliography, glossary, and list of websites make the books in t

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	8	(1)
Introduction	9	(2)
Antique Shops, Centres & Auction Houses	11	(1)
South East	12	(35)
Kent, East Sussex
London	47	(70)
East, North, South, West, Middlesex
South	117	(39)
Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex
West Country	156	(58)
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire
East	214	(32)
Cambridge, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk
Heart of England	246	(38)
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire
Midlands	284	(46)
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire
Yorks & Lincs	330	(33)
East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Lincolnshire
North East	363	(7)
Co Durham, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear
North West	370	(29)
Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside
Wales	399	(16)
Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Flintshire, Isle of Angelsey, Mid Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
Scotland	415	(24)
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyle & Bute, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, Fife, Highland, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, Perth & Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Lothian
Channel Islands	439	(3)
Guernsey, Jersey
Northern Ireland	442	(10)
Co Antrim, Co Armagh, Co Down, Co Fermanagh, Co Londonderry, Co Tyrone
Republic of Ireland	452	(15)
Co Carlow, Co Cavan, Co Clare, Co Cork, Co Donegal, Co Dublin, Co Galway, Co Kerry, Co Kildare, Co Kilkenny, Co Laois, Co Leitrim, Co Limerick, Co Louth, Co Mayo, Co Meath, Co Offaly, Co Sligo, Co Tipperary, Co Waterford, Co Wexford, Co Wicklow
Associated Services	467	(52)
Fairs	519	(45)
Key to Member Organizations	564	(1)
Index of Advertisers	565	(1)
Index of Specialists	566	(16)
Index of Place Names	582	(9)
General Index	591	(33)
Form for New Entries	624