Trends in design have made flea markets and antique shops hot places to shop. Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2013 is the book to take to auctions, shops or shows to help buy or collect with confidence.

The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, also called the Chicago World’s Fair, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World. This printed fabric was created in honor of the exposition. All World’s Fair memorabilia is popular with collectors today.

Frans Wildenhain is a potter (1905-1980) who worked in Rochester, New York from about 1950 to 1975. His work was on display this year at the Rochester Institute of Technology. There has been a lot of recent publicity about Wildenhain and the Rochester exhibit's catalog is available through the university's website. Collectors...

The October 2012 issue of Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles is now available. Don’t miss auction reports on Fairy Tale Dolls, Frankart Figural Lamps and Regency Furniture. Find more prices and photos of architectural antiques, Goldscheider busts and Victorian silver plate. Also in the October issue—English silver plate marks and Kim Kovel's report from Madrid and Barcelona, Spain.