Kovels’ Price Guide Helps Staff Dreams Come True

Christmas is a time when “wishes come true.” In honor of that sentiment, the staff at Kovels would like to share its own Wish List. The guidelines were simple: What would we want as a gift if money was no object? We used Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2020 as our own “wish book.” The all-new 52nd edition features 16,000 prices, 2,500 photographs, 500 factory marks to identify and date your antiques, and a special new section – “Collecting Trends: Iconic Designers of Twentieth-Century Furniture.” We’ve added the page number for our choices for your reading pleasure!

What is your wish? Grab a cup of hot chocolate, our price guide and start dreaming.

 

 

 

 

And what would make a better gift for a collector or would-be collector than the book itself – Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2020!
Available at local bookstores and Kovels.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terry Kovel
Many years ago, I saw a Mauritz (M.C.) Escher (1898-1972) print of birds and fish that seemed to change on the page. I was fascinated at the whole idea of a tessellation picture that kept changing perspective. When I started teaching math, I saw more prints, often called “impossible drawings,” and I searched for an original print. But the $100 price was too much for my budget. The prints got more popular and the prices got higher. The Escher print in the Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide this year is the birds and fish! It is now $37,500, so once again, I didn’t buy it. It’s just one of the things I want and didn’t buy that got more costly each year, even though we always say, “If you like it, buy it.”
Price: $37,500
Page: 376Photo: Bonham’s

Kim Kovel
My choice is the 1930 Muncie Rombic vase, matte blue over green glaze.  It would look perfect with flowers in my breakfast room.  I like the geometric shape and that it is from Muncie, Indiana, where my uncle and cousins lived.
Price: $420
Page: 313Photo: Ripley Auction

Gay, the “mother of Kovels’ annual price guide”:
I would love a Shirley Temple doll. I always wanted one as a child, but they were too expensive, so I got a substitute doll at Christmas.
Price: $3,335
Page: 423
Photo:  Theriault’s

Janet, Kovels’ art director/graphic designer:
Paperweight, glass with flower bouquet by Ysart. I love colored glass and have always been fascinated by glass paperweights, their intricate detail, and the level of skill involved in the making of them.
Price: $448
Page: 337
Photo: Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Susan, editor of Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter:
I love the color blue and ever since reading our stories on bottle collecting, I’ve been obsessed with vintage blue bottles. I love this blue flask from 1848-1855.
Price: $4,800
Page: 43Photo: Glass Works Auction

Cherrie, copy editor:
I’ve always liked pie safes because of the punched-tin panels. I can think of lots of uses for them today for items in the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom.
Price: $4,388
Page: 187Photo: Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Liz, associate editor:
An Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chair caught my eye. It fuses sleek anatomical design with comfort. I would give it to my daughter, who is putting together an apartment. It is a great, comfortable statement-y piece.
Price: $1,750
Page: 161Photo: Wright

Beverly, editorial contributor:  
I picked a Squash blossom necklace. I love to wear turquoise jewelry.
Price: $5,843
Page: 245
Photo: Cowan’s Auctions

Mozella, editorial contributor:
A Ladybug pendant with rubies and pearls is my selection. I can use all the luck I can get! Price: $4,375
Page: 254Photo: Morphy Auctions

Renee, editorial contributor:
A Tiffany lamp. I have an antique table that belonged to my grandmother. This would look great on it.
Price: $14,760
Page: 474Photo:  Morphy Auctions

 

 
Jacquie, accounting:
I loved the Creamware Coffee Pot, c.1790, from England. It has a beautiful molded spout and acorn knob. It is an elegant way to serve coffee – even tea! – and impress my guests.
Price: $1,476
Page: 115
Photo: Skinner, Inc.

 
Hamsy, Kovels’ marketing expert:
This Danish Modern Finn Juhl (1912-1989) chair caught my eye. I love the clean modern design so much as well as the color of the wood.  I bought replicas, similar designs, for my dining table chairs.
Price: $5000 Page: 164Photo:  Freeman’s Auctioneers & Appraisers

 


 

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