Serving pieces are formal tools used at tables to serve any variety of food items, like meats, soups, vegetables, butter, or sugar. Although serving pieces can be made from several materials, sterling silver...
Virtually everyone loves Hallmark creations, especially all of the intricately designed and crafted ornaments that are released each year. The extreme detail on their miniature ornaments is particularly...
Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments and their related lines, like plates , figurines , mugs , and stationery , are popular collector’s items that come in a range of designs and materials. The line was first introduced...
Carat Karat Gold…What those stamps and numbers mean. Is it K or ct or just a 3 digit number? The ‘ct’ is interchangeable with ‘K’ for karat. I’m from Australia so we use ‘ct’ like most Commonwealth countries....
O EG Royal Austria hallmark on porcelain; made by Oscar and Edgar Gutherz of Alt-Kohlaw, Austria between 1889-1918. hallmarked in green with wreath; word Royal in wreath, O EG above and Austria below. Hand...
When listing Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, there are a few things you can include to help capture more bids and answer fewer emails. Collectors of Keepsake Ornaments want the following information when looking...
The History of Hallmark Christmas Keepsakes The practice of decorating trees with ornaments was one that was brought to the US by those arriving from Europe to settle in the States. It can be traced to around...
Maybe it's time to downsize. Maybe your kids, like mine, want only a few of your ornaments. Maybe you need the cash. Or maybe you just have too many. Whatever your reason, you have decided to sell. While it...
This is the introductory essay to the buying and selling of Russian silver on E-Bay. Russian silver is probably one of the major areas of fraudulent activity on E-Bay, with most knowledgeable dealers assessing...
Collectors often ask how much a collection is worth. The answer to replace a collection is different from what it will sell for. Recently someone asked me to buy a collection from them that they had priced 10...
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