Extra/Ordinary: Antique Appraisals by Mark Moran

Description

Antique expert Mark Moran will offer informative value on antique items on Saturday, February 22, from 11 AM-2 PM in Manitowoc Public Library’s Balkansky Community Room. Registration is required. Only one item per registration. Opinions of value are informal and may not be used for insurance or charitable donation, which require a certified appraisal. Registration starts on Thursday, February 6, at 5 PM and ends on Thursday, February 20, at 8 PM. Register for your time slot by calling 920-686-3010 or by stopping at the Main Service Desk.
 
Categories of objects may include:

• Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary
• Furniture (photos of large pieces may be sent to me in advance)
• Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware
• Glassware, including lighting, marbles and souvenir items
• Vintage photographs, including snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes and daguerreotypes
• Advertising, including posters,  lithographed tin, paper and figural objects
• Folk art, including carvings, quilts, weathervanes, windmill weights and "outsider" art
• Assorted toys, including dolls (bisque, composition & plastic), windups & mechanical banks
• Metalware, including iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate
• Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural; also pocket and wristwatches
• Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings
• Musical Instruments, including string, wind and reed instruments
• Books
• Sporting Memorabilia