When I did my first price guide in 1979, publications weren’t interested in mentioning it. Now I get phone calls weekly if not daily from publications and television shows who want to know what’s hot, how to get started in antiques, and the best way to buy antiques. Judith Miller Read Quote
Dealers always like to sell chairs in sets of four, six, or eight. And they charge a premium for supplying the whole set. Individual chairs, though, go for much lower prices, and if you carry around a reference photo of the chairs you want, you may be able to build up a cut-price collection, chair by chair. Judith Miller Read Quote
When you’re visiting an antiques fair, turn left once you’ve passed through the entrance. Everyone else will turn right, which means you can get to the bargains before them. Judith Miller Read Quote
Junk stands and antique markets are the perfect place to pick up clues about the history of a country, region or town. Judith Miller Read Quote
The modern designers are quite showy, and a lot of the young people really like it. Costume jewelry has always been about being noticed and not discreet. Judith Miller Read Quote
The great thing about costume jewelry is that there’s something for everyone – there are very humorous pieces and very extravagant and outrageous pieces. Judith Miller Read Quote
I used to say, ‘Are you kidding?’ about some prices for collectibles. I don’t anymore because anything that screams its era is collectible. Judith Miller Read Quote
The 19th-century Continental porcelain plaques that are worth the most money are the pretty ones. Judith Miller Read Quote
I started buying bits of broken porcelain. I furnished our first flat with pieces of ‘junk.’ Some of that ‘junk’ is now worth an awful lot of money. What I was calling ‘junk’ in the ’60s people wouldn’t call ‘junk’ now. Judith Miller Read Quote
