Antique Appraisals With Mark Moran

Reedsburg Library presents an antiques and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola, Wisconsin.

Moran is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles, including three editions of the 800-page annual Warman's Antiques & Collectibles. Moran was also a guest expert on the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow, for 9 seasons. He has been active as an appraiser of antiques and fine art for more than 20 years.

Pre-registration is required by calling the Library. 

Categories of objects for appraisal may include:

Americana, including autographs and historical documents.


Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary.


Furniture (usually smaller pieces are best).
 

Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware.

Glassware, including 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 and plastic), windups and mechanical banks.

Metalware, including iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate.

Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural.


Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings.

Musical Instruments, including string, wind and reed instruments.

Antique and vintage lighting of all kinds


Books.

Sports Memorabilia

Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); traps (like leg-hold); Nazi memorabilia; coins and paper money; fine jewelry, including precious gems; Beanie Babies.

Moran is available to make home visits for people with big things, or fragile things (or a lot of things). House calls are $75 an hour and there is no mileage charge if within 10 miles of the appraisal event site. To arrange, call 715-281-5060 or email moranm1953@gmail.com.