Antiques Detective: Tips and Tricks to Make You the Expert

by Judith H. Miller

How can you tell a genuine antique from a fake? How can you spot if something has been restored? What marks should you look for? How can you recognize styles? How can you tell one maker from another? "Antiques Investigator" gives you all the confidence and know-how you need to approach any antique-be it a vase, a teapot, a chair, or bear

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published June 4, 2007

About the author

Judith Henderson Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She had since extended and reinforced her knowledge through international research, becoming one of the world’s leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the best-selling Miller’s Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, covering antiques, collectibles, architecture and interior design.

Judith was an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, and had also appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She was a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, The Telegraph, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She lectured extensively, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.
She died in April 2023

Reviews

[Kevin Beasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent primer if you are getting started in antiques and collectibles. It covers the gamut, which means nothing gets covered too deeply, but it is a tremendous wide-angle view of everything from furniture to glassware to toys. A great start in antiques reading.

[Martha Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would love to own this book for reference.