Miller's Understanding Antiques - New Edition

by Judith H. Miller

Miller's Understanding Antiques is a wide-ranging survey of all the most popular collecting fields. Packed with advice from experts and illustrated with photographs and diagrams, it shows how to identify, date, and value every type of antique from dolls to dining furniture. Since 1989, Miller's Understanding Antiques has sold over 180,000 copies and established itself as an authoritative guide for the collector today.

280 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1992

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

[Cyraa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book...author defines so many things class by class...I really enjoy about this book and understand antiques...read it...