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Antiques and Collectibles

Antiques and Collectibles Resource Guide

The resources available here are designed to help you locate antiques and collectibles information available from websites, books, and local community resources. If you're having trouble locating the information you need, please contact one of our eighteen KDL branch locations.

Popular Books:

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Useful Websites:

Curioscape
An antiques and collectibles directory which allows you to search over 12,000 sites, organized by category.

Antiques Road Show
The website for the PBS show includes a tour and broadcast schedule, appraisers, and experts featured on the show, and a behind the scenes look.

Bonhams and Butterfields
An online source for evaluation and appraisal, and information on buying and selling antiques and collectibles items.

Christie's Auction House
Includes an auction calendar, the locations of Christie's auction houses, and sale catalogs you can browse.

eBay
A large auction site which allows users to buy and sell their items.

iCollector Live Auction
Features live eBay auction events.

Community Resources:

KDL Grandville Branch
The Grandville Branch of KDL has over 2000 antiques and collectibles books on topics ranging from china to toys. The staff there can also direct you to appraisal associations.

Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors: West Michigan Antique Bottle Club
This organization's purpose is to inform and educate people about the history of bottles. The contact for this organization is Steve DeBoode, 616 667-0214, grbottleguy@comcast.net.

Online Databases:

KDL's Reference Databases for Art and Antiques
Includes the following subscription databases:

CAMIO
High-quality art images for education, research and enjoyment. This database is currently unavailable from home.

Price It! Antiques and Collectibles
What's it worth? Find out with this comprehensive antiques and collectibles pricing resource