Photo by Tina Gohr/Door County Advocate
Mark Moran will be at the Hinckley Community Building this Monday, October 8th from 6pm-9pm for an antique and collectibles appraisal event! This event is co sponsored by The Hinckley Public Library and The Hinckley Historical Society. There is NO Charge for this event but preregistration is required if your are bringing items for appraisal.
Mark Moran is a former senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications in Iola, Wis. He has also been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine and a guest expert on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow. He is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles, including the 800-page annual Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles, now in its 45th edition.
Moran bought and sold antiques for more than 30 years, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana, and fine art. He has been active as an appraiser of antiques and fine art for more than 20 years. Light dinner and refreshments will be provided by the Hinckley Historical Society.
Categories of objects for appraisal may include:
Fine art including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary.
Furniture (usually smaller pieces are best)
Ceramics including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenwareand stoneware.
Glassware including lighting, marbles and souvenir items.
Vintage photographs including 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, silverplate.
Clocks including mantel, hanging and figural.
Costume jewelry including brooches, bracelets, earrings.
Questions about objects not covered in the list above may be submitted to Mark Moran in advance. He can also be contacted to arrange a private appraisal while he is in Hinckley. (Fee Associated)
Visit the Hinckley Library’s website for more needed information. Register at the Hinckley Public Library for this event. The Hinckley Public Library is located at 100 N. Maple Street in Hinckley, IL.
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