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12 Jan

Daryle Lambert Blog: Collectible Radios

 
From Daryle Lambert’s 31 Club Blog

                                                                                    
                                                                                                 
While many of you are too young to remember the good old days of radio, I’m not. And today, radio collectors are a breed of their own.
The first radios I remember were large box type sets made of wood. They occupied a prominent place in the living room, where […]

03 Jan

Daryle Lambert Blog: Surprise Value in Sleeper Paintings

                                      
           Detail of portrait by Kentucky Artist, Harvey Joiner, 1852-1932. Up for Auction at Sohn’s this weekend.
                                                       
Just because the art world is on fire doesn’t mean that every artist will have his work available for sale in the market. Why is this important to know?
Let’s take Kentucky artist, Harvey Joiner for example. Though he […]

22 Dec

Finding Opportunity with Antiques & Fine Art in Uncertain Markets

From Daryle Lambert’s Blog 
The Antique & Collectible Market has a long way to run before the steam goes out of it. With the dollar collapsing and real estate in a free fall in many markets, where else are you going to put your money?
Right now, foreigners are buying the best and highest quality Antiques […]

21 Dec

Outsider Artist Doug Odom and Glass Master Charles Lotton at Chicago’s “One of a Kind Show”,

 
Daryle Lambert’s  Blog
I find surprises come at the most unexpected times and places.
I intended to meet Outsider Artist, Doug Odom and his wife at the “One of a Kind Show” at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart at around 10:00am, and then spend the rest of the day at the show. Finding an open parking space just one […]

14 Dec

Now Is The Time to Sell Ungraded Silver Coin

Daryle Lambert’s “Guy in the Red Tie” Blog:
Do you have loose, ungraded silver coins or other scrap silver that you’ve been saving? With the high price of silver these days, I think this just might be the right time to consider selling them.
There is always a top to every market and I think […]

10 Dec

New Opportunities Abound for Savvy Antique Dealers in Today’s Red Hot Markets

Daryle Lambert Blog
I would rather be buying and selling Fine Art and Antiques today than doing almost anything else. Buyers are standing in line for the upper end of these markets, and quality items are selling at record prices. Any dealer, shop owner or savvy investor would be wise to pay close attention to how […]

05 Dec

Who Says the Sky is Falling in the Art and Antique Market?

Exerpted from Daryle Lambert’s “Guy in The Red Tie” Blog:
I just received an email from a friend along with an article written by an art market analyst in Austrailia who states that the art market has been manipulated and that prices are years ahead of where they should be. Even the Kovel’s are starting to […]

29 Nov

Daryle Lambert Blog: Spatterware or Spongeware.

Exerpt From Daryle Lambert’s Blog at: www.31corp.com
Yesterday, I introduced you to Spatterware and the exciting prices that can be achieved if you find the right pieces. I hope you didn’t go rushing off to buy something and ended up with Spatterware’s poor cousin, Spongeware.
The technique used to produce Spongeware is totally different than […]

28 Nov

Daryle Lambert Blog: Spatterware - Colors Count Adding Substantial Value

The soft paste dinnerware known as Spatterware will be a great find for those with a knowledge and a trained eye. Spatterware originated in the late eighteenth century, but the antique Spatterware you’re more likely to find will be from 1800 to the 1850’s. While Spatterware is still being produced today, the early pieces […]

02 Nov

Is It Time To Buy Depression Glass?

 Today’s Guy in the Red Tie  Blog by Daryle S. Lambert

From my days as a trader, I have learned that the best time to buy is when others are selling. This is called being a contrarian. There will always be a time to buy everything, and this just might be the time for Depression Glass.
For […]

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