Antiques Appraisal Event w/ Mark Moran

Mukwonago Community Library is proud to present an antiques and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola, Wisconsin. Formerly senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications, he has also been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine and has served as editor of Antique Review East magazine. Mark was also a guest expert on the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow, for 9 seasons.

Stop by just to watch, or book an appointment to have your item appraised.

Pre-registration for appraisals is required. 

Book your (approximately) 4-minute appraisal appointment HERE

Categories of objects for appraisal may include:

• Americana, including autographs and historical documents.
Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary.
Furniture (usually smaller pieces are best).
Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware.
• Glassware, including marbles and souvenir items.
• Vintage photographs, including snapshots, 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, silver plate.

• Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural.


• Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings.

• Musical Instruments, including string, wind and reed instruments.

• Antique and vintage lighting of all kinds.
Books.
Sports Memorabilia.

  Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); traps (like leg-hold); Nazi memorabilia; coins and paper money; fine jewelry, including precious gems; Beanie Babies.