Antiques Appraisal Event

For adults.

We are excited to host an antique and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert, Mark F. Moran. Bring your antique/collectible items to see what, if any, historical or monetary value they may have. Mr. Moran was a guest expert on the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow, for nine seasons and is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles. If you don't have an item to appraise, feel free to come and observe!

To reserve a time slot to have your item appraised, please call the reference desk at (608) 845-7180 x2.  Please be mindful of the list of items allowed and not allowed below.

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• Americana, including autographs and historical documents.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 & 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.

Questions about objects not covered here can be submitted to Mark Moran in advance

(715-281-5060 or email moranm1953@gmail.com) to determine if they are appropriate. When in doubt, email inquiry can often address this.