SNOHOMISH — Tom Minifie is a collector who counts Americana, vintage electric fans and early advertising among his passions. But his love for lighting elicits an unusual impulse for a collector — to ...

Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many reproduction antique lamps on the market. The thing is, a genuine antique oil lamp can sometimes be quite valuable, so ...

Q: I have a large, very heavy Tiffany-style hanging lamp that belonged to my great grandfather. It is more than 100 years old. About 10 years ago, it was severely damaged in shipping. A stained-glass ...

It takes a keen eye to see the artful potential locked away in raw material -- whether it's a piece of sheet metal or the base of an old, discarded lamp. Yet once that potential is released, you may ...

Sometimes, a light bulb goes off, and you get the notion to sell an old Tiffany lamp. You know the kind: warmly lit, gem-colored stained glass; copper-foiled into a lampshade inspired by the wonders ...

It’s not trash, but it’s not exactly treasure, either. That’s pretty much the verdict appraiser Brian Thomczek gave Michael Frasier about a vintage lamp he brought in to the Michigan Design Center ...