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\MERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
January, 1914 
Antiques 
For Sale. Desks, Bureaus, Card Tables. Mirrors, 
Alabaster Clocks and Mantle Sets, Cup Plates. Cor- 
respondence solicited. 
MISS A. J. CLARK, 120 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 
National 
Society of 
Craftsmen 0 
119 E. 19th ST. 
NEW YORK CITY 
I I ERE you may 
* * find that unique 
Wedding or Birth- 
day Present, or have 
it made to order. 
S R OA D W A V 
I TNUSUAL 
'D Jewelry, Class, 
Pottery, Leather, 
Textiles or Metal 
Work always in 
stock. 
WAItltUN II. COLSON 
1*4 lioylMoii Street, Itostou 
is a liberal buyer of old letters bearing 
stamps, stamp collections, and autographs. 
The advanced collector is offered selection 
from one of the largest and without excep- 
tion the choicest stock of stamps in Amer- 
ica. Mr. Colson is prepared to travel and 
meet clients in person anywhere. 
Private Water Supply Plants 
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CHICACO 
McCRAY REFRIGERATORS 
Active and cold air circulation — Sanitary linings. 
Send for Catalogue 
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 
687 Lake St., Kendallville, Ind. 
Seth Thomas clocks 
For a Century the National Timekeeper 
SETH THOMAS CLOCK CO.. 15 Maiden Lane. New York City 
SUN 
DIALS 
Any Latitude 
A Beautiful, Illustrated Book- 
let, “SUN DIALS,” sent upon 
request. Estimates furnished. 
Ask for Booklet No. S 
E. B. MEYROWITZ, Inc., 237 Fifth Avenue, New York 
Branches : New York, Minneapolis, St. Paul, London. Paria 
For 
$5 
Jlmerican Homes and Gardens 
and Scientific American lent to 
one address for one year, /h Z' 
REGULARLY 4*0 
S. Allen & Co. 
3 The Facade 
Charing Cross, London 
Early Arms, Antiques, Curios, Antique 
Firearms, Curious Old Clocks and Prints 
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Readers of American Homes and Gardens mho are interested in old furniture, silver, prints, 
brass, miniatures, medals, paintings, textiles, glass, in fact in any field appealing to the collector arc 
invited to address any enquiries on such matters to the Editor of the ‘‘Collectors’ Department,” and 
such letters of enquiry will receive careful attention. Correspondents should enclose stamps for reply. 
Foreign correspondents may enclose the stamps of their respective countries. 
C. M. L. : The value of the books about 
which you inquire are as follows: “Me- 
moirs of Madam du Barri,” $5; “Inter- 
esting History of the Baron du Lovzin- 
ski, New York, 1807” (interesting from 
the standpoint of the New York imprint), 
about $1.25; “Mirror of Calvinistic Fa- 
naticism or Jedediah Burchard & Co.,” 
no commercial value; “The Compleat 
Angler,” $8 to $10; and “The Presidents, 
the Washington Post,” about $2. 
W. A. M. : The values of the books about 
which you inquire are approximately as 
follows: “The Natural History of Bar- 
bados,” $12; Hurd’s “All Religions,” $4; 
“Hortus Britanno-Americanus,” $10; “A 
Catalogue of Chap-Books,” $5. 
T. J. H. : The description of the Colonial 
silver-plated candlesticks, which we as- 
sume are Sheffield plate, is hardly ade- 
quate, for a valuation as candlesticks of 
that type range from $10 to $40 each. The 
Colonial brass candlesticks may be worth 
from $4 to $8 or $10 each, but we would 
have to see them to judge correctly. The 
brass thumb-hold candlestick is probably 
worth $2 to $3, as similar candlesticks can 
be bought for that here. Brass bed 
warmer worth from $10 to $15, depending 
upon size, design, etc. Plain pewter por- 
ringer worth from $3.50 to $5. If open- 
work in design of thumb-holds, its value 
would be about $10. Pair of Britannia 
teapots can be bought for a few shillings 
each in England. They are worth from 
$2 to $5 each here. If the Davenport 
sugar bowl is in good condition, the value 
of same, without cover, would be about 
$3 ; with cover about $5. Light blue plate 
made by F. Meir & Co., Staffordshire 
makers about 1820. Value from $2 to $3. 
As the light blue platter is unmarked, it 
is worth only from $5 to $7. Light blue 
plate. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Staf- 
fordshire, worth from $3 to $5. 
D. B.: From $2.50 to $5.00 is the usual 
value for the gold dollar you describe, de- 
pending upon the condition of the coin 
E. B. M. ; The pewter spoon is probably of 
Swiss or German make. It is impossible 
to give you a value as that would depend 
upon the delicacy and elaboration of the 
carving. We know of no similar spoon. If 
the vase is of old Majolica and of consid- 
erable size it would be worth from $75 to 
$500. If modern about $35, but your de- 
scription is not sufficiently definite to de- 
termine. The fact that the tea-set has no 
mark makes it of very little value. From 
the general character of decoration would 
say that it was not worth more than $5. 
The pewter plate of this kind is either Dutch 
or German and worth about $2. The de- 
scription of this plate is not adequate for 
us to determine its maker or value. 
E. F. S. : If you could trace the border of 
the plate and send it to us, we could then 
determine whether it is of Staffordshire, 
possibly made by Ridgway, or whether it is 
merely a modern plate* of no particular 
value. The pink plate is Staffordshire of 
the late eighteenth century. Adams was 
the maker and it is worth about $2. The 
plate marked “Caledonia” was made by 
Adams about 1820 and is worth about $2. 
The pink platter, made by Enoch Wood & 
Sons, is Staffordshire and was made about 
1840. Its value is from $7 to $8. If the elm 
tree shows in the scene of the dark blue 
plate with “Winter View of Pittsfield, 
Mass.,” the value would be from $20 to 
$25. It is Staffordshire and was made by 
Cleus about 1819 to 1829. The dark blue 
Staffordshire plate with “Landing of Gen- 
eial Lafayette at Castle Garden” was made 
by Cleus about 1827 or 1828. Its value is 
about $15. The dark blue plate, “Mac- 
Donough’s Victory.” is Staffordshire, made 
by Enoch Wood & Sons. The value of 
same is from $15 to $20. 
C. A. M.: We find no record of a minia- 
ture painter named Dubois, who lived 205 
years ago. Frederique Dubois was a well- 
known miniaturist who exhibited in the 
Salon from 1780 to 1804. A miniature 
painted by such an artist and of such a 
period would vary in value from $70 to 
$300, depending upon condition, subject 
etc. 1 * 
