About the Kovels
Ralph and Terry Kovel are the authors of more than 95 books about collecting and antiques, including the best-selling annual price guide “Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price List.” Hailed by Parade magazine as “the duke and duchess of the antiques world,” the Kovels publish a monthly award-winning newsletter, Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles, and write a syndicated weekly newspaper column distributed to more than 150 newspapers. They appeared weekly on the HGTV program “Flea Market Finds with the Kovels.” Their popular website with free price information is www.kovels.com. The Kovels’ most recent books are “Kovels’ American Collectibles, 1900 to 2000,” published by Random House, and the newly re-designed Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price
List 2008, with 2,500 photos and 42,000 actual prices, published by Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers. Both are available wherever books are sold and online at http://www.kovels.com
The Top 20 Antiques & Collectibles Searches for 2007
Cleveland, Ohio – January 03, 2007 — Kovels.com (http://www.kovels.com), the Web’s largest free price guide for antiques and collectibles, today released its list of the top 20 searches for all of 2007. The Kovels’ top 20 list is based on the results of millions of searches that took place on its website during the year 2007.
People use price guides for a number of reasons, the most common being that they are just trying to determine the value of a specific item that they own. If an Item is not listed on the top 20 list, it does not necessarily mean that it is unpopular or that there is not a demand for it. It only means that in 2007 there was less interest.
1. Jewelry
2. World War II
3. Stoves
4. Coca Cola
5. Furniture
6. Silverplate
7. Occupied Japan
8. Lighters
9. Knife
10. Paintings
11. Bottles
12. Capo Di Monte
13. Lladro
14. Planters Peanuts
15. Dolls
16. Toys
17. Royal Doulton
18. Clocks
19. Radios
20. McCoy
The Kovels’ “Top 20″ list of antiques and collectibles has been published since 2002 and is offered by Kovels.com as a service for collectors.
Accredited media interested in discussing the content of this release or any topics related to antiques and collectibles are encouraged to contact the Kovels at LLillis@kovels.com to schedule an interview.
