Another category of drinkware to avoid is mugs—especially old ceramic mugs with cracks and chips. Like vintage crystal and glass, the glazing on old mugs often contains lead, as well as a host of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Alice Van Housen, manager, and vendor at ...

When you think of famous products associated with Ireland, what comes to mind? Linens? Setters? Whisky? And what about big names in crystal? Well, there’s Baccarat and Lalique (both made in France) ...

When Scott Stoltzman was a young boy growing up in the small town Good Thunder, antiques were a regular fixture in his parent’s historic house. By the age of five, Stoltzman and his grandfather were ...

McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes’ rehabbed furniture store Edge Designs has moved to a permanent location that’s due to open this week in Crystal Lake at the intersection of Routes 31 and 176. Edge Designs, ...