| People collect many things- stamps, coins to name | | | | You may unexpectedly find something of interest |
| a few. Some people make a hobby out of | | | | at a garage sale. What may look like junk to one |
| collecting antique teapots. As a matter of fact, | | | | person may turn out to be priceless or at least of |
| antique teapots make for a good collector's item | | | | some interest for another. It is therefore, a good |
| both for its beauty and investment value. The | | | | idea to regularly visit garage sales. |
| Yixing clay teapot made by Gongchun in 1513 is | | | | Thrift stores are another good place to look for |
| the earliest teapot that exists. It is kept at the | | | | antique teapots. Some people give away their old |
| Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware. | | | | things to such stores without realizing its true |
| Antique teapots can be found at antique shops, | | | | value. |
| auctions and even on the internet. Two of the | | | | If you are looking for genuine antiques and are |
| most common makers of antique teapots are the | | | | willing to pay a high price for it, then you must go |
| Royal Copenhagen of Denmark and the RS | | | | to an estate sale. These sales often feature high |
| Prussia. | | | | quality antiques that have been in the family for |
| To begin with, anyone who wants to make a | | | | generations. |
| hobby out of collecting antique teapots must do a | | | | Bidding in online auctions is another way to build up |
| study on its history and value. This is essential as | | | | on your antique collection. In the hundreds of |
| it gives a person an idea of the value and worth | | | | websites that you will find online, there will be |
| of such teapots and saves them from investing | | | | antiques catering to both the beginner and the |
| excessively in inferior items. | | | | serious collector. To avoid paying too much, it is |
| One of the best places to look for antique | | | | better to read up a bit on these items unless you |
| teapots would be in your local antique shops. You | | | | are very keen on owning them and the cost does |
| must build up a good rapport with the owner of | | | | not matter much to you. |
| the shop and let them know of your interests. | | | | Investing a lot of time, money and energy into |
| You could leave your contact numbers with them | | | | these antiques is the only way to ensure that you |
| and ask them to contact you if anything of your | | | | have the best collection for your home. |
| interest comes in. | | | | |