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One of the pillars in the Antiques Industry died last week after a brief illness and the whole industry is saddened by it.

Richard Kovel along with his wife, Terry was regarded as royalty in the antiques world. The couple through their books and special reports opened the idea of antique collecting as a hobby that is not exclusive for those elite members of the society.

They were the ones who inspired ordinary men and women to have an interest in collecting antiques. They wrote almost a 100 books and numerous special reports dedicated in educating and informing people in the various types of antiques and collectables.

The most popular is the yearly antique guidebook on the estimated prices of every known antique in the world, entitled, “Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide, which has been yearly published and released into the market since 1968. Aside from the yearly book, they are producing the longest-running syndicated weekly column in America, which is being read in around 150 broadsheets and reportedly has around 50,000 subscribers.

The couple also must have written in every popular antique related publication in the U.S and hosted their own successful television shows both in Discovery Channel and HGTV.

His company and family promised to continue what he and his wife started back in 1968. Incidentally, the 2009 Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price List book was just released recently.

Thank you, Mr. Kovel for all the things you have done to the world of Antiques and Collectibles.

Photo Credit @ Benrose, Collectics