Decorative arts is a broad, catch-all category containing any item that has an ornamental or functional purpose. It includes the following:

Furniture
Accessories: lighting and clocks
Glass
Ceramics: pottery and porcelain
Metals: silver, pewter and bronze
Textiles: quilts and carpets
Paper: books and ephemera
Dolls and toys

The above objects may be identified as crafts, applied arts, residential contents or decorative arts. The term decorative arts is still evolving.

Value the Past has expert appraisers in each of the above categories.