The commonplace Arts and Crafts pieces, the mass-produced ones, plateaued in value ages ago.

He added a further 42 Arts and Crafts pieces three years later.

Ms. Cathers was a consultant to Jordan Volpe, a SoHo gallery that dealt in Arts and Crafts pieces.

This must be the only thriller in Hollywood history that features a gumshoe character (Mr. Branagh) who also collects Arts and Crafts pieces.

"I knew it was a nice Arts and Crafts piece, but I didn't pay any attention to the signature on the back," she said.

At first she bought primarily American Arts and Crafts pieces from the Aesthetic Movement, such as pottery and metalwork.

Although less well-known than some other iconic Arts and Crafts pieces, the hayrake table remains a popular design to this day.

Its 85 guest rooms are furnished in turn-of-the century English, French and American antiques, including good Arts and Crafts pieces.

A Nakashima sideboard can be found among the turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts pieces at the Cathers & Dombrosky booth.

This weekend, David Rago Auctions in Lambertville, N.J., will auction Arts and Crafts pieces, including 178 lots of tiles.