Posted by admin on January 27th, 2012
During a diverse antique sale by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, a folk-carved stone sculpture of two people seated side-by-side, by Tennessee artist William Edmondson could take top lot honors Feb. 11, 2012.
The 26-inch tall garden sculpture is believed to bring between $40,000 and $60,000 and is just one of 400 quality cataloged lots slated to cross the block at the firm’s Pittsfield, Mass., facility and online courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com.
There will also be music boxes, pottery, bronzes, firearms, and a collection of fine sterling, antique slot machines, jewelry, and hundreds of related and decorative accessories. Offered will be period furniture pieces by renowned makers like John H. Belter, J.& J.W. Meeks, Alexander Roux, R.J. Horner, Thomas Brooks, Herter Brothers, Wooten Desk Company, and others. Clock collection, fine lighting, artwork, art glass, cameo glass, Lalique, porcelain plaques, and cut glass will be on sale.
Posted by admin on January 16th, 2012
Historic Grant Grocery and Deli, a 110-year-old landmark on U.S. 1 at First Street that has been empty for two years will be restored by Chris Pozgar.
Pozgar purchased the 4,000-square-foot structure and said he will be investing more than $500,000 to convert it into an antique-themed cafe with an old-fashioned ice cream store.
“I’d loved this building since I was a kid,” said Pozgar, who grew up in the Eau Gallie area and has lived in Grant-Valkaria for 15 years. “I watched it for years dilapidate, and it was just bothering me.”
The 46-year-old entrepreneur said he will change the name to Grant Station and hopes to open in January 2013.
The main goal of Pozgar is to bring back the historic ambiance of the building that was stripped of almost everything after the store closed. “There’s a ton of history here, and I just want to restore that, hold it dear,” Pozgar said on a recent morning at the store, where he spends most days working on the rehab. “We are going to take it back in time. I’m going to restore all the history.”
Posted by admin on January 13th, 2012
If you have a liking for beautiful things from the past, an antique business could be a good business option for you. The best thing would be that you will access resources on how to find the best antiques, appraise, purchase, antique sales, antiques collection, etc.
One of the best things about antique business is that it can be operated from home. Moreover, it is a low risk and high return business and can be started alongside your regular job. All in all, dealing in antiques and collectibles can be an excellent business without leaving your regular job.
Before you plan to do so, it is important for you to have a clear understanding about antiques and collectibles (also spelled as collectables).
Antiques are defined as anything above 100 years fold while collectibles is a term for distinguishing more recent items from antiques. Collectables are things that people collect, usually belonging to the past, including old movie memorabilia and comics books.
If you already have some antiques in your personal collection, half of the battle is already won before it even started. If you are in the process of building up your inventory, you need to be financially strong as the antiques business is an expensive business. In case you want some resources or tips on how to get things going, you can access local and international collectibles news, antiques show, antiques collection, and antiques blogs.
To get the best antiques, you need to check out estate sales, garage sales, and flea markets for interesting things that are saleable. You may buy antiques online but make sure that you are buying genuine antiques and collectables from a reputed auction house or antiques store. You can even offer commissions to other collectors if they provide assistance in selling antiques owned by you.
Posted by admin on January 11th, 2012
PBS is giving the genteel “Antiques Roadshow” a fierce partner with “Market Wars” that will be an antiques hunt reality competition show.
On Wednesday, PBS announced that the 20-episode series from the producers of “Antiques Roadshow” will send professional antiques dealers in a nationwide hunt for the best vintage bargain. The auction will be won by the dealer whose item snares the biggest profit.
The show will expose the “real, rough and tumble competition” in the antiques marketplace, the producers of “Market Wars” promise. The series will start next summer, teaming on Monday nights with “Antiques Roadshow.” Viewers need not worry that PBS will be overtaken by reality shows, PBS chief Paula Kerger told the Television Critics Association.
Posted by admin on January 11th, 2012
The oldest and one of the most respected in Ohio with quality dealers from across the county, The Lebanon Antiques Show, is set for next weekend at Bowman Primary School.
Investment quality antique furniture shown in room settings has always been a hallmark of the show but many decorative items are available this time. Collectors will find china, glass, silver, jewelry, quilts, coverlets, samplers, paintings and much more at this show. An exhibit of hand made and painted game boards from the early 19th century will also be seen at the show.
Antique dealer Tim Chambers of Missouri would be discussing the many varieties of these boards, their origins, and their appeal to collectors.
Admission to show is $8, and all proceeds benefit will go to the Warren County History Center and Glendower Historic Mansion. For a $2 discount coupon, visit www.wchsmuseum.org.
Posted by admin on January 7th, 2012
Alaska State Troopers are searching for burglars who made off with truckloads of antiques from a local shop.
On November 29, Bill Lowe who owns Treasure Trunk Antiques at Mile 37.5 of the Glenn Highway discovered that a pair of storage buildings housing “a lifetime’s worth” of antiques and unique items had been stolen.
“I’m thinking they might have made more than one trip there,” he said, adding the buildings held “everything I’ve collected in the last 40 years. They almost cleaned me out. There were 14 or 15 bicycles with the balloon tires, Schwinn bicycles from the ’60s that were in mint condition, a Texaco gas pump from the ’50s. … These are things you don’t see anymore, and there’s not a whole lot of antiques in Alaska.”
Lowe says in a post on his Facebook page that Alaska Native dolls and baskets, a 13-pound mastodon tooth and a 100-year-old large brass cash register are also gone with the theft.
Posted by admin on January 3rd, 2012
An irreplaceable antique cello that was stolen in broad daylight from its owner more than three months ago has been returned to its owner.
Renowned Melbourne cellist Rosy Hunt embarked on a tireless campaign to find the rare French family heirloom after it was taken just a few minutes before she was due to set off for a performance. A passing motorist took the $80,000 instrument after Hunt buckled her young daughter into the car and placed the instrument on the ground.
“I turned around for less than 30 seconds and then it was gone,” Hunt said. “The moment it was stolen, there was just this sort of gut-wrenching panic. It’s heart wrenching when you lose your beautiful tool of trade … it’s not like a power drill, it has a soul.”
The antique cello was returned this week after Hunt boosted a reward offer to $4,000.
Posted by admin on December 29th, 2011
On Friday, a unique and large family heirloom (antique wall section) valued at $10,000 was reported stolen from where it had been stored in rural Saline County.
A nearly 100-year-old portion of a wooden wall through which postal transactions were conducted in Harold Sr. and Martha Cooley’s grocery store in Kipp was stolen between Dec. 1, 2010, and Friday, granddaughter of the couple reported to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office.
“It’s a really cool piece,” Sheri Cooley, of Raymore, Mo., said of wall, which is about 5-foot high by 10-feet wide. “It’s unique and large and would be hard to distribute.”
Kipp residents located in east-central Saline County used to pick up their mail from the metal post office boxes on one end of it.
Posted by admin on December 27th, 2011
The 47th annual Antiques and Collectibles Show and Sale will be hosted by the Service Club of Manatee Count on February 17, 18, and 19 at the Manatee Convention Center in Palmetto.
There will be 50 vendors showcasing silver, fine china, porcelains, jewelry, textiles, glassware, furniture, paintings, decorative accessories, and more. The show kicks off on February 17 with a Gala Preview Evening from 5 to 9 p.m. and gala tickets can be purchased from Service Club members for $10 in advance or $20 at the door and are good for the entire weekend.
The show tickets for Saturday and Sunday are at $6 at the door and the show hours are 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 19. On Saturday, antique appraisals by Kennedy Brothers Appraisals will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For information or tickets, call 941-812-8226 or visit www.ManateeServiceClub.com
Posted by admin on December 23rd, 2011
Antique toy expert and Antiques Roadshow senior appraiser Noel Barrett hosted a Nov. 18-19 auction that featured clockwork toys and automata from the Frank Mohr collection.
The sale also included early advertising signs and toys from the personal collection of a Tennessee-based dealer known for his well-cultivated taste in antiques of many types, Bill Powell.
The auction realized $1,187,000 (all prices quoted inclusive of 15 percent buyer’s premium), with Saturday’s sales exceeding the session’s total high estimate by a whopping 40 percent. The Internet live bidding was provided by LiveAuctioneers.com.
“It was like an old-fashioned sale in terms of turnout. It drew about the same size crowd we had in the very same hall 23 years ago, at our first auction in New Hope. You don’t see that sort of turnout nowadays, with so many people opting for the convenience of phone and Internet bidding. It was one heck of a crowd,” said Noel Barrett.
“In fact, I was able to point to a poster in the auction and say, ‘I sold this 23 years ago, and now it’s come back to us,’” Barrett continued. “That’s what the Bill Powell collection represented – antique toys and signs that had been off the market for decades. It was very exciting to see such a full house. All of the major buyers turned out.”
Noel Barrett will conduct his next sale on Nov. 16-17, 2012, the weekend before Thanksgiving.
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