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William Edmondson Stone Carving May Bring $60,000

Posted by admin on January 27th, 2012

William Edmondson Stone Carving May Bring $60,000During 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.

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Lebanon Antiques Show to include game board exhibits

Posted by admin on January 11th, 2012

Lebanon Antiques Show to include game board exhibitsThe 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.

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Antique and Collectibles Show coming in February

Posted by admin on December 27th, 2011

Antique and <b>Collectibles</b> Show coming in FebruaryThe 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

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Keen Competition For Antique Signs And Toys

Posted by admin on December 23rd, 2011

Keen Competition For Antique Signs And ToysAntique 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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Unique Antiques Offered By Aberfeldy Hall

Posted by admin on December 17th, 2011

Unique Antiques Offered By Aberfeldy Hall

Aberfeldy Hall Antiques, Collectables and Curious Finds at 29 King St. East in Cobour is offering items that are unique, eclectic, thoughtful, and fun. The best part is that these unique antiques would be just the perfect thing for gift-giving for that special someone.

The shop features Canadiana, Victorian and mid-century finds, exotic garments and vintage erotica, art, books, china, crystal, handmade throws, ephemera, jewelry, handmade linens, furniture, and touchstones from your youth. The shop is closed on Mondays and can be contacted at 905-396-0277 or www.antiques-aberfeldyhall.com. The interesting one-of-a-kind articles, whether up-cycled, re-purposed or twice-touched, are available at accessible prices.

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How to find a bargain for Antiques?

Posted by admin on October 21st, 2011

How to find a bargain for AntiquesIf you have always wanted to find antique bargains that will appreciate in value, these tips to buy antiques from Judith Miller, star of the Antiques Roadshow, will be of great use to you.

“First, decide which rooms you want to furnish,” she says. “Traditionally, you start with reception rooms that people might visit, rather than rooms that only you are going to go into.

“Second, decide on a style before you start. And make sure it is within your price range. There’s no point choosing Chippendale if you can’t afford it.”

From Telegraph.co.uk:

Third, and more fundamentally, I need convincing that the antiques route is the right path to pursue. Surely, in the current economic climate, we should be saving money by buying cheap, mass-produced stuff?

“I’d say the reverse was the case, actually,” explains Judith. “We’re in a recession, and having money in the bank is no fun, as interest rates are so low. So instead of buying pieces of furniture that are made of glued-together MDF, and aren’t going to last 10 years, let alone 100, you might as well buy older pieces. They look lovely, will last, and will end up making you a profit.”

It helps, of course, if you know precisely which things are going to increase in value, as opposed to decrease. That’s where Judith comes in. “Twentieth century is very much in vogue and Victorian isn’t,” she declares with total confidence. “I spend a lot of time on the Antiques Roadshow disappointing people with how little their Victorian pieces are worth. Recently, there has been a move against all that 19th-century fussiness.

“Personally, I blame my daughters [aged 30 and 32]. Like so many of their generation, they simply don’t use teapots, or cups and saucers. What appeals to them, when they’re buying antiques, is mid-20th-century modern,” Miller said.

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Police Recover Stolen Stately Home Antiques

Posted by admin on October 20th, 2011

Police Recover Stolen Stately Home AntiquesIn a police raid, millions of pounds worth of stolen antiques, which have significant cultural and historic value, have been recovered at two residential properties in West and South Yorkshire.

The antiques are believed to be items that were stolen from Newby Hall and Sion Hill in North Yorkshire and Firle Place in Sussex.

From News.sky.com:

A pair of vases with an estimated value of £950,000 were also recovered, along with a statue and clock made in 1710.

Detective Superintendent Steve Waite, head of regional intelligence, said: “Only a couple of items have suffered minor damage in the ordeal but this just goes to show that those involved in the thefts were not in it for their love of antiques.

“In fact, recent trends indicate that these types of high-value items are actually being used by organised crime groups as currency or collateral in relation to serious criminality, often involving drugs.”

The finds came at the end of a year-long inquiry.

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Antiques Roadshow features Jug made from Oliver Cromwell’s horse

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2011

Antiques Roadshow features Jug made from Oliver Cromwell's horseA leather jug made from the skin of Oliver Cromwell’s horse was recently hailed as the most exciting Antiques Roadshow find in years.

The large tankard was produced for the republican leaders who overthrew the monarchy as a gesture to mark his status as Lord Protector of England in 1853.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

It had been made from the skin of Cromwell’s dead horse Blackjack and inscribed with the words: “Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Wales 1653.”

A few years later the 2ft tall jug was deposited at the family bank C Hoare and Co in London and left there.

It fell into the ownership of the Hoare family and was passed down from generation to generation.

It is now owned by Richard Hoare whose son Paul took it along to the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.

Expert John Foster described it as the most exciting find in years and valued it at 30,000 pounds.

“I remember seeing it whenever I went to visit him for Sunday lunch but I was too young to realise the importance of it.”I took it along to an Antiques Roadshow event at Lulworth Castle earlier this year and the researchers and experts got very excited about it,” Paul Hoare, from Bere Regis, Dorset, said.

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Antique Guns Stolen From Weller Library In Mohawk

Posted by admin on October 13th, 2011

Antique Guns Stolen From Weller Library In Mohawk

Mohawk Village Historian Lillian Gaherty says it is time the two antique revolvers stolen over the summer from Weller Library Museum were returned.

“Most people don’t know what we have up here, but the most important was the guns, because they have Mohawk imprinted right on it,” Gaherty says.

From Wktv.com:

The two guns were manufactured in the 1870s at Mohawk Manufacturing Company. Gaherty noticed they were gone in July, a month after she last saw them.

“On June 13, I brought everyone that was interested up into the museum and the guns were here that night,” she said.

The guns marked with serial number 41 and 92 were part of only about 100 revolvers made between 1873 and 1878 in Mohawk.

The museum wants them back for the sake of historical preservation and before anyone gets hurt. The revolvers take a .32 caliber cartridge that is hard to find, and if forced with a modern ammunition, the gun could blow up.

“Something like this…it’s just gonna’ stand out like a Model A car going down the street or someone trying to sell one that they stole,” says Mohawk Police Chief Joe Malone.

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Major Collection Of Antique Telephones To Keep Collectors Engaged

Posted by admin on September 23rd, 2011

Major Collection Of Antique Telephones To Keep Collectors Engaged

A large percentage of the world’s population that has never even seen a dial-face telephone would be able to experience the massive collection of antique and vintage phones of the late Bill Daniels.

The Daniels collection has been consigned to Morphy Auctions, where it would be apportioned into three subsequent General Antiques’ auctions.

From Artdaily.org:

One of Bill Daniels’ favorite pieces was his Watts & Co. coffin phone, which gets its name because of its distinctive shape. It is offered in the Oct. 14-15 auction with a $10,000-$20,000 estimate. Other highlights include a Western Electric magneto wall cabinet set, est. $7,000-$10,000; and an American toll 50-cent pay station telephone, est. $5,000-$10,000. Most of the phones in the collection are American, although there are also some examples from England and Japan.

The Friday session will open with more than 70 occupational shaving mugs, a category that has become closely associated with Morphy’s. A mug emblazoned with a merry-go-round is expected to bring $1,200-$1,500. Two mugs with a transportation theme carry a presale estimate of $1,000-$1,500 each. One has a depiction of a mail delivery truck, while the other is illustrated with a racecar.

Approximately 180 lots of antique apothecary items from a Pennsylvania pharmacist and pharmacology professor’s 35-year collection are included in the Friday lineup. The collection includes many “shop” bottles that 19th century pharmacists would have displayed on shelves. Most of them are glass and have labels identifying the medicinal contents by their Latin names. The containers vary in terms of decoration, with some having gold or black labels with fancy trim. Some are colorful, have diagonal labels or other distinctive designs.

The first of these auctions would take place on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15, 2011.

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