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Kate Middleton’s childhood home for Sale

Posted by admin on April 6th, 2011

If you have been recently into putting your hands on the official Royal Wedding memorabilia and still have a hundred thousand pounds to spare, you just have a chance to get the big slice.

Kate Middleton's childhood home for Sale

The childhood home of Kate Middleton, the semi-detached Victorian villa in the Berkshire village of Bradfield Southend, is on the market for £460,000 and will be sold at auction in June.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

Miss Middleton’s parents, Michael and Carole, bought the four-bedroom house for £34,700 in 1979 when they were both working for British Airways.

The future queen was born in 1982 and lived in the house, named West View, until she was 13 when the house was sold for £158,000.

The Middletons set up their partywear business in 1987 and the money it generated eventually led to the family selling up and moving to a bigger home in 1995.

The auction will be held just weeks after its former resident marries Prince William.

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Royal Wedding Antiques – Antiques of the Future

Posted by admin on March 29th, 2011

Royal Wedding Antiques - Antiques of the FutureRoyal Wedding souvenirs are already almost everywhere in anticipation of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The much-awaited royal wedding has given endless reasons for buyers and sellers of antiques and collectibles to be on their toes to buy or sell antiques for the future.

From Warwickshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk:

Every conceivable occasion and event has been commemorated in some way or other, from coronations, weddings, war, politics (Chartism and Women’s suffrage to name just two), disasters (the sinking of the Titanic being the most obvious example), sporting events and technological breakthroughs. Not only is there a bewildering array of topics to commemorate, but the materials used to fashion these commemorative products, for make no mistake they were produced by the mercantile class as a money-making exercise, were equally as extensive. Pictures, prints, textiles, furniture (much more rare), metalware (including silver and gold coins), glass and treen were and are all used. However, the most common are ceramics.

On all the valuation days in which I have participated they are the most frequently encountered object, especially 20th century Royal commemorative porcelain and pottery, celebrating occasions such as the coronation of George V or George VI. This statement alone reveals the monetary value of these mass-produced articles and yet they are still collectable!

A budding collector can buy a little transfer-printed mug or beaker for as little as £10 to £20. As with all fields, rarity, quality, hand decoration, designer/artist/modeller, factory, form and even quirkiness all play a crucial role in determining value.

If you have been planning to buy royal wedding antiques, now is the time to make the purchase decision.

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Rare stamps and memorabilia attract extra investors

Posted by admin on March 11th, 2011

Rare stamps and memorabilia attract extra investorsThe UK’s biggest retailer of collectibles, Stanley Gibbons, has claimed that rare stamps, autographs, and memorabilia are becoming increasingly popular with investors as the economic climate worsens.

The retailer said its sales rose 21 percent to £20.2 million during 2007 as investors looked to diversify their assets.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

Gibbons, which sells goods ranging from rare Penny Blacks to autographs by Marilyn Monroe, said pre-tax profits for the year to December 31 were a record £4.5 million, a rise of 20 per cent.

Chief executive Mike Hall said: “Collectibles as an asset class are growing and tighter economic conditions are resulting in an increasing number of investors turning to our products as a means of protecting their wealth by diversifying their asset holdings.”

The company said that collectibles were becoming more popular within the savings and wealth management industries and were being seen as an alternative investment.

“Even now, our stamp and autograph indices are available on Bloomberg information terminals for institutional investors.

A small increase in acceptance by institutional investors would make a significant positive impact on the growth potential of our businesses,” the company said.

Gibbons said visitor numbers to its websites were growing at pace having reached four million visits during 2007, up 40 per cent on 2006.

It is to expand the languages used on its site to cash in on the “Bric” emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China.

The company was founded in 1856 by Edward Stanley Gibbons in London who built the business after he purchased a sackful of rare stamps from two sailors recently returned from South Africa.

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President’s Day Antiques and Collectibles auction

Posted by admin on February 17th, 2011

President's Day <b>Antiques and Collectibles</b> auctionThe President’s Day Antiques and Collectibles auction will be held on Monday Feb. 21 AT 10:00 A.M. at the West End Fire Hall, Brodheadsville, PA 18322.

Interested parties keen to opt for an extensive listing with Photo Gallery can visit Auctionzip.com (Auctioneer ID# 4958).

From News-antique.com:

THIS AUCTION FEATURES military swords, fighting knives and bayonets, The Personal Papers and Effects of Capt. David Ayers and Pvt. John J.H. Jacobus (7th NJ Volunteers), military paper and photos inc. CDVs, ¼” glass plate portrait of Capt. Ayers, Civil War military records and certificates, Confederate stamp on cover, etc.; also, large collection of Sports Memorabilia 1908 & up inc. pre-1965 baseball cards, Rookies, schedules, World Series tickets and other Baseball ephemera, football, boxing, Indy 500 and other autographs, cards, publications and photos, 1938 and 1941 Indy 500 programs, event tickets (crisp, mint) for sporting and entertainment events (Bobby Darin Concerts, Cassius Clay/Ali fights, Gene Autry, etc., Gold, Sterling and costume jewelry, Gold and Silver U.S. Coins inc. $5.00 Indian Gold and Silver Dollars, early U.S. Stamps in nice lots, oil paintings by listed artists such as Sterling Strausser, prints, Jos. Graves Delaware Water Gap and other fine post cards inc. RPPC’s, Limoges, Murano glass, Roseville, G. & M. Washington dresser tray (Germany), 1907 CI inkwell, b/w/opalescent sugar shaker, signed bronzes, early German children’s book, Art Deco travel guides, “slice of life” 1931 Trip to Bermuda folio with provenance, 19th C. Circus photos, tintypes and encased photos, big boxes of military and other paper and pamphlets, War Ration Books, Victorian and other furniture inc. carved sofa and bowed glass china cabinet, clocks, Tiffany style 1920’s stained glass hanging lamps, Sterling desk items, toys inc. (5) orig. Peanuts nodders, Walt Reach Toy sedan, Marx race car, Lofts Candies truck bank, mini-baby carriage with twin bisque dolls (Germany), Mule Ear Tobacco ad, Sterling & bone letter opener, Stanley No. 4 plane, Coke Tray, ammunition by the box full, rifle sighting scope, black powder pistols, powder horn, machine gun boot, lighters and more arriving daily.

The West End Fire Hall is minutes off I-80 and PA 33 in Brodheadsville, PA near the intersection on PA 715 and US 209…..”Right Behind the Wawa Market”. GPS Coordinates: 40 degrees 55’33.38”N, 75 degrees 23’38.43”W. DOORS OPEN: 8:30 A.M. Auction Day for a period of Inspection. TERMS: Cash, VISA, MC, PA Check with ID. Handicapped accessible. Good Food served. Great Auction

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How quotations can change the world for you?

Posted by admin on January 28th, 2011

How quotations can change the world for youIf you want to stay high on inspiration after a tiring day looking for vintage antiques and collectibles, this compilation of motivating quotations will surely make a big difference to your day.

Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd. – Edith Sitwell

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. – Martha Washington

The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly. – Corra Harris

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent. - Isaac Newton

Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them. – Homer

Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: – ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ – Martin Luther King Jr.

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Antique admirers make better decisions when motivated

Posted by admin on December 2nd, 2010

Antique admirers make better decisions when motivatedIf you think that there is no better pastime than collecting antiques and collectibles but feel low at times, these inspiring quotes will help you in endless ways. Read on to find more!

The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal. – Andre Breton

Art for art’s sake? I should think so, and more so than ever at the present time. It is the one orderly product which our middling race has produced. It is the cry of a thousand sentinels, the echo from a thousand labyrinths, it is the lighthouse which cannot be hidden… it is the best evidence we can have of our dignity. – Edward M. Forster

Each work of art excludes the world, concentrates attention on itself. For the time it is the only thing worth doing –to do just that; be it a sonnet, a statue, a landscape, an outline head of Caesar, or an oration. Presently we return to the sight of another that globes itself into a whole as did the first, for example, a beautiful garden; and nothing seems worth doing in life but laying out a garden. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is art but life upon the larger scale, the higher. When, graduating up in a spiral line of still expanding and ascending gyres, it pushes toward the intense significance of all things, hungry for the infinite? – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

There is the falsely mystical view of art that assumes a kind of supernatural inspiration, a possession by universal forces unrelated to questions of power and privilege or the artist’s relation to bread and blood. In this view, the channel of art can only become clogged and misdirected by the artist’s concern with merely temporary and local disturbances. The song is higher than the struggle. – Adrienne Rich

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Commonwealth Games shopping festival starts Sept. 25

Posted by admin on September 17th, 2010

Commonwealth Games shopping festival starts Sept. 25The “Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival” across all main markets in Delhi from September 25, 2010 to October 15, 2010 is set to delight all, thanks to an initiative from the Organizing Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi and the Delhi Traders Association.

Suresh Kalmadi, M.P., Chairman- Organizing Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010,Delhi, said that the shopping festival

From in.news.yahoo.com:

In keeping with the festive mood and celebrations during the games, all the above markets will be decorated and illuminated in order to induce the spirit of the Delhi 2010 Games and provide visitors with an insight to the rich cultural heritage of the country.

Surinder Singh Dhir, President of the Delhi Traders Association said, “The traders of Delhi are eagerly looking forward to the festival and are delighted by this initiative of the Organizing Committee to support us and make us actively participate in the celebrations surrounding the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. We plan to provide customers with healthy discounts and attractive packages, and believe that Diwali bonanzas will come early even for local shoppers.”

The festival will reflect the journey from the traditional and ethnic feel to the modern culture of the Delhi. In addition, the emblems, hoardings, banners across all shops during the Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival will feature Delhi 2010.

The CWG Games 2010 merchandise including collectibles, shirts, sportswear, and clothing accessories is expected to be in great demand during the games from Oct 3 to Oct 14, 2010.

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Pick around for the best antiques and collectibles

Posted by admin on September 9th, 2010

Pick around for the best <b>antiques and collectibles</b>\Antique picking is the act of identifying, shopping, and negotiating for antique items but most people are ignorant about which all items can be classified as antiques.

It is important while collecting antiques that you should be continually on the hunt for old antiques and collectibles and you may be able to get that perfect one from the least-expected place.

From Postbulletin.com:

Antiques are old collectible items that are often desired because of their age, beauty, rarity, condition or other unique features that represent a previous time in our culture. Antiques are usually items that show some degree of fine craftsmanship or attention to details.

Antique items are often found when someone goes “antique picking” at garage sales, antique shops, estates sales, thrift shops, flea markets, directly from antique dealers and also online auction sites.

Star of the show

Most of those who like antique picking like watching the “Antique Roadshow,” a show that dates back to 1979. It was started by a British TV station and involvesvarious antique appraisers that traveled the area to appraise antiques that the local people bring to them.

In June 1996, “Antiques Roadshow” began its journey across America in search of hidden treasures. This program is part adventure — it’s a history lesson and a treasure hunt. As it marks its 14th season, it is currently the highest-rated PBS series with almost 12 million viewers each week.

It is highly important to constantly be aware of fakes, reproductions, rust, and repaired items after spending time and making research so that replicas are not sold to you for the big prices of old antiques.

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CWG 2010 Games merchandising-Instant Hit

Posted by admin on September 7th, 2010

CWG 2010 Games merchandising - Instant HitThe sale of Commonwealth games merchandise may have started a bit late, but it has been an instant hit within a day of its launch. The vuvuzelas were the most sought-after in an eclectic mix and the response was “overwhelming” as per the organizers.

An initial range of twenty-five items has been introduced in the run-up to the CWG Games 2010 in Delhi, which will run through October 3-14.

From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

Within hours of its opening Thursday, the maiden merchandising outlet at the Organising Committee headquarters did a business of a whopping Rs.1,04,000. Friday afternoon, the outlet was teaming with people and sold items worth Rs.78,000.

“We are delighted by the response. We wanted to gauge the response of people in the first two days and it has surpassed our expectations. The response has been overwhelming and the items are fast disappearing,” Vikas Arora, Brand Executive, Premier Brands, said.

“Though everything in our stores has recorded a good sale, it is the vuvuzelas which are the most in demand.

“We had only 20 pieces of vuvuzelas with us yesterday and they were sold within minutes. Coloured coffee mugs, caps, T-shirts, badges are the other things in demand.”

The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Thursday launched the official merchandise after missing several deadlines.

The Commonwealth merchandise included branded sportswear like T-shirts, jackets, casual wear, kids apparels; collectibles; stationery; generic items like umbrellas, key-chains, mugs, refrigerator magnets etc.

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Crystal studded glove of Michael Jackson on auction

Posted by admin on September 3rd, 2010

Crystal studded glove of Michael Jackson on auctionA rare black, bejeweled glove worn by pop icon Michael Jackson is considered to fetch as much as $50,000 when it goes under the hammer as part of an auction in China later this year.

The stage accessory was worn by Michael during his promotional tour for the 1995 ‘History’ tour, as reported by Contactmusic.

From Hindustantimes.com:

Collectibles from the careers of fellow pop legends Madonna and Elvis Presley will also be going up for auction, as well as pieces from Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee and late British royal, Diana, Princess of Wales.

A burgundy velvet dress worn by the Princess to a 1989 event at the French Embassy is another sale highlight, the ball gown, worn during a ceremony honouring the then-French ambassador, Viscount Luc de La Barr de Nanteuil, is expected to sell for between USD 80,000 and USD 100,000.

Film memorabilia from Hollywood blockbusters ‘Batman’,‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘The Last Samurai’ are also among the lots on offer.

The bejeweled glove will be auctioned off alongside a selection of other Michael Jackson memorabilia that include stage costumes, handwritten notes, and original paintings by the singer himself.

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