100 favorite chairs in Judith Miller book Nov 9, 2009
Internationally renowned antiques and collectibles expert Judith Miller sometimes has to remind herself to keep her pocketbook closed when she goes out the front door ... "When I leave for an antique event, my husband will say, 'Repeat after me: We do not need a new chair.' " ... Miller's new book, "Chairs" (Conran/Octopus Books USA, $65), gives her a chance to share her passion and celebrate 100 of her favorite chairs - from early antiques like the 1680 Windsor chair to a modern-day collectible... (San Francisco Chronicle)
WW2 Mortar Round Dropped Off At Manchester Fire Department Nov 9, 2009
MANCHESTER - A box of firefighting collectibles left at the Manchester Fire Department wound up containing one antique of a different sort- World War 2 era mortar round ... Apparently the woman didn't know a mortar round was among the antique firefighting collectibles. (FOX61, CT)
'Puss 'N' Boots' sends couple on a quest Nov 8, 2009
The Clarks eventually came across another Shawnee pottery piece, a "Smiley Pig" cookie jar, at a local antique store. Avid antique collectors, the couple soon noticed more and more of the colorful pottery and realized it was very collectible ... Nearly every Saturday, the Clarks would get into their car and start searching for antique stores. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
What's it worth? Get collectibles appraised today Nov 7, 2009
Notime like today to start dusting off those antiques and collectibles on your shelves ... The BCA's second annual "A FABulous Affair," an appraisal fair for art, collectibles and antiques, runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the atrium at the Melbourne International Airport ... Bunny Finney of Merritt Island plan to take this antique violin to today's event. (Florida Today)
Wide variety of to-do Nov 7, 2009
The Casper Antique & Collector's Club hosts the Super Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Fairgrounds Industrial Building. Admission is $2 for those over the age of 12. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Riding the Hillside Escalator in Ho... Nov 6, 2009
Markets, Antiques and Restaurants All in Easy Reach ... Riding the Hillside Escalator in Hong Kong, Antiques ... A footbridge crosses Hollywood Road, the main street for antique shopping in Hong Kong, and one of the earliest roads to be developed after 1842. (Suite101.com)
Interview: Charlotte Smith, Dreamin... Nov 5, 2009
In France, I custom-made lampshades, so that s how I got into the antiques and antique lighting. When I came to Australia, I opened an antiques shop in the Blue Mountains, which I sold about three years ago ... So, I ve always been interested in history and antique things. (Suite101.com)
Vintage toys Nov 5, 2009
I don t catch episodes of Antiques Road Show too often, but the one I saw a few days ago was pretty amusing ... Wednesday, November 4, 2009 3:23 PM PST I don t catch episodes of Antiques Road Show too often, but the one I saw a few days ago was pretty amusing ... The antique toy was valued at around $8,000. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Go&Do: Author explores 'LIfe at First Sight' Nov 5, 2009
At this moment in history, no message is more vital (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Mayes-Frierson-Fuston Home on Christmas Tour Dec. 4-5 Nov 2, 2009
Many of the antiques throughout the home were originally in the Hancock/Fuston House in Cannon County ... The Ladies Parlor includes several antique banjo clocks that are a part of more than 300 antique clocks that were collected by Steve s father, Roy Fuston ... Dave s Fords will be open downtown, displaying antique cars and a 1960s. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LAND IN PB; THE CARS COME, TOO Nov 1, 2009
This is our second fly-in and our plans are to add more airplanes such as antiques and classics ... I ve got an old antique truck - a 67 pickup -- and I m thinking about getting into a group. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Comfort shops plan 'Girl's Night Out' (2) Nov 1, 2009
Historic district merchants participating in Girls Night Out include Antiques on High, Antiquities, Etc. rt Gallery, Blackbird Antiques, Comfort Antique Mall, Comfort Common, Comfort Stampede, Cypress Creek Antiques, Highs Coffee House, Juniper Green Antiques, and Sweet Comfort ... Other participating merchants are Comfort Cellars Winery, The Frog and the Dragonfly, The Heart Cottage, The Lobby Antiques, Turkey Ridge Trading Company, Vintage Charm Antiques, and Wilson Clements Antiques. (Boerne Star, TX)
Art.view: Out from storage Nov 1, 2009
International interest in the auction was keen, even though there was not a single masterpiece among the antique statues, Old Master paintings, textiles, pieces of furniture or objets d art ... Salvatore Romano (1875 1955), born near Naples, became an influential antique dealer and collector in Florence ... Since 1939 Italian law has required that all antiques and works of art more than 50 years old must have an export certificate (notifica) before they can leave the country. (The Economist)
Variety: Happenings around North Iowa Nov 1, 2009
Another entertaining and informative event will be the Antique Quilt Bed Turning set to be held at Saintly Stitches featuring older quilts and tops that are often too fragile to hang. A history or commentary by the quilt s owner will be read while the quilt is held up for viewing. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
10 ways to transport yourself for a while Nov 1, 2009
To market Picture this: tables upon tables of antique jewelry, toys, clothing, kitchenware, crafts, and more; an endless array of items to pick through and barter over ... In operation since 1976, the Elephant s Trunk Country Flea Market has grown to include upward of 300 vendors for your antique-hunting pleasure and is open every Sunday from April through November. (Boston Globe)
Antique cars need good storage to stay in pristine condition Oct 30, 2009
One of the ways to ensure that an antique car remains in pristine condition is to store it properly. If the car is indeed "antique," it has probably remained unused for long periods of time ... "Climate-controlled can help preserve all of your antiques. The ability to control the temperature inside the unit compensates for atmospheric fluctuations and temperatures extremes," says St. Clair, who has leased dozens of to both residential and business customers for more than 20 years. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Deja vu Vintage Walk Nov. 5 Oct 30, 2009
We will have antiques, collectibles, arts and many other things on display this time in the downtown area, said Cheryl Vickery, director of the chamber ... Businesses still have time to join this walk down memory lane by displaying a treasured collection or antique (before 1959) in their store ... Vickery said they invite anyone who has a collection of unique items, a family antique or just a collectible item, to come on down and join in this event. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Arnold thrift store will support Humane Society Oct 29, 2009
We are a thrift store, not an antique store, Roland said, and our prices are going to be very reasonable. our job is to create a financial base for the CHS.. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Tour home features antiques Oct 29, 2009
Above it are two of four antique engravings by Amos Doolittle that recount the story of the 1775 Battle of Concord ... Marcie said she isn't a collector of antiques, simply a steward of heirlooms ... But there is one antique she bought: an 8-foot-tall John Purden London grandfather clock that matches the scale of the great room. (AZCentral -- Home)
Police recover $100,000 in stolen antiques from home in San Antonio (4) Oct 28, 2009
Police recover 100,000 in stolen antiques from home in San Antonio. Antiques recovered from a home in San Antonio were inventoried at the Boerne Police Department this week ... Police recovered about 100,000 in stolen antiques. (Boerne Star, TX)
A collector scares up plenty of spooky stuff for Halloween Oct 28, 2009
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'Antique' $inatra letter Oct 28, 2009
Antique' $inatra letter. Antique' $inatra letter ... A random appearance on PBS' " Antiques Road show" made Chicago great-grandmother Vie Carlson glad she held on to a 1976 letter written by Frank Sinatra. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Coming up: Payson First Friday Oct 27, 2009
Held along the town's historic Main Street, the First Friday celebration lets visitors explore antiques stores, art galleries and clothing boutiques while enjoying live music, refreshments and other special events ... Mike Stuart, a Payson resident and owner of the Gasoline Alley antique store, said First Friday has been a great way to introduce people to the town. (AZCentral -- Travel)
So, what's it worth? Oct 26, 2009
AUBURN Faded paintings, tarnished silver trinkets and much-loved dolls sat in a room with their hopeful owners, awaiting the advice of antique experts. Jill Connor / The Citizen Karen Rowell, of Auburn, and Jeff White, of Syracuse, listen as Robert Chilson, of Purple Monkey Antiques in Weedsport, explains that the probable Venetian hand-blown glass vase is valued at 50 to 75 though she purchased it at auction for 8 at the seventh annual antique appraisal fair at Cayuga Community College on... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Suzanne Tucker's old love of antiques Oct 26, 2009
At this year's San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, which will be held Thursday through Nov. 1, Tucker will celebrate the recent release with a lecture and book-signing party. It's a fitting place to fete her accomplishment; she is especially adept at incorporating antiques into spaces, from seventh-century Chinese figurines to Biedermeier furnishings from the 1800s ... "There is something about antiques that I define as having a soul - the patina of wood, the wear of stone, the softness of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Model T club comes to town Oct 25, 2009
Jimmy Benedetto, of the Lone Star Ts antique car club, sits with his wife Kristine an d son Dominick on one of the familys visits to the State Fair. Lone Star antique car club chooses Terrell for fall trip ... So for those in the know, it may not come as a surprise that a North Texas antique car club has chosen the historic town for a fall visit, marking the Terrell Heritage Museum and British Flying Training School Museum at the top of its list. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Norwell's Black Tie Barbershop is a place for guys, shaves and haircuts Oct 24, 2009
The amenities include old-fashioned barber s chairs, a fireplace framed by a mahogany wood mantle, a large plasma TV on the wall and inset shelves chock full of antiques and interesting knick-knacks ... The cool thing is that we ve had a bunch of stuff on our walls donated by some of our clients, but it s also mixed in with a lot from local antique shops and stuff I ve found along the way, Murray added. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
$10.9 million Arcadia farmhouse for sale Oct 24, 2009
They included rustic barn beams for the kitchen, old glass and reclaimed windows, antique door hinges and hardware, and a rail car of handmade bricks ... The main house's kitchen includes a candle chandelier and a long plank dining table with a collection of antique chairs ... Now, approaching their 80s, the Lo Piccolos are looking to sell their unique home with its antiques and period-appropriate paintings and artifacts. (AZCentral -- Home)
Lots of Interest in London Oct 23, 2009
CRITERION Located in Angel Islington an area of north London full of antique shops, boutiques, caf;s and pubs Criterion offers an extraordinary miscellany of furniture, jewelry and objets d'art ... CHISWICK Chiswick Auctions, located in a quiet suburb among terraced houses and industrial units, is known for fine art, antiques and collectibles. (Time.com)
Treasure Hunters Roadshow headed to Charleston Oct 23, 2009
During the free event the Treasure Hunters are expecting to see more than 1,200 residents who have rare and unusual collectibles to talk about with antique and collectible experts. During the event, they are hoping to see items such as coins and paper currency issued prior to 1965, toys, dolls, trains, vintage jewelry, old and modern musical instruments, war memorabilia, swords, knives and daggers. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
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Celebrate Chamber Week and shop for antiques ... Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 12:50 AM CDT Saturday and Sunday at the Kendall County Fairgrounds the Chamber of Commerce is having our 17th Annual Key to the Hills Antique Show ... This annual event draws about 3,000 people each year to our area that not only come to our Antique Show, but stay and shop in our many wonderful retail stores and dines in our many fine restaurants. (Boerne Star, TX)
Threshing Bee Oct 22, 2009
Friday afternoon Stock Antique Tractor Pull ... Over 200 magnificently restored antique tractors ... Crafts and antiques on display watch lefse baked, rope made, butter churned, corn husk dolls created and more. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
Milton Fall Festival Saturday Oct 21, 2009
Enjoy the cool fall weather while strolling through streets filled with food, the arts, antiques and historical places ... All shops will be open for antique and art lovers, and Aunt Millie's will have that famous cheesy pizza, a Caswell County favorite. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Antiques stolen in home burglary Oct 21, 2009
Burglars stole several antique furniture pieces Monday from a house in the 100 block of South Rocksprings Street, Athens-Clarke police said. A witness saw a pickup painted with gray primer and filled with furniture sitting outside the house, which is vacant and owned by a Jonesboro woman, about 2:30 p.m., police said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wabeno Christian Thrift Store to celebrate first year in own building Oct 20, 2009
As the store has grown, it has received amazing donations of clothing and other items, including some wonderful collectible itemsyou never know what treasure you might find at prices well below antique store prices. In general, though, the clothing and other items are priced very low. (Forest Republican, WI)
My New York: Julia Stiles Oct 19, 2009
It s an antique store with antiques they ve salvaged and refurbished ... It s an antique store with antiques they ve salvaged and refurbished. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Man thinks he has Picasso painting Oct 17, 2009
AIKEN --- A lifetime of picking through trash and treasure at yard sales and antique stores might have finally paid off for Dave McRay ... Mr. McRay said shopping at flea markets, antique malls and yard sales was a weekly ritual for him for more than 20 years ... The Army veteran said he would often find furniture and other antique pieces and resell them. (The Augusta Chronicle)
5 antiquing spots in the Southeast Oct 16, 2009
If searching for treasures among eclectic collections of estate jewelry, vintage clothes and 19th-century furnishings is your idea of fun, a vacation to one of the Southeast s antique hot spots might be in order. Regan Lewis Antiques Regan Lewis says furnishings in his store in Raleigh include more than 200 lamps, dating from the 1840s to the present day ... Lisa Castles York Cottage Antiques in Aiken, S.C., has sterling silver and old silver plate items and equine-themed antiques. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
World travel and challenges highlight Muscatine native's career Oct 13, 2009
Through our travels we have acquired some very good antiques and pieces of art. When we downsized from a former home in Colorado, we gave the Art Center a large, 17th century Italian oil painting which hangs in the Music Room of the Musser House, and a very large antique Persian Sarouk rug, which now decorates the entrance to the Musser House. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Low-cost spay/neuter clinic to be held in Ramona (5) Oct 12, 2009
Some items are antique, some collectibles and some just neat stuff. It s a great place to browse for both men and women. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Haunted by spirits - and memories Oct 11, 2009
After Maeve buys an antique Javanese dagger, called a keris, at an auction, her nightmares and hallucinations about Moira become more intense ... She also contacts an old love of Maeve s, antiques expert Noel Ryan, who has been living in Paris, and arranges for him to surprise Maeve in Rome. (Boston Globe)
Behind the old-time veneer, see an essential country store Oct 11, 2009
Sure, the Taftsville store might also sell Montecristo cigars from its two humidors and decorate the front room with antiques to entice tourists, but it s just good business to stock something for everyone ... I found snowshoes, woolen pants, fishing gear, self-serve candy, drugstore remedies, fresh produce, antique coins, chimney supplies, and hardware. (Boston Globe)
Fresno store vandalism may bring felony charge Oct 10, 2009
Fresno police sent about a dozen officers about 9:30 a.m. to Pimentel's antique store on the 1900 block of North Echo Avenue ... Gregory Chavarria, 37, was arrested near Clinton Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard about 2 a.m. after the windows were smashed at Echo Antique Gallery on the 1900 block of North Echo Avenue ... Fresno police arrested a former Fresno Unified board candidate after a window was vandalized at a North Echo Avenue antiques gallery. (Fresno Bee)
Stunning sepia snapshots Oct 10, 2009
His vast collection of objets dart includes priceless keris, textiles, antique jewellery, maps, furniture, sculptures by Orang Asli, ceramics, weaponry, books, vintage vehicles, manuscripts, prints and paintings ... An arts and antiques agent in London purchased these two sets at an auction and offered them to me ... Ive enjoyed poring over them for many years now, and I believe the time is right to share them with the public, says the Selangor ruler whose next book project is on antique maps... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sept. 18: Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
The Brimfield Antique Market Shows, six consecutive days each in mid-May, July and September, in Brimfield, Mass ... The Springfield Antique Show Market, held in Springfield, Ohio, one weekend each month excluding February and July, with supersize Extravaganzas held in May, June and September ... And the Alameda Point Antiques ctibles Faire in California, held the first Sunday of each month on a decommissioned naval base on San Francisco Bay. (Carroll County Times, MD)
‘Back to life Oct 9, 2009
Westminster Caner takes time to restore antique chairs ... Charles Shauck hauled away two antique chairs for free from the Northern Landfill in Westminster s Swap Shop in the summer of 2008 ... Barrick, an avid antiques collector, is an accomplished chair caner. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Anthropologie buyer looks for global style on the Sundance Channel in Man Shops Globe' Oct 6, 2009
As the buyer-at-large for Anthropologie - and the Man in the Sundance Channel's new "Man Shops Globe," premiering Wednesday - Johnson purchases vintage items, antiques and one-of-a-kind pieces, and commissions pieces from artists and craftsmen around the world ... It's an antique form re-created on a computer and made in a very contemporary way. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Exhibit takes visitors back to 18th century afternoon tea Oct 6, 2009
Six different tables with various rare antique place settings were donated by local contributors, said Richard Pencek, retired assistant professor of kinesiology and American studies ... Producing it was a matter of finding the antiques and recruiting students from his class to help ... which is filled with 18th-century antiques. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Wyo co. recycles vintage phones, seltzer bottles Oct 6, 2009
Since the day 12 years ago, at a flea market in Buenos Aires when Johnson spotted a man selling antique seltzer bottles, hes worked with families throughout Argentina to collect, clean, refurbish and distribute not only seltzer bottles, but vintage phones, apothecary bottles and resin jewelry as well ... The antique seltzer bottles are repurposed into pendant lamps, wine chillers, spoon holders and votive candle holders. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Hazel celebration draws thousands Oct 6, 2009
Folks also flocked inside the city's antiques and collectibles stores looking for treasure ... I'm a big antique glassware collector and they have some here that I've never seen before, Tooley said ... Patrons also enjoyed a large display of antique tractors and rummaged through yard sale items. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
50 ways to make your holiday gifts homemade Oct 5, 2009
Use antique bottles found at flea markets (sterilize them first) to show off a rich caramel sauce spiked with Cognac or a batch of vinegar you've infused with thyme and peppercorns ... 4 Make a batch of caramel sauce and pour it into a sterilized old vinegar jar or an antique bottle from a flea market. (FOX61, CT)
Collecting Antique Blue and White T... Oct 5, 2009
Collecting Antique Blue and White Transferware. Collecting Antique Blue and White Transferware ... Antique blue and white transferware china has always been favored, still have great value as an investment, are fun to collect and make a stunning grouped display. (Suite101.com)
How to Decorate a Fireplace Mantle ... Oct 4, 2009
Plants, sterling silver compotes, Royal Doulton teapots, a stack of antique books or a collection of knickknacks can all look great on the fireplace mantle, when displayed with restraint and balance. However, for those with a busy lifestyle and active family, the added chore of watering plants, polishing silver and dusting figurines might not work. (Suite101.com)
Art in the park Oct 4, 2009
The event gave artists a chance to share their talent, antique dealers a new venue for their wares and visitors an opportunity to take home a piece of local art or history or both. In between the tents, unseen and unspoken, were tales of how such a mishmash of antiques ended up at one table, what inspired the artwork displayed and what motivated the purchases made by the people mingling in the market space ... Baxter, of Leroy, said he found the headdress near a reservation in Pembroke, N.Y. But... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Tour solar, bake cookies, shop for antiques Oct 3, 2009
This weekend's activity slate includes a tour of local wind and solar energy projects, baking cookies for veterans, shopping for antiques, collecting toys for local children and a garage sale to benefit animals ... The Casper Antique & Collectors Club sponsors its 66th Antique Show today and Sunday at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds Industrial Building. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Collecting Vintage Sewing Patterns Oct 3, 2009
Antique Sewing Patterns ... Expect to pay up to $10 for most vintage patterns in vintage clothing stores or antique shops. (Suite101.com)
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Like last year, the American Business Women s Association will sponsor Antiques at the Depot, which will feature local antique dealers helping with the evaluation of items people bring in. Cruson said the vendors coming in also run the gamut, from food to crafts, jewelry, furniture, clothes, cosmetics, blown glass and more. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Valuable antiques stolen from Custer shop Oct 2, 2009
Many of the treasures representing a lifetime of antique collecting for Vaun Boyd of Custer are gone ... Boyd, 79, operates a popular antique store that sits beside S.D. Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 385 near Crazy Horse Memorial. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Charge filed for stolen van Gogh art Oct 2, 2009
State police agents who came to Raton Sept. 3 - acting on information that Laird, a potential suspect in the truck theft, worked at the antiques and furniture shop in downtown Raton at the corner of Cook Avenue and South Second Street - found the stolen pickup in the alley behind the shop, along with 14 "art pieces" in the bed of the truck, according to court documents ... On Sept. 24, investigators executed search warrants and seized 131 items from Raton locations where people associated with... (Raton Range, AL)
Vive la France Oct 1, 2009
Shawn Stucker created European Antique Market to cash in on love affair with antiques - Business First of Louisville ... Shawn Stucker created European Antique Market to cash in on love affair with antiques ... In her second career as an antiques wholesaler and retailer, Stucker, 53, spends three days per week Thursday, Friday and Saturday surrounded by French antiques at the Barret Avenue headquarters of. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Something special about the Cotswolds Oct 1, 2009
There are also a number of interesting antique shops that sell anything from porcelain and ceramics to Victorian and Edwardian furniture ... This is by no means a tourist destination, but it has sufficient antiques dealers, art dealers and galleries to enable interested visitors to make a day of it ... Described as the most beautiful village street in England , its attractive long, broad and curved terraced High Street features a rich collection of antique shops and gift boutiques. (India Times)
Round Top Antiques Fair opens today Oct 1, 2009
Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:30 PM CDT The populations of tiny Round Top and Warrenton in adjacent Fayette County are expected to grow by thousands of people this week, thanks to the Round Top Antiques Fair which kicks off today ... Now in its second year at the Round Top Antiques Fair, dealers include Morning Glory Antiques of Kansas City, Mo ... The Big Red Barn Tent, located across from Royers Caf/ at the Big Red Barn, began as an overflow for the popular barn but has grown into... (Brenham Banner, TX)
City's fall festival is Saturday Oct 1, 2009
The exhibition, which will be held on the upper level of The Market, will feature both new and antique quilts with artisans working on-site. Quilters will be available to explain how history is reflected in the quilts. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Celebrate Cranberry Harvest with Festivals, Marsh Tours (36) Sep 30, 2009
This cranberry extravaganza features over three miles of shopping with more than 1,300 booths of arts and crafts, antiques, cranberry products, a flea market and a farm market ... Also enjoy cranberry marsh and winery tours, specialty cranberry food items, arts and crafts show, cranberry baking contest and bake sale, music, farmers market and antique market, the world s largest cranberry cheesecake, harvest hoe down and bog bridge tournament. (Agri-View, WI)
Monterey Historic State Park leads shutdown Sep 30, 2009
The house is full of early 19th century antiques ... The Mexican Colonial adobe, full of antique furniture, art and silver, was built by Rafael Estrada. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
