Determining Value - Hull on Estate and Succession Planning #101

Listen to Determining Value This week on Hull and Estate and Succession Planning, Ian and Suzana talk about values and appraisals. They specifically look at some of the issues related to assigning value to assets such as jewellery, automobiles, antiques and artwork. Comments? Send us an email at hullandhull@gmail.com, leave [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 05:00:15

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Indecipherable Books Found

Indecipherable Books Found From The Epoch Times (China): Indecipherable Ancient Books Found in Chongqing February 24, 2008 The Tujia have been known as an ethnic minority with its own spoken language but without a written language. Yet a succession of ancient books in the same written language have been found in the Youyang Tujia habitation [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 02:27:14

The Annual King's Road Antiques Fair

The Annual King's Road Antiques Fair is on from Thursday 6 March 2008 to Sunday 9 March 2008. Expect to find respected specialist dealers, offering a relatively affordable selection of... [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 06:45:27

Large print typewriter -- Wordless Wednesday # 042

Visit Wordless Wednesday Participants or click here or here or here or here or click here wordless wednesday Kids Antiques Humor [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 04:54:15

An Ordinary Monday

An Ordinary Monday Are there any ordinary days? Maybe typical would be a better word. I stayed up late last night, reading. I didn't really mean too, but my book became more interesting and I just couldn't put it down. This means that when THGGM woke me up (he has to wake me up, as i have lost the ability to wake up on my own) [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 04:25:07

It’s not about you

In this Success Newsletter: Let me try this one more time - it’s not about YOU - it’s about the buyers 72 hours left to save over $400 Online Digital Photography class – by THE Cindy Shebley 5 Red Flags When Buying Used Things to Resell New Classes are ready – Q&A for eBay fee/site changes, and Profitable Keyword Q&A Remember, [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 08:29:55

Scotland Yard has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money in a Moonbat Story

Brickbats and Moonbattery award to the police and whoever sicked em on Conserv. MP Boris Johnson ... number two of a deposed tyrant was hardly the same as swiping a 2300 BC bronze statue of a squatting [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 17:58:00

Fantastic Finds: Northern Illinois Antiques Dealer Show

Hubby and I left the house very early Saturday morning to be sure to arrive on time at the Northern Illinois Antiques Dealer Association Show in ... for 41 years and sells at the newly re-opened Antique Mall in Rockford, Illinois, located on State [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 04:31:55

Gilmore Girls 4.05 “The Fundamental Things Apply”

Gilmore Girls 4.05 "The Fundamental Things Apply" Original Air Date: October 21, 2003 (Recap date: February 19, 2008) Photos, Recap & Discussion   Discussion Questions: Why does Paris get annoyed by Janet? Doesn’t she also get up early? Do you think Marty has a crush on Rory? [more...]

Date: 2008-02-19 22:47:11

Log Poker Table

For those that enjoy the rustic look, look no further than Rustic Billiards for your log poker table needs ... furniture knowledge, proven construction techniques and exquisite craftsmanship, we take great pride [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 14:28:22

Pattaya in 10 easy moves ” recommended attractions

Pattaya in 10 easy moves ” recommended attractions Situated in the Gulf of Thailand, ... , beginning as mammoth super weapons in times of war and transitioning to beasts of burden in the teak wood [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 05:50:22

The asocial Web says thanks, but no thanks

There’s irony somewhere in the juxtaposition of the arrival in the mail a couple of days ago of my newest beloved t-shirt, “Twitter is Useless,” and the arrival in my email inbox of Six Apart’s announcement of Twitter on digital growth hormomes: Action Streams! [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 20:23:02

Do you know what you are selling? Because your customer might not.

chinese burlwood cabinet I am noticing a trend where just about “everyone and anyone” is now selling so called “Chinese antique furniture” ( ... just yesterday (antique reproductions) are falsely labeled as genuine antiques and the real antiques are often completely misclassified. I recently saw an antique Tibetan sideboard cabinet labeled [more...]

Date: 2008-02-15 09:27:36

Antiques Roadshow

Call up PBS and see if they can come appraise two antiques from our pitching staff ... off the phone with Antiques Roadshow and they told him Moyer and Gordon aren't considered "antiques [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 12:12:56

What is Gilt?

The term ‘gilt’ is used throughout the world of antiques to describe the finish applied to a variety of items ... mirror reproduction and decoration. If you are buying a piece of restored antique furniture, or maybe ... . For example: ‘gilt mirrors‘, ‘gilt bronze wine coolers’ or ‘antique gilt console table’. Antique [more...]

Date: 2008-02-22 11:03:00

Smuggled Antiquities Intercepted

Smuggled Antiquities Intercepted From gulfnews.com Smuggled antiques worth $6m seized By Mariam M ... antique dealers who planned to transport it to Switzerland,” said Dr Sabbah Jasem, Head of Sharjah Archaeology Museum. Port officials confiscated more than 23 items dating back to the Roman Helenistic [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 01:02:48

Daryle Lambert: Ebay "Specials" Won't Raise the Sinking Ship

Contact Lists of Collectors and What Items They Want to Buy eBay has sent out several e-mails to their customers announcing "specials" ... or trade magazines such as Antique Trader, Antique Week and Maine Antique Digest might be coming ... of antique and collectible magazines. They often [more...]

Date: 2008-02-19 17:28:47

Antiques dealer pleads guilty

A former antiques dealer who made regular appearances on the popular PBS television series “Antiques Roadshow” has pleaded guilty to theft charges in Doylestown. Russell Pritchard admitted he sold [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 20:37:39

Determining When Antique Furniture Isn't Old

I ran into these photos on Craigslist yesterday as I was looking for a Victorian bed ... , I was not tipped off that the bed wasn't an authentic antique (the seller didn't state one way ... produce. The bed above is missing some things that you would expect from an antique: Age-Appropriate [more...]

Date: 2008-01-30 23:10:07

Antique R2-D2 Comes from an Era of Beer Baron Space Pirates [Star Wars]

antique_d2_project.jpg This Antique D2 project is a homemade, one-of-a-kind R2-D2, ... . Deviant Art [more...]

Date: 2008-02-22 17:47:30

Stitching and exchnage arrival

Last night I worked on Christmas Quaker. I wonder if there can be too many Quaker things to work on..... nope I don't think so ... is Samplers, either reproductions of antique ones or modern interpretations of antique ones. So whats [more...]

Date: 2008-01-25 05:13:20

Blake and Antiquity

I’m no Blake scholar ... idiosyncratic mythology in his poems and art, he was in fact a studious follower of traditional ancient ... Mediterranean gift of form which knows how to borrow, as Dante borrowed his theory of the soul [more...]

Date: 2008-02-22 13:57:04

Antique R2-D2 Comes from an Era of Beer Baron Space Pirates [Star Wars]

antique_d2_project.jpg This Antique D2 project is a homemade, one-of-a-kind R2-D2, ... . Deviant Art Original Entry Leave Comment [more...]

Date: 2008-02-22 19:17:00

Art and Antiques Dubai Exhibition

Altogether 44 galleries from 13 countries are displaying their prized collections at the ‘Art and Antiques Dubai’ exhibition which opened at Madinat Jumeirah on Thursday. The event will run until Sunday. The event, organised by art dealer Brian Haughton, [more...]

Date: 2008-02-23 05:31:07

Groove Is In The Heart

My little spot in the living room. It is where I reside a lot when I'm totally wiped out, rocking my grand daughter, ... all of these items are sitting on came from the Antiques On The Square store. I love it in there. I truly ... Antique store as the desk and the doilies. Back in October I posted its picture in my Flickr set [more...]

Date: 2008-01-31 02:59:18

Candid Camera

Day Five and I am still searching for the Big Wow. I only got through three floors today but did manage to start my Christmas ordering ... of it is one of a kind with antique jewelry parts, chains and rhinestones. Also big, chunky pendants ... his first line of reproductions (and antiques from Belgium) and was nervous if it would be well [more...]

Date: 2008-01-23 16:53:49

A Letter From a Smart Dear Reader

And finally…a letter from a smart Dear Reader: “ I have enjoyed your commentaries from Argentina. “I am a rancher/investor from Colorado ... antique furniture, paintings and other household goods marked down 50% to 75%. Shop owners seemed ... . We are in downtown Manhattan, N.Y. on a medical related trip. This time we are purchasing antique [more...]

Date: 2008-01-21 01:56:15

Surreal Antique Pendant

This is my very first post to the VAST blog! Hurray! I just thought I would share this little pendant I made last night. An antique optical lens featuring one of my paintings.  The original painting is a 30" x 24 ... . You can check out the listing here.  The rest of my shop features high quality reproductions of my work [more...]

Date: 2008-01-27 15:29:28

Cookie Jars: Why is Collecting Them So Darn Sweet?

I recently watched the TV show called “30 Rock” and as always, laughed out loud ... collected cookie jars. Years ago, when we got into our first antique mall (renting a booth ... was fading but have recently noticed that some sell for a pretty penny on the net and in the antique malls [more...]

Date: 2008-01-29 08:09:48

Cosy comforts of a Bed

Tiresome and fatigueful a day requires moments of relaxation which a person finds best in the bed on reaching back home ... look online brings to surface more of such items like divan beds, antique style beds ofcourse ... of subtle quality items competitively priced reasonably is worth going for it. Antique style beds [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 14:29:48

Street of nostalgia

Many tourist guidebooks in Vietnam highlight Le Cong Kieu Street as a great place for visitors who enjoy rummaging for one-of-a-kind trinkets or nostalgic items. Le Cong Kieu Street always attracts tourists and antique hunters ... , however, thanks to its bustling flea-market atmosphere. Antique hunters and tourists can find [more...]

Date: 2008-02-25 06:52:10

Best little gun shop in Nebraska

On my way out of Ord, I passed(well, almost) a quonset hut converted to a gun shop. Well, a sporting good store, anyway ... , real henry rifles. Some antique rifles so clean the looked like modern reproductions. The cops ... style guns. Black automatic rifles. A handful of military rifles. And more classic and antique lever [more...]

Date: 2008-02-23 13:28:31

Exciting Woodworking Ideas For The Learner

by Ann Triune People get hooked with woodworking because so many woodworking ideas exist. It’s challenging, enjoyable and satisfying ... Indian and Art Deco. The World Wide Web is the perfect source of free designs. Wood Finish Plan Antique finishes make any furniture one of a kind. You can actually create an antique finish on any [more...]

Date: 2008-02-19 17:13:02

New York, NY - Israeli Man Accused of Paris Art Thefts

New York, NY - An Israeli man was charged with stealing more than $1 million worth of art in Paris and trying to sell it in New York ... in Paris beginning in spring 1997. Among items stolen were 200 Japanese antique miniature sculptures, Napoleonic-era pistols valued at about $500,000, a decorative antique silver bowl and 104 bronze [more...]

Date: 2008-02-15 14:44:12

Diecast Scale Models (For Sale: Collectibles & Antiques)

Diecast Scale Models (Palo Alto) [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 01:28:32

Ruth Malcomson

I have some photos of your grandmother. I am located in Drexel Hill, PA and can be reached at the Ardmart Antiques Mall. Check our website for contact information. [more...]

Date: 2008-02-18 05:39:14

For Sale???

Dear Antiques Roadshow; It has come to our attention that we are in possession of a 220 year old republic. We understand that once republics were highly valued and sought after. Upon examination [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 19:23:16

Rosenberg Library to auction 21 items

GALVESTON — The Rosenberg Library will auction off 21 pieces of old architectural elements and antique furniture Saturday. [more...]

Date: 2008-02-15 05:48:46

~Kitchen Revisited~

We have the neatest little antique store and flea market here in town ... a silver teapot, a reproduction Paul Revere bowl, and wooden candlesticks covered in wax. I cleaned [more...]

Date: 2008-02-20 23:44:17

Quiz Week: How old is your toilet?

Toiletdualflush How old are your toilets? A: They are brand new. B: They are antiques that came with house. ANSWER: Any toilet made before 1994 is likely to be using [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 09:25:20

Look What I Found

This has been a good week so far. My Thyroiditis is waning and I'm feeling better ... . The remaining items are from my favorite antiques mall. Sometimes I go there and don't find a thing [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 15:39:24

Domain

“The place to find everything from European antique reproduction pieces to the latest fashions in home furnishings and accessories. The store features private-label pieces for the living room [more...]

Date: 2008-02-20 00:34:18

666 For Colds & Fevers

I collect antique bottles, tins and other items and I just so happen to have an actual labeled, corked and sealed bottle of this medicine with the original contents. Yes, it is a strange name [more...]

Date: 2008-02-01 19:23:13

Fabulousness....

.... IS that even a word?? Even if it doesn't grace the pages of Webster, it is perfect in describing how our little weekend getaway went! ... (with a fabulous selection of southern lit- a favorite of mine!), antiques, jewelry and a children's [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 21:24:26

gysinge: swedish restoration supplies and more

Gysinge: Sweden’s first and largest center for the preservation of old Swedish houses ... and Porcelain (above). Gysinge also sells housewares and furniture, paints and finishes, hardware, antiques [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 17:43:45

Your Car is Not an Investment

In order to justify expensive purchases, many people, including plenty of otherwise very intelligent folks, ... more effectively than a $2,000 used Honda. Even if you're buying an antique that you expect to retain [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 06:43:05

Your Gateway to Delhi

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTS Contact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries ... could not hold its tears; by Mayank Austen Soofi City Secret - Antique Coins, Daryaganj From Mughal [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 00:54:55

Monday...the weekend in pictures

This weekend my friend Loretta and I drove to Virginia for the Luckett's Corner Antique Show ... . No, I didn't buy it but I am going to use this pattern on a piece in my house. This was an awesome painting [more...]

Date: 2008-02-04 16:51:32

Dancing (not-quite) Queens

Dancing_girl_statue Geisha_girl_statue They might be dancing, but their eyes say it all... Statuettes discovered while rummaging through an antique shop last month. Be sure [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 04:48:14

Happi Songs Will Not Become Wyeth, Now Goat

Yes, that's correct ... paintings, mirrors and black-and-white photos.As in, "Let's find everything we can at nearby antique [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 21:18:10

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