Still in need of Antique professionals for the series of markets being held at The Promenade Shops @ Evergreen Walk in South Windsor CT.  This is an open air Antique, Artisan and Vintage show which WLL attract thousands.  What better venue than an upscale shopping lifestyle center?  People are coming to spend money regardless of our market, we will have thousands of people coming.  We and the center are spending a small fortune is advertising for the upcoming shows and we still have room for…

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This is for sale if interested send me email. Or if anyone has any info on documents like this one.

As part of my final shopping expedition, I always make an apointment to visit with my vintage clothing and handbag lady. Her private shop is packed with racks of vintage clothing, cases of costume jewelry, and shelves bulging with vintage handbags. She offers me ice tea and I quietly get to work making…

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The Biedermeier style was a simplified interpretation of the influential French Empire Style of Napoleon I, which introduced the romance of ancient Roman Empire styles, adapting these to modern early 19th century households. Stylistically, the furniture was simple and elegant. Its construction utilized the ideal of…

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The world of figurine collecting offers endless possibilities of styles and designers. In this article we will be talking about some popular figurine designers and learning more about their history.

Giuseppe Armani…

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Love those old chestnuts: Confessions of an old house nut

By Sharon McCormick

Special to the Times…

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Charm Magazine, May, 1946 for the BG

Business Girl

"Two Weeks with Pay"

My friend and I set off early one morning towards State College to shop at some of our favorite antique haunts in this part of the country. We stoppped at Dairyland Antique Mall, with its larger than…

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After a peaceful weekend at Kirkridge, my friend picked me up and we drove to Williamsport, Pa., home of Little League and historic Millionaires Row pictured here. My historian friend is transcribing over a years worth of correspondence from the early 1900s. The families lived on…

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By EVE M. KAHN

Published: July 5, 2012

"Our girls,” Dan and Marty Campanelli call them. Each girl was a sampler embroiderer, mostly in the early 1800s, along the East Coast. Each one now has her own biographical research binder on shelves at the Campanellis’ farm in western New Jersey. The couple have spent a decade tracing the sewers’ genealogies and identifying the stitched scenery.…

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Nathalie Atkinson  Jul 9, 2012 – 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: Jul 6, 2012 3:10 PM ET 

The Brimfield Antique & Collectibles Show has been a going concern for more than 60 years. I’ve heard tell of it for several…

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It was a wonderful trip back to the East Coast. It started off with  the expected hot humid weather, but after two days the temperatures cooled and a soft breeze blew the heat away. Staying with my cousin in Newtown in Bucks County, I had a chance to see the countryside again. Stately fieldstone houses on tree lined drives reminded me of the incredible early history of Bucks County where I grew up.…

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My name is Yaritza Aragones I’m 32 years old with 3 great kids I value my family and hard work that pays off. My goal in life is to teach my kids to follow their passions.

There nothing better to feel in your zone with things that state who you are and display your treasures for others to enjoy. That might bring you memories or just catch your eye.

My passion for Antiques began at a young age, watching my mother decorate our home with such passion and detail. Our House was a home .As… Continue

I have a very old fingerlamp in the shape of a roman sandaled foot, Its 5onehalf" long 2onehalf" tall and 1onehalf" wide, ! would like any info anyone has I have pictures to send, email me at doisback232012@yahoo.com

I have a very old fingerlamp in the shape of a roman sandaled foot, Its 5onehalf" long 2onehalf" tall and 1onehalf" wide, ! would like any info anyone has I have pictures to send, email me at doisback232012@yahoo.com

I guess I can still be called a newbie - but this is to all new collectors, read and learn! I am English born, and when I was a child (I'm 61 now) I would visit my grandmother. On her table would be this green bowl, I was under strict orders not to touch, but, well, I would lick my finger and touch the bowl, the frosting would clear until my "licking" dried. I was fascinated.  When she passed away, the bowl went to my mother. She knew how much I liked it, so she gave it to me. It sat on my…

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PUBLIC  AUCTION:  THE ESTATE OF ERNEST PEARSOL

SAT. JULY 7, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. 

THE WEST END FIRE HALL   –   ROUTES  715 & 209

BRODHEADSVILLE, PA 18322

GPS: Lat. 40 degrees55’33.38”N, Long. 75 degrees23’38.43”W

Visit Auctionzip.com (ID# 4958) for details and photo gallery for this Outstanding Kunkletown, PA  Estate. Small…

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