oldhouseman
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to "The Magazine Antiques" Ray. You will find interesting articles and good scolarship on the subject. A couple of times every year they do some really neat things on mid 20th century design. Some of my things I did inherit but most are flea market finds and estate sales. Many so called antique dealers don't really recognize what they have. I have bought many pieces that were called reproduction and they were not.
I have a knack for metal items, especially candlestick holders. I found a pair of Charles X chambersticks for 8 bucks once. My partners jaw dropped when I picked up a Louis XV (1730's) candlestick for two dollars at a yard sale. The sale of that item paid for my porch renovation.
You don't have to settle for reproductions if you want the real thing. There is nothing wrong with a reproductions if that what you want but if you know what you're looking at you can get the real stuff for about the same price of reproductions. And the real thing is usually a better investment.
I'm waiting for some of the earlier appliances to start showing up in articles in the trade journals.
to "The Magazine Antiques" Ray. You will find interesting articles and good scolarship on the subject. A couple of times every year they do some really neat things on mid 20th century design. Some of my things I did inherit but most are flea market finds and estate sales. Many so called antique dealers don't really recognize what they have. I have bought many pieces that were called reproduction and they were not.
I have a knack for metal items, especially candlestick holders. I found a pair of Charles X chambersticks for 8 bucks once. My partners jaw dropped when I picked up a Louis XV (1730's) candlestick for two dollars at a yard sale. The sale of that item paid for my porch renovation.
You don't have to settle for reproductions if you want the real thing. There is nothing wrong with a reproductions if that what you want but if you know what you're looking at you can get the real stuff for about the same price of reproductions. And the real thing is usually a better investment.
I'm waiting for some of the earlier appliances to start showing up in articles in the trade journals.
