Hard at Work
Welcome to the World of Vintage Posters! In the coming months, we’ll do our best to share with you some of the things we find interesting. Right now, we are located in a little cave of an office in a nondescript building in Oakland. Here, we take pictures, update our website, and plan and pack for our shows. This will change in 2010, as we move to a new space where we can continue to catalogue and photograph our ever changing collection of original vintage posters, but will also be available to meet with poster collectors, students of graphic design and anyone curious about ephemera. What does a self-described team of poster geeks do all day?
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Hard at Work
BOOTH 60
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1920′S WALNUT QUEEN ANN CURIO WITH TWO SIX-PANEL DOORS AND GLASS SHELVES…. 38"W X 49 1/2"H X 14"D…. JUST BROUGHT IN….
When we are lucky enough to have sunshine in these winter months, it shouldn’t be wasted. And snowy sunshine seems to be abundant at the moment. The snowy sunlight makes pretty things so much easier to see and I couldn’t resist our dish of marbles! We’ve had some marbles in a dish in the bedroom for ages that used to be mine as a kid but late this summer, we went to one of the last car boot sales of the year and bought a few more.
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glass marbles and glass jars
Cu ocazia zilelor onomastice obişnuim să facem şi să ni se facă diverse cadouri. Printre cele mai comune daruri sunt cele vestimentare (cămăsi, plovere, tricouri etc) sau articole de lux (bijuterii, parfumuri etc). De cele mai multe ori când primesc un astfel de cadou, pe lângă faptul că nu-mi place, nici nu mi se potriveşte, iar penibilul simulării bucuriei este proporţional cu preţul cadoului.
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Cadou de ziua mea – balanţă de buzunar
Antique Sterling Silver Victorian Cream Jug Hallmarks London 1881 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons (Thomas Bradbury III & John S Henderson) offered for sale by Silver2treasure. It is of a baluster shape with a swirl reeded pattern to the bottom part of the body. It has a leaf capped scroll handle and it has a gilt
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Antique Sterling Silver Victorian Cream Jug Hallmarks London 1881
Through flea markets and auctions my parents have been slowly amassing a collection of French and British sterling cutlery that spans the 19th century (the oldest dates to about 1802). From their remarkable size and weight, these utensils seem regal–and may well have been
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sterling finds: hallmarks and the makings of real silverware
Taking down Christmas, as small as it was, means Valentine’s is on it’s way~ along with Graham’s 18th birthday~ Therefore, I decided to add a little “pink” to my mantle display this time. I switched out Angel Girl ( Judy Moore made and found at the CountryPeller show) for “Miss Sternsey Bear Rabbit”, from Missouri and once featured on a Halllmark calander… To avoid any rumors of favortism amongest the dolls, “Miss Dolly” is not even being considered for a post today or to even be photographed ! Seems she has just gotten a little too much attention lately ! So, sitting alongside “Proud Mr. Horse” (Folk Art Museum, Ny City circa 1995) and “Miss Giraffe” (Judy Moore,San Antonio, Tx
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The Animals are a talking…
After you start collecting craftsman furniture you recognize that you'll need other decorative items to round out your interior. For me, personally, I use old glassware. I really like Fenton art glass from the 1920s and 30s Carnival glass is produced by a process known as doping, hence this glass is also sometimes referred to as “dope glass”
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Carnival Glass Goes with Misson Furniture
This article was originally published in the Mid Island Midweek as “ A clever way to master the art of re-gifting. “ This time of year we are bombarded more than usual with commercials and ads enticing us to buy, buy buy. Seems that if you don’t buy something for someone then you are incomplete
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"Re-gifting" Antiques: A Clever Way to Stay out of the Red.
A few weeks ago I had the privileged and blessing of going to New Zealand before returning to the States. Visiting New Zealand was a dream come true and I can’t even describe how beautiful it was!!! I finally had some time to look through the pics and I will be sharing my adventure soon, but until then…here are some of the items found at an Antique Shop/Art Studio. It really was the most RANDOM place! I honestly wonder if it really exists or if I was hallucinating or if God placed it there for me to experience
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Eye of the Beholder [New Zealand Vintage]
Nicolai Cikovsky, born in 1894 Russia, was known for his landscape and figure paintings. He began his studies at the Vilna Art School for four years followed by an additional four years at the Penza Royal Art School. After attending the Moscow High Tech Art Institute for two years he immigrated to America in 1923.
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Nicolai Cikovsky, born in 1894 Russia, was known for his landscape and figure paintings.
Antique Silver Plate Pump Action Teapot Dated 1886 offered for sale by Silver2treasure. This is a Fantastic Large & Heavy Antique Silver Plated EPBM (Electro Plated Britannia Metal) Pump Action Victorian Teapot. It is of a vase shape with a circular pedestal base and has a half reeded pattern to the body and segmented reeded pattern
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Antique Silver Plate Pump Action Teapot Dated 1886
Trad Fusion – Traditional Home Magazine I saw the picture of this room in Traditional Home Magazine last year and it still impresses me. Interior Designer Mary Anne Smiley pulled this fantastic home together for a young newly married couple in Dallas. The Perry’s home is Classic Architecture with truly a brilliant mix of Mid-Century Modern furniture. William Switzer sofas, Kelly Werstler carpet and Barcelona chairs ~ Brilliant! Grand Entrance – All photos by Colleen Duffley Young and Fresh, yet still Sophisticated and Timeless. Somehow a perfect balance has been achieved.
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Traditional meets Mid Century Brilliantly
PETER OMPIR TIN TRAY SIGNED In the 1950s the Horn of Plenty Gift Shop in Sturbridge featured the work of Massachusetts’ resident artist Peter Ompir. Now, fifty years later, Ompir’s highly-collectible, distinctive, freehand painted items are still displayed in the antique shop located at that same site. Considered one of America’s premier folk artists, Peter Ompir has been christened many names—the “Dean of American Toleware,” the “Dean of Décor Painting” and the “Father of American Decorative Painting.” In an article written by Phillip C.
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Folk Art by Peter Ompir
[edit] History In A Peep at Christies’ (1796), James Gillray caricatured actress Elizabeth Farren and huntsman Lord Derby examining paintings appropriate to their tastes and heights.The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England on 5 December 1766, [1] and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766. However, other sources note that James Christie rented auction rooms from 1762, and newspaper advertisements of Christie’s sales dating from 1759 have also been traced.[citation needed] Christie’s soon established a reputation as a leading auction house, and took advantage of London’s new found status as the major centre of the international art trade after the French Revolution. Christie’s was a public company, listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1973 to 1999, after which it was taken into private ownership by Frenchman François Pinault.
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Hurrah for Ian Stewart, chief economist at Deloitte, who has perfectly articulated what I’ve been trying to tell readers of this blog for months. His message is unequivocal: buy antiques now! Admittedly his August statement to clients referred specifically to antique furniture, but I believe the same basic principals could equally be applied to antique and some modern (but not contemporary!) prints, and indeed to many other areas of the antiques market. I will let Mr.
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If you won’t take it from me, listen to Deloitte
Para aqueles que querem saber os detalhes sobre como vender a sua quinquilharia na Feira da Ladra de Lisboa, aqui fica alguma informação que obtive de uma página da Câmara Municipal da cidade – apenas escrevo este post aqui, em vez de meter o link , porque nunca se sabe até quando este vai durar…! Feira da Ladra em Lisboa Para começar, é preciso uma licença . Como obtê-la? i) pedir o cartão de feirante na Direcção Geral de Actividades Económicas (custo: 15€).
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como vender na Feira da Ladra em Lisboa
Ok – drove through a little town on my back way home from work and decided to stop at the little Antique Store “Nolensville Feed Mill” and take some pictures. Of course, being a new photographer, I still don’t know the eqttiqute so I thought it best to go inside and ask the owner if I could take some photos of his stuff because I was practicing and it looked interesting. He promptly and kindly thanked me for asking first. He said that in the past he’s had people stop and take photos without asking. He’s ok with it but with liability issues he would rather someone ask first. I don’t blame him. He was really nice to me and if you’re ever in the Nolensville area, please stop in and say hi. I took a lot of pictures and finally decided on the one below. Of course as always I will post some of the other ones I took on my website http://www.janscapturedmemories.com . You can click on the folder called “Old Stuff in Nolensville.” This one I simply call “Old Stuff in Nolensville.” Too tired to be creative with the name.
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1 PicADay Project: Day 3
CHAIRS – BOOTH 26 FROM BIRD HOUSES TO WORK GLOVES – IN THE SLOPE SMALL HAND PAINTED TABLE – BOOTH 62 PET TAXI – IN THE SLOPE OLD PINE SHELF – BOOTH 52 TRIPLE MIRROR DRESSER, SMALL TABLE, CANE BOTTOM CHAIRS – BOOTH 63 PUNCH TIN PIE SAFE – BOOTH 35 OLD BLACK SCHOOL DESK – BOOTH 70 OLD DOLL IN CRADLE – BOOTH 34 SMALL WOOD CABINET, BOMBAY TABLE – BOOTH 64 OILS – BOOTH 80
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Come on in at 10 A.M. Tuesday as 49 South begins the week… we’ll be there until 6 p.m.
Are you searching for the perfect piece of art to grace your mantle? Waiting to run into a vase the exact size and color you need to fill that huge void above your entertainment center? Look no further! The Hudson area has some fantastic art resources to take advantage of. Seasons on St. Croix is located on Second Street in Downtown Hudson, and represents dozens of local and regional artists in all media. From textiles to pottery, glass to paintings, you will find it here. They have a brand new gallery, and an artist reception event on the first Friday of every month. Visit their website at http://www.seasonsonstcroix.com/ for more information
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Art Along the River