Antiques Blog October Archive

Hunting for China: The Best Places to Find The Perfect Piece

By Kate Nelsik at 10/22/08 15:39

Trying to locate just the right china replacement dish can be a maddening and frustrating process, especially if you are searching for a rare piece or discontinued pattern. But take heart! Knowing exactly where to look is half the battle.

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SF Fall Antique Show

San Francisco returns to the classics during the Sand Francisco Fall Antiques Show. This time around, the antique show focused on the classics, those architectural designs that have survived the test of time.

Find out more about this Antique Show here at SFGate.

Link: Tradition returns to S.F. Fall Antiques Show

Antiques for Keeps: Owning a Part of History

Collecting is one of the most popular forms of hobby. One can get to own something which will later "be" or "is" already a part of history. Collecting antiques is a privilege to some elite people of society, but this doesn't mean they are not for the common individual. A more consumer friendly bartering and transaction of Antiques is a unique business of some individuals in Pennsylvania. To learn more about antique shops, read it here.

Link: GoErie.com: AUTUMN antiquing

Antique Industry

Grants pass antique dealers say the the economic meltdown is already in town as it affects their market and even some stores are forced to close their shops.

Recently, two stores closed while some trying to ride the economic storm by merging and squeezing squeezing to smaller quarters.

According to Michael Vincent, who closed his Sixth Street Antique Mall last Summer, people would prefer to buy food on the table than buying antiques that they don't need to have.

Link: Grants Pass antique shops face tough times - NewsFlash - OregonLive.com

Antique Dealers in Cameron, North Carolina

Those who are serious about collecting antique items should know about Cameron in North Carolina. If you don't, then it's already time to pay a visit.

Cameron, North Carolina, is home to 12 antique dealers who sell items that vividly describe what Cameron is like many years ago, when the world was more divided that it is today.

Take a peek in history. Pay a visit to a an antique dealer in Cameron.

Link: Cameron Antique Dealers Association - Cameron, NC Antiques