Antiques Newsletter Archives – June 23, 2007 features articles about the CDC Warning about Lead Poisoning from Antiques; Quartzite,
Arizona a Gem & Mineral Capital; Record Auction Prices for a Lucien Freud Painting and Damien Hirst sculpture; the Binding of
Antiques & Collectible Books and a Recent Estate Sale Find of West Virginia Glass. Antiques Newsletter Archives – June 23,
2007 also highlights upcoming antiques shows & flea markets, antiques auctions and Estate & Tag Sales. Northern Virginia
Antiques is the mid-eastern
NOVA-Antiques.com was designated as a resource for antiques and collectibles flea markets in an article published in the Weekend Section
of the
cdC warns of potential lead poisoning from antiques
The CDC recently warned people that antiques containing mercury may pose a health hazard. Antiques that may contain mercury include mirrors, clocks, barometers, thermometers and lamps. The hazard comes about when an antique is moved, jostled or the old seals leak, releasing the mercury. According to the CDC, exposure to high amounts of mercury can lead to brain damage as well effect the heart, kidneys and lungs.
The CDC also affirms in the report that many states restrict the sale of items with mercury in them. Many antique dealers are
now worried that this report will hurt the antiques business. Experts say that many of the items that are sold today, such as
barometers and thermometers are a very small portion of the antiques market. Others say that many of the items that contained
mercury at one time or another have long since lost it.
If you do have antiques that contain mercury and it does happen to spill you shouldn’t panic, but do get expert help in removing the spill. Do not try to vacuum the spill as the heat of the vacuum could vaporize the mercury and make things worse.
UPCOMING ANTIQUES SHOWS & FLEA MARKETS
NOVA-Antiques.com & The NOVA-Antiques.com Newsletter provide and extensive list of upcoming antiques flea markets and shows.
quartzsite, arizona - the mecca for gem & mineral collectors
Heading to
Originally an old fort that had been built to protect his water supply from attack by Native Americans, this town has endured a few name changes and was a stop for a stage coach route; but no name is more prominent than its current name.
DUMB MIKEY
Mikey walks into the bar in
record auction price for 2 living artists
Many records have been broken in the fine art world this week both Christie’s
and Sotheby’s have announced this week. The most intriguing part has been that the record for a piece of art by a living artist
has been broken twice this week.
On Thursday, Christie’s reported that a record was set for an artwork of a living artist. Selling for more than $15.6 million, the portrait by Lucian Freud, who was born in 1922 and now makes his home
On Friday, Sotheby’s auction house announced that a Damien Hirst piece, Lullaby Spring, broke the same record and sold for over $19.1 million. Hirst was a leading member of a group called the Young British Artists of the ‘90’s and is best known for his controversial art, which in a lot of cases has included formaldehyde and dead animals. This particular
history of capodimonte porcelain
What is the difference between antique books and just plain old books? Books are classified
just like any other antiques and collectibles. Like other antiques, antique books are those that were published over 100 years
ago. In the past, antique book collecting has been associated with affluent collectors who collected them because it raised
their status in the eyes of other collectors. Many of these books were later donated to institutions upon the collector’s death.
The rise of the Internet has affected the sales and collection of books as it has done everything else. Book collectors now have a worldwide audience and both the sales and the price of books has increased dramatically as more collectors are able to bid for the rare tomes that they desire. In addition a new generation of collectors has arisen and they are collecting not the antique books, but valuable first edition books of all ages.
west virginia glass - blendo collectors
Recently we purchased a Pitcher and Tumbler set from a local estate sale. Although we have seen these pieces before, we had never seen it in the beautiful lavender color and the price was right so we purchased it.
UPCOMING estate & tag sales . . .
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