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Living with Antiques
Antiques and collectibles offer a
beautiful way to reuse and repurpose objects from the past, helping the planet. Living with
antiques can reflect personal style, while being truly functional.
Auction prices are sometimes less than retail, while the quality of
workmanship is often superior. Things of good quality and condition tend to appreciate in
value.
Antique Furniture
Do you like modern and minimal? Try Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts,
Beidermeier, Empire, Hepplewhite, and Danish Modern
Do you like rich details? Try Renaissance Revival, William & Mary, Victorian, Queen Anne,
Chippendale, the Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau, William Morris, and Sheraton. There truly is
something for everyone.
Christie's American Furniture Collecting Guide
"American Furniture of the 18th Century," by
Jeffrey P. Greene
"Antique Cupboards," by Leigh Keno
Can't say enough about Corner Cupboards. Every dining room should have this space-saver, for
a perfect combination of display and storage.
Pennsylvania German Schrank
The Schrank, Linen Press, or Armoire is used for clothing or linen storage. Houses of the 18th
Century had no closets. Use in the traditional way in a bedroom or bath.
Use downstairs for attractive hidden storage. The top is a wonderful place to
display a collection or seasonal items.
"Dower Chest Commands Attention at Skinner," by Rosemary McKittrick
An antique Dower or Blanket Chest can be used to store out-of-season modern quilts and
coverlets in a bedroom, while doing double duty as a television stand.
A blanket chest also makes a great coffee table, with secret storage for CDs, DVDs, magazines,
family history, toys, or scrapbooks.
Folk Art
American Folk Art Museum
Pennsylvania German Fraktur
American Quilts and Coverlets
Store antique quilts in
acid-free lidded boxes, cushioned with acid-free tissue. These boxes keep the
sunlight out, can breathe, and eliminate contact with wood, which can darken cloth. Fold
lines can become weak, so refold periodically.
When on display, beware of direct sunlight. Also, use unbleached muslin or
acid-free mat board under old fabrics to protect from acidic or oily surfaces.
A damaged cotton quilt can be made into a set of pillows. Small quilts can be hung, by
basting a muslin sleeve for a dowel rod on the back.
American Pottery
"On Pottery in Colonial America," by Julia Smith
Weitsman Stoneware Collection, New York
State Museum
Small stoneware crocks are great for pillar candles, because they shield the flame
and keep wax from dripping. Use medium crocks in the kitchen for wooden spoons or
dishwashing supplies, and large crocks for magazines or umbrellas.
"American Redware," by Greg K. Kramer and
Lester P. Breininger, Jr.
Some redware glazes contain lead, so it's not recommended for food service. Pie plates
look great grouped in a cupboard, or use under plants and pillar candles.
English Pottery & Porcelain
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Royal Crown Derby
If you love all things Asian, you'll love their famous "Imari" pattern. Imari is striking in
midnight blue and coral.
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
The Spode Museum Trust
Spode blue transfer patterns include "Blue Willow," "Tower," and "Italian."
Thomas Minton: Famous Potters of Stoke-on-Trent
Transferware Collectors Club
Use Transferware for everyday dining. Mix six patterned dinner plates with
six plain. I like to use warm colors for fall & winter, and cool
for spring & summer. A nice fall pattern is Mason's "Manchu" in brown.
National Shelley China Club
I collect Shelley trios for a dessert service my grandmother started. A trio consists
of a tea cup, saucer and dessert (salad) plate. It's easy to put together a dessert service when
you mix and match trios.
Family collections are priceless. They bring back memories each time they are used, and
I use mine often.
Silverplate Flatware
Using family silver is another
way to remember loved ones on special occasions. My grandmother's pattern was "Grosvenor," by
Community Plate. Once you know the pattern name, it's easy to collect on eBay.
Piece Types from Replacements.com
Pattern Guide from AsYouLikeItSilverShop.com
Patterns in Silverplate from SilverPattern.com
Silverplate Flatware A-K from SilverCollect.com
Silverplate Flatware L-Z from SilverCollect.com
Rogers Bros Patterns from SilverCollecting.com
Rogers Brothers from Past & Present
In General
Antiques Roadshow
The Magazine Antiques
Rare & Out of Print Books from AbeBooks.com
Auction Houses
New York City
Sothebys.com
Christies.com
Philadelphia Area
Freeman's, America's Oldest Auction House
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, PA
Alderfer Auction & Appraisal, Hatfield, PA
Lambertville, NJ
Rago Auctions, Familiar Faces from
Antiques Roadshow
Flea Markets of the Greater Lehigh Valley,
Eastern Pennsylvania
Sundays
Adamstown -
Stoudt's Black Angus
Adamstown -
Renninger's Adamstown
Adamstown -
Shupp's Grove
Allentown -
Weil Antique Center
Lambertville, NJ -
Golden Nugget Antique Market
Mondays
Perkiomenville - Perkiomenville Auction & Flea Market
Wednesdays
Lambertville, NJ -
Golden Nugget Antique Market
Fridays
Ephrata - The Green Dragon
Saturdays
Kutztown -
Renninger's Kutztown
Quakertown -
Quakertown Farmer's Market
Adamstown -
Shupp's Grove
Lambertville, NJ -
Golden Nugget Antique Market
Family & Friends
Mr. Schlichter, songwriter
The Steeds, music by my Steve
"The Steeds" new release on CD Baby.com
Moravian Church Genealogy Links, my gen website.
My Dad, the Silversmith
Murals by my friend, Judy Peters
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