Antiquing in Europe
SHOP WHERE THE DEALERS BUY
SHOP WHERE THE DEALERS BUY
Tour the antiques markets like a dealer.
If you want to shop in fancy high priced shops then
our trips are not for you. If you are the antiques nut
with mud on your boots at 5:00 am in Brimfield,
Round Top or Madison-Bouckville, then this is the
trip for you.
We will visit huge antiques fairs, auction houses,
flea markets, wholesale malls and warehouses. We won't waste your time at retail shops.
You are invited to the ultimate European antique buying excursion.
Because we are long time antique dealers in New England, we discovered many years ago that we had a difficult time doing much business in the winter off season.
So in addition to heading south for shows, we started traveling to Europe to shop. We found that the airfares were much cheaper than the summer vacation time fares, the hotel rates and truck rental rates were cheaper too.
All those people who took the " tourist" trips had paid more for the merchandise and had paid much more for the expenses.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR SMALL GROUP
Because we are long time antique dealers in New England, we discovered many years ago that we had a difficult time doing much business in the winter off season.
So in addition to heading south for shows, we started traveling to Europe to shop. We found that the airfares were much cheaper than the summer vacation time fares, the hotel rates and truck rental rates were cheaper too.
All those people who took the " tourist" trips had paid more for the merchandise and had paid much more for the expenses.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR SMALL GROUP
Make sure to read the Questions and Answers page.
CHOLESTEROL FACTS
Sorry, my posting below was a little confusing and I recieved numerous email regarding what was really going on. The sale of this merchandise has been delayed because of a fire in the home of our auctioneer. None of the merchandise has been affected, however the disruption of Eds' life has been a big problem. We have scheduled the live auction for Sunday January 31st at the Buzzards bay auction hall of mvauctions. The ads and particulars are on the websites at: http://www.auctionzip.com and on http://www.estatesales.net and, of course on http://www.RhodeIslandEstateSales.com If you sign up for our email notice list, you will get notices af all the details and directions.
In January we will be liquidating most of the stock in trade and some of the personal collection of a legendary antiques dealer.
This merchandise will be sold at an auction live in Buzzards bay. massachusetts.
Included in these sales will be some very interesting stuff.
A miniature wing back chair and footstool from the Bumpus estate. This was the living room chair inherited from P.T. Barnums famous circus midget, General Tom Thumb.
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An 18th century leather law book owned by several famous lawyers including Tapping Reeve (founder of the nations' first law school) Two superior court judges and was used by Aaron Burr to study for his bar exam.
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A Belle Epoch Palais Royale french cave a liquor (tantalus). constucted of ebony inlaid with ivory, beveled crystal panels with bronze fittings, hand blown, hand cut cranberry decanters and cordials. You don't see this every day!
Also a tortoise & bronze Boulle inlaid Tantalus with gilt insert rack but no glasses or decanters. A wonderful project for restoration.
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A french 19th century hand painted vernis martin vitrine with curved panels and embellished with ormulo.
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A porcelain sculpture signed Ruth Barret Danes and titled "the triumph of enthusiasm over experience"
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Many ivory portraits, ivory handled items, whaling sailors' items, fids, drizzlers, objets de virtu, perfumes, tunbridge boxes, Sorrento boxes, snuff boxes, dresser boxes, stamp boxes, capodimonte box, champleve box, bronze tobacco box, incense boat, lead soldiers, hindu icon, vinagrettes, guilloche, small stand up frames in bronze, brass & micro, limoges boxes, silver & silverplate boxes, poison bottles, French coffee press with old Paris porcelain body, collection of hotel desk bells, A fabulous gold gilded display plate made for Tiffany & co. by Minton, verlyss & orrefors crystal, matched pair of mission style side light stained glass windows, pair of anniversary beleek vases, unique eglomise trade sign which reads: " our 75th year", lots of ivory ladies fans, black lacquer china trade jewelry box with ivory knobs, hand painted portrait of a beautiful young girl - oil on brass, great jewelry for men and elegant ladies, cameos, micromosaics, crystal decanters, French prints in fancy frames, hand colored steel engravings of paris, set of framed postcards of the world exposition in Paris, A pewter round inlaid box with semi-precious hardstones which was sold at the china trade display at the 1893 worlds' fair, a black lacquer chinoiserie cabinet for your tv. Two sets of 19th century lacquer hand painted stacking tables, champleve & cloisonne lamps, Persian rugs, walnut fireplace surround with side cabinets, images, cabinet cards, gems, ambro, tintype, daguerrotypes, hat pins, soapstone, sterling & silverplate, ceremonial muslim knife, ivory carved tigers, ivory carved Corpus Christi, visigapatam ivory and sandlewood box, leather bound complete set of the works of alexandre Dumas, 2 volume leather bound set of "wit & humor", 4 volume set of the monuments of France profusely illustrated, 19th century two drawer french games table, mirrored plateau, and much more.
lots of pictures are on the websites at
http://www.estatessales.net
http://www.auctionzip.com
http://www.rhodeislandestatesales.com
