With power equipment and antique hand tools, woodworker James King toils daily to preserve the techniques and furniture styles of the master craftsmen of early America. In his home in rural Hudson, Ill., King, 51, builds reproductions of fine furniture produced by artisans in this country from 1700 to 1850. Period-inspired furniture and historical reproductions are the focus of King's business, Post and Beam, which he has operated full time for eight years. He receives orders from museums, businesses and homeowners from across the United States - the majority from the northeast part of the country. His work can range in price from $800 for a small table to $15,000 for a copy of an 18th century highboy. He recently was commissioned to build a reproduction of a 1775 Chippendale-style looking glass for George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Va.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Small is big: Miniature dioramas, and Dinky cars
Collectible toys - including a niche collectible, miniature dioramas - will be featured at two suburban sales this weekend.
The dioramas, along with an assortment of dolls, will be offered by Stephenson's Auction beginning at 5 tonight at its gallery, 1005 Industrial Blvd. in Southampton. Roughly 35 dioramas, electrified models each about 13 inches high by 25 inches wide and 12 inches deep, depict a variety of quaint scenes with miniature furniture and figures about 6 inches tall.
A barbershop diorama includes a shoeshine stand, a brass clothes tree, a barber pole, and a cigar-store Indian. A costume and shoe salon displays footwear ranging from galoshes to ballet slippers.
An 1870s trophy-room diorama comes with hunter, animal heads, a gun collection mounted on the walls, a hand-painted landscape, and a globe reflecting the world as it looked in 1850.
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The dioramas, along with an assortment of dolls, will be offered by Stephenson's Auction beginning at 5 tonight at its gallery, 1005 Industrial Blvd. in Southampton. Roughly 35 dioramas, electrified models each about 13 inches high by 25 inches wide and 12 inches deep, depict a variety of quaint scenes with miniature furniture and figures about 6 inches tall.
A barbershop diorama includes a shoeshine stand, a brass clothes tree, a barber pole, and a cigar-store Indian. A costume and shoe salon displays footwear ranging from galoshes to ballet slippers.
An 1870s trophy-room diorama comes with hunter, animal heads, a gun collection mounted on the walls, a hand-painted landscape, and a globe reflecting the world as it looked in 1850.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Antiques expert is seeking real deals
ANTIQUES expert David Dickinson was a big hit with the public when he brought his latest television series to Ellesmere Port on Saturday. Scores of people, some of whom had queued outside to be the first on to the set, made their way to the Civic Hall hoping to cash in on some old family heirlooms, or take a gamble at auction.
The flamboyant bargain hunter enjoyed great success with the first series of Dickinson's Real Deal, which attracted more than a million viewers every day, and was busy casting a helpful eye on some of the potential deals throughout the day.
While racing across the set in between filming, the antiques guru did quickly confirm to the Pioneer that he was enjoying his visit to the town.
One woman from Ellesmere Port had brought in two hand-painted plates which she'd had for 18 years hoping she might strike it lucky.
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The flamboyant bargain hunter enjoyed great success with the first series of Dickinson's Real Deal, which attracted more than a million viewers every day, and was busy casting a helpful eye on some of the potential deals throughout the day.
While racing across the set in between filming, the antiques guru did quickly confirm to the Pioneer that he was enjoying his visit to the town.
One woman from Ellesmere Port had brought in two hand-painted plates which she'd had for 18 years hoping she might strike it lucky.
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