| Wood restorer masters what could be
Niall Bourke has an odd way of taking a seat. He faces it and places his right knee in the middle of the chair, then puts one hand on the arm and the other on the back. Gently, he rocks his body to and fro. If the chair wobbles, it will need to be re-glued and clamped. If not, he'll look more closely to determine when and where it was built, what wood was used and how the piece was crafted.
Bourke knows his stuff. He studied carpentry in school in Limerick, Ireland, and then in the mid-'80s moved to Greenwich, England, where he learned to restore wood paneling in the homes of aristocrats. Today, in a Culver City, Calif., workshop, he restores antiques, builds custom designs with aged lumber and specializes in applying a high-gloss French polish technique to furniture for dealers, decorators and customers with family heirlooms.
Antique Bibles Stolen From Church Near Chambersburg
GREENE TOWNSHIP, PA - Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a strange burglary at an 18th Century church near Chambersburg. Four antique bibles were stolen from the Rocky Spring Church in Greene Township. There's no word on just how old these missing bibles are, but investigations believe they belonged to church members from many years back. The church, which is no longer active, sits on a remote hill off Letterkenny Road, and dates back to 1738. Troopers say while it's a mysterious crime, they're not surprised it happened. "Things like this happen. A lot of times juveniles are involved. Of course, we're not sure in this case, but it could have been someone curious as to what was in the building," says Trooper Joseph B.
Home Grown: If chosen carefully, roses will thrive in Brazos Valley
The rose is our national flower and a universal symbol of love, friendship, beauty and peace. It's a flower of unsurpassed importance in art, history, music and literature. The rose is the world's favorite flower, which has provided inspiration to mankind since the beginning of time, according to the American Rose Society (P.O. Box 30,000, Shreveport, La. 71130-0030; 318-938-5402/e-mail: ars@ars-hq.org). Although some roses are high-maintenance, the antique, China and tea rose varieties that have thrived in the Brazos Valley do not require any more care than native plants. Some "trouble-free" varieties are Abraham Darby, Belinda's Dream, Ballerina, Betty Prior, Bonica, Bluff Beauty, Carefree Beauty, Cecile Brunner, Dortmund, Dr. W. Van Fleet, Duchesse de Brabant, Enchantress, Flower Carpet, Lady Bank's Rose, Knock Out, Blushing knock Out, Double Knock Out, Pink Knock Out, Lamarque, Margo Koster, Marie Daly, Marie Van Houtte, Martha Gonzales, Mister Lincoln, Mrs.
FEBRUARY ESTATE AUCTIONS
The 2007 auction year starts off with four nice Thursday evening specialty and estate auctions. The first sale this month is a nice ephemera sale with plenty of variety of fresh-to-the-market material. The following three sales are three local estate lots from Richmond and Harrisville, NH, and one from Brattleboro, VT, loaded with 19th and 20th Century antiques and accessories. For more info call 1-800-352-5251 or look online at www.knottypineantiques.com.
GENERAL EPHEMERA AUCTION — THURS, FEBRUARY 1st @ 6 PM
We will be selling a nice selection of 19th and 20th Century ephemera, advertising & toys gathered from various local homes & estates to include: historical pamphlets; travel ephemera (maps, guides, brochures, etc); early engravings & prints; Coca Cola collectibles; maps & posters including WWII & Denman Thompson; advertising signs; calendars & tins; auction & sales catalogs; lg quantity of postcards, comic books, toys & games to include tin litho; boxed board games; cast metal & wooden toys; dolls & puzzles; selection of sheet music; LP phonograph records (incl Beatles); selection of photography to include cased images; tintypes; cabinet photos & Vict albums, etc; early newspapers & comic strips; cigar boxes & product packaging; old golf clubs w/bag & other sports memorabilia (cards, signatures, photos, etc); child's blackboard; political buttons & collectibles; snow domes; 19th & 20th Cent correspondence; clothing patterns; lg selection of periodicals (Sat Evening Post, TV Mirror, Sports Illus, Mast, Popular Mechanics, Radio News, Youth's Companion, Life, Science & News, etc); estate books to include novels, nature, juveniles, law, technicals, sm format, books on antiques, etc.
Applebrook Auctions
Concert Size Early 20th Century Lyon and Sealy Gold gilt harp in original case, Circa 1780 Carved Buffet Deaux Corps Wardrobe, 18th c Barrel Shaped 2 part Painted Cupboard, Hard to find set of 10 Chippendale early 20th C. Dining chairs with two arms and 8 side chairs, Beautiful carved oak French Armoire, Portsmouth Area Early 19th c, Federal 2 drawer work table Pair of 19th Century Americana buggy carriage seats, 17th Century Iron fire back with cherub Early 19th century Regency 2 Part cabinet Étagère unusual oriental design English canterbury table 19th C. Pierced in Americana pie safe, Early Americana blue country jelly cupboard, 19th c. Americana Small Chest On Stand, Pair of Maurice Villency Black Leather Chairs. Art Deco Chrome Plated Glass Console / Library Table, Early 1800"s American Tall case clock, Unusual arts and crafts painted iron hall tree, 19th century English glass door buffet, Pair Of Grecian Style Vintage Decorative lamps , Pair of gilt French Side chairs, Petite English Davenport, Pair of Inlaid French style Italian nightstands, Pair of French Chestnut arm chairs, Pair of gold gilt French style Armchairs, Unusual bronze/ brass spiral floor lamp, Retro Vintage Danish Rosewood TV Tray Cabinet, Retro Ole Wanscher Danish Rosewood Coffee table, Finn Juhl Danish Teak Coffee table and end table , Hvidt Maalgaard Danish Teak Two level end table, 2 beautiful antique Mahogany and satinwood tea caddy's, Pair of small round Danish Teak Mirrors, shabby chic Silver chandelier, Pair of early 70's Brushed aluminum floor lamps, Lot of 3 deco Copper animal figural lamps, signed R.
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