| 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.
CANTON BARN AUCTIONS*
LISTING AS FOLLOWS: Circa 1890 custom mahogany shell carved Boston made 2 piece Chippendale style 1-drawer corner cupboard in mint original condition has broken arch top w/center finial; BW Vict gentleman's lockside chest w/butler's desk; unusual walnut & burl 2-part turn/century dome top china cupboard has curved sides & stretcher base and matching 3 drwr server w/backsplash & stretcher base; BW Vict 1 drwr Canterbury; large Howard Miller grandfather clock has triple weight, brass moon dial & bev glass; Eastlake Vict walnut MT lamp table; walnut cameo back finger carved side chair w/hip rests; BW Vict marble insert tea stand has claw feet & 4 carved women's busts on legs; BW Vict Eastlake fire screen; custom mahog line inlaid 4 drwr chest; c 1920s oval mahog lamp table w/caned base; three piece set c 1900 tassel carved coffee table with full body cherub legs & marquetry inlaid top and matching pair of lamp tables; small 4 drwr mahog double door breakfront w/broken arch top; 3 drwr Vict quartersawn oak buffet has large bev mirror glass top; Vict oak 2 over 2 dresser; Vict oak armed rocker; mahog 1 drwr drum table; claw foot rush seat mahog desk chair; pr of brass andirons & fireplace tools; 26"h stoneware floor pitcher; framed 20"x16" farm scene etching (artist signed); Wedgwood Edme Stratford 70 piece dinner set; pr of 10" antique French brass candlesticks; pr of pierced cut turn/century 24" high capo di monte lamps w/original lacework shades; pr of German bisque figural table lamps 20" high; antique 19"h majolica statue minstrel w/mandolin; pair of Vict cast iron dog bookends; pr of Vict cast iron sailor at wheel bookends; 7" Villeroy & Boch tobacco humidor #1047 Geschutzt (age lines); 5" Holland Delft pitcher; two pieces of Van Briggle pottery; 7" Roseville vase; antique 10"h lacey capo di monte figurine – woman on chair; 6" early English multi-figure statue (playing chess) believed early Worcester (small chip); 5" rose tapestry Royal Bayreuth pitcher; 5" rose tapestry Royal Bayreuth basket; set of 12 Am brill 4" diam cut glass bowls; Am brill cut glass 2-part 11"h punchbowl; early etched Flint celery; 4" enameled peach rose bowl believed Webb; two 8" Austrian portrait plates; set of 7 majolica bird plates; cranberry art glass pieces; large 11"h cut glass basket; 8" round turn/century covered capo di monte jar; bowl & pitcher w/matching soap & toothbrush holders; 8" ruby flash decanter; 9" openwork Dresden plate; and many other items!!
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NEXT AUCTION: February 17, 7:30 pm – Details in “Antiques & The Arts Weekly."
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Suspect charged in 3 burglaries
CLAREMONT - Police believe they have solved a string of burglaries with the arrest a Vermont man less than 24 hours after the crimes were discovered.
Christopher Blanchard, 18, of Springfield, is being held on $100,000 cash bail after he was arraigned in Claremont District Court Wednesday afternoon and charged with three counts of felony burglary and one count each of disorderly conduct and theft of services.
"Based on the midnight shift's quick response and efficient follow-up by the criminal division, we were able to arrest Blanchard on several charges," Claremont Police Chief Alex Scott said. "In the process we cleared three burglaries in less than 24 hours of when they occurred."
According to court documents, early Tuesday morning police responded to a business alarm at Nana's Collectibles on Pleasant Street in Claremont and found evidence of forced entry.
Kaminski Auctions Launches San Diego Operations with Important ...
(Boston and San Diego) - Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts top antiques and fine art auction houses, announced today the launch of its West Coast operations in San Diego, California. Headed by Frank Kaminski, the auction houses first auction in its new location is an important single-owner lifelong collection of Continental, English and American antiques. The auction will take place at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in San Diego, 1895 Camino Del Rio South, the I-8, Mission Valley, and is free and open to the public. On-site preview hours are Thursday, Feb. 15th, 5pm-10pm; Friday, Feb. 16th, 10am-10pm; and 8:30am-10:30am on the days of the auction. The auction takes place Saturday, February 17, 10:30am and Sunday, February 18, 10:30am. The auction will feature live online bidding through eBay Live Auctions, and the complete catalog can be viewed online in advance of the sale.
Vintage gambling items seized
WHITEFISH - Antique gambling equipment, including a roulette wheel dating to the 1880s, was seized from an antique store by state agents under a state law prohibiting the possession of unlicensed gambling equipment."Some of these things are over 100 years old," said Ron Turner, owner of the Cowboy Cabin. "These are not gambling devices. These are antiques. It's a historical collection. This never is, nor will be, a gambling establishment."Those arguments failed to convince three agents with the state Department of Justice Gambling Control Division who showed up at the store on Jan. 31.Turner, 65, called his son-in-law for advice. His son-in-law called police to make sure the state agents were who they said they were. .
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