| Look for antiques that steal your heart
Q. I love old furniture, but I'm intimidated when buying antiques because I don't know how to judge whether I'm getting a good piece at the right price. Can you give me some pointers? A. Like you, I am a sucker for old furniture. Whether it's a valuable antique or a vintage piece, these aged beauties, with their graceful lines and imperfections, lend warmth and character to their surroundings. I think furniture with a past adds oodles of interest to a space and gives a home a lived-in look. If you want to become a serious collector of antiques and invest in pieces of great value, you'll want to do your homework first. There are reams of books and a host of Web sites that can help you discover what makes some pieces more valuable than others and what you should look for when selecting different kinds of antiques.
SINGLE OWNER ESTATE AUCTION
We will be selling the contents of the estate of Ms. Eliz. Edwards of Manchester, VT Please check next week's paper or our website for full information and lots of photos.
SINGLE OWNER ESTATE AUCTION
SAT. JAN 13 2007 1 PM
SPECIAL SESSION 11 AM
Offering the contents of the Estate of Betsy Edwards, Manchester, VT. Highlights include: Eldred Wheeler cherry secretary; many period stands; selection antique mirrors; English mah. drop front desk; mahogany dining table and chairs; antique beds and dressers; antique lighting; good selection of porcelains including Oriental and English: Herend service for 12; Flow Blue; other transferware; tole trays; Oriental coal bin; pair brass lustres; Fred Millar print; other nice prints including C & I; nice selection candle sticks; please check website for pictures and catalog.
Metal artisan has seen the light
LAPORTE -- Bob Kopnicky thanks heaven above for shedding light on his true gift. The inventor and retired instrument technician was fascinated by antiques when he worked at Bethlehem Steel. He started collecting vintage lighting 15 years ago at antiques shows across the Midwest.
Kopnicky amassed a collection of hundreds of chandeliers, Tiffany lamps, antique metal embellished lamps, desk sets, pendants, ceiling fixtures and antique hardware accessories.
In fact, the metal artisan, who lives in LaPorte with his wife, Karen, is a serious collector.
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Ray Jamison's grave will have marker, remaining funds go to animal shelter
Ray Jamison's final resting place will be more than a soon-forgotten patch of grass.Jerry Rux, who handled the funeral of the 81-year-old homeless Kewanee man killed when he was struck by a train last month, reports that Ray's grave will have a marker and the folks who rescued his cats after his death will receive the balance of a fund set up at Peoples National Bank.Rux said a local monument company has come forward to donate a granite marker with the only cost the engraving of Ray's name and month, day and year of his birth and death. The company also will install the marker on Ray's grave in the Rosedale Cemetery, southwest of Cambridge when the ground thaws. .
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