Secrets of estate sale treasure hunters
Estate sales can be treasure troves for deeply discounted art and collectibles. What are you waiting for?Channel: News Tags: estate sales antiques news.netscape.com |
San Francisco: Kuraya Japanese Antiques
This nondescript warehouse on the industrial fringe of the Mission District is full of antiques, each with its own back story. travel.nytimes.com |
A Spittoon Born in England
A museum director spots a rare find at Sotheby’s sale of Islamic art in London. nytimes.com |
Hocking Queen Mary Depression Glass Pattern
One of the most enjoyable attributes of Queen Mary is the wonderful range of pieces, from ash trays to dinner service to candle holders. You ... propeller.com |
Right Anglo
Camden Passage, a narrow, stone-paved street in London’s Islington neighborhood, was once one of the city’s main antiques hubs, home to more than 350 shops. But in 2001, “trading in antiques hit a wall,” as one local proprietor put it, and businesses shut down or moved away. Then slowly the street came back to life, with a restaurant here, a chocolate shop there. (And not without controversy, as many Passage settlers feared that newcomers would mean higher rents.) Now Camden Passage has fully d... travel.nytimes.com |