Archive for July, 2010

Fountain Hopping

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Fountain Hopping
Where to drink nouveau soda in its finest form.

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Beautiful Wall Timekeeper – Convert Any Dull Rooms Become a Stunning Room

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Clock can have 2  services, as a ornamental center  item maker and right time pointer. A ornamental wall timer has the  attractive appearance  and you can discover them in many places, including church  steeples and outside timer  towers.

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The World of Porcelain Antiques

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The Chinese were the first to invent porcelain a staggering 1000 years before the rest of Europe.  Porcelain is actually made by heating a form of clay called kaolin and other minerals in a kiln to temperatures of between 1200 and 1400 C.  Porcelain can be described as translucent and glassy.  When held up to the light you can see through it.  A common name for porcelain still to this day is ‘China’ which the West called it because China was the sole producers of it originally.  

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WITHINGTON AUCTION INC. THURSDAY – JULY 29, 2010 @ 9:30 A.M. 17 Atwood Rd. – 1/4 mile North on Rt. 31 – from the …

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

WITHINGTON AUCTION INC. THURSDAY – JULY 29, 2010 @ 9:30 A.M. 17 Atwood Rd. – 1/4 mile North on Rt. 31 – from the …
A weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.

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