Florida Auctioneers Charles Fudge of Professional Appraisers and Liquidators of Crystal River & Kale Albritton of Lakeland Will Liquidate the Contents of Upstairs Downstairs Antique Gallery on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 10am Along With the Late 1890′s Victorian House, Which is Rumored to be Haunted.
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HAUNTED HISTORICAL OCALA VICTORIAN MANSION & ANTIQUE SHOP CONTENTS TO BE AUCTIONED SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT 10AM
Thursday, September 9th, 2010All the world’s a vase
Saturday, September 4th, 2010All the world’s a vase
Enjoy the Old World feel of this contemporary-styled vase covered with traditional maps in sepia tones. Each vase stands 18 inches high and is a nice stand-alone accent, or fill it with an arrangement of grasses or branches for some added drama. $65. Fal De Ral, 205 E. Oak St., Aledo. 817-441-2217; falderalgifts.com
Chinese Antiques Are Wise Buys – Dirty Coal China, Pass On By
Monday, August 30th, 2010Chinese antiques arrived in the west to awe and great admiration, and eventual copies. As the Ming vase appearance of blue and white “bone China” pottery came to England, the initial English versions created by Josiah Wedgewood Bone China would have been offered to the Queen. As Queen Victoria took to articles of Chinese antiques, this interest followed on down through the ranks of nobility, until Wedgewood became vastly rich by making such fine China available to the public in a relatively modest smoke burning factory in England.