| Winter Antiques Show Gets Set To Dazzle
On Thursday evening, the Winter Antiques Show at the Seventh Regiment Armory will open to a crowd of collectors and socialites who have paid hundreds of dollars a ticket to get a first look at the objects for sale. The Winter Show, which, along with the International Show, is one of the premier antique shows in New York, exhibits the finest examples of everything from English furniture to American quilts; from antique jewelry to Chinese ceramics, and from medieval sculpture to objets de vertu the French term for beautiful but useless things, like Faberg. "Dealers save their most important pieces for the Winter Antiques Show, so people know they are going to see things they wouldn't see the rest of the year," the show's executive director, Catherine Sweeney Singer, said. "Dealers will say to a client: I have a piece that I know you're going to be interested in, but you need to come to the opening night party to see it.'" The party, sponsored by Elle Decor typically raises over a million dollars for the show's owner, the East Side House Settlement.
Raul, times three, like the Bears Waukegan family has accumulated ...
WAUKEGAN -- Chicago Bears logos decorate the bedroom of 10-year-old Raul Villalobos IV from the ceiling fan down to the curtains, walls and bedspread. His grandfather and dad, both also named Raul, painted his bedroom in blue and orange in October. All three Rauls like the Bears and together they have amassed more than 150 collectibles with the Bears logos, from pizza cutters and salt shakers, to grill covers, neon lights and autographs. .
More by Audrey Young
When MPs return to Parliament from the summer break on Tuesday, all eyes will be on the contest between Helen Clark and John Key, the millionaire who has set the political agenda alight over poverty. Labour is seriously irked by Key, with his humble beginnings sob-story, his muesli-bar welfare, and the ease with which he has received favourable media coverage over the summer. But one area in which Labour is feeling confident concerns Key in the debating chamber. Clark is almost always on top of her game, on top of the detail of all of government and is not easily rattled. Key, they think, is overrated and untested. The bells will ring next Tuesday afternoon to summon MPs back to the chamber to hear the Prime Minister's statement, the first set piece for the year.
Michelin Star, French Chef Marc Dobbels Wows Guests at Paraiso de la Bonita, Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya, Mexico (PRWeb) February 4, 2007 -- Michelin Star Chef Marc Dobbels has been appointed new Executive Chef at Paraiso de la Bonita. The intimate, beachfront boutique resort featuring ninety ocean view suites, nestled amidst 14 acres leading into the Caribbean Sea, is considered by gourmets as a 'jewel' in the Riviera Maya. In his new position, Chef Dobbels leverages a full culinary career gained at some of the world's finest locations including most recently, Cancun's 'Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach' and 'Cambridge Beaches' in Bermuda, both of which are Leading Hotels of the World and Virtuoso properties and 5 Diamond AAA resorts. .
Room jewelry
Antique brasses on valuable old tables, secretaries, buffets and breakfronts are not to be trifled with or their antique value might drop dramatically. Ever witness the heartbreak of hopefuls appearing on "Antiques Roadshow" when they're told that their furniture would have been worth $50,000, except for the lame hardware replacing the originals? So don't go replacing any drawer pulls, hinges, cabinet doorknobs, locks or latches on family heirlooms or furniture purchased at auction. A new chest of drawers might benefit from a hardware upgrade or style switch, or most any piece from a flea market or yard sale. And isn't it just too easy and fun to switch out the hardware on lesser items around the house, such as drawer knobs on a bedroom chest from childhood, or a piece of unfinished furniture you've nicely painted that's ready for some jewelry do-dahs on the drawers or doors? Bona Decorative Hardware in Oakley always offered me plenty of choices for ceramic knobs of all colors, sizes and shapes - button-flat or spherical - and multiple metal selections - copper, brass, chrome, black iron, bronze-colored...
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