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Jan and John Maggs Antiques Newsletter
November 2009 
 
British Airways 747
 
 COMING THIS MONTH
OUR

Annual Fall Gala Opening

in our Conway shop on

Saturday and Sunday, November 14 & 15, 2009

 

Scores of fresh antiques, including those from our recent England buying trip.

 

English, Continental, American, and Chinese country furniture,

dozens of interesting smalls, paintings, and period jewelry

 

Come and join us in a festive weekend. We'll be open from 10:00 until 4:00 each day, with the usual refreshment.

For more information, visit www.jmaggs.com or call 413-369-4256

 

Sorry, no early buyers.
 
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Since last month's newsletter . . . .

. . . we've unpacked, cleaned, polished, waxed, repaired, tightened, tweaked, and photographed nearly two hundred fresh antiques. We've labored together in our workshop and have brought paintings, metalware, and jewelry to the experts who restore them for us when needed. By November 14th we expect to have all of our new things on display in our showrooms. We're very excited about how everything is falling into place, and we hope that many of our regular customers and new ones as well will come and share in our excitement on the 14th and 15th. Look for our ads this week and next in Antiques and the Arts Weekly.
This Month's Feature
 
 St. Agnes Beacon

We were very gratified by reader response to last month's pictorial diary of our trip. This month we focus on the rugged northern coast of Cornwall. Starting in our vacation cottage in St. Agnes, we invite you to see through our camera's eye a little of the magnificence of this spectacular region of England.  Just click the picture above.
 Tale of the Trade
 
Our October Newsletter inspired several readers to respond with stories of their own. We'd like to publish two.
 

The first comes from an English dealer with whom we do shows in this country. He sends a dire account of an event that allegedly resulted from the hostilities between the promoters of the Lincolnshire and Swinderby fairs. Read more...

 
The second comes from a Conway friend, whose cousin and his travelling companions shared one of our our recent adventures. Click here to learn how he inadvertently ended up in last month's newsletter. 
 
Last month we promised a story on Early Buying. We still plan to vent our anger on this topic, but we've been short of time, and the two letters above have taken some of the pressure away. Perhaps over the Winter months we'll find the time.
Pippin's Page
 
 
Click on Pippin's nose for this month's picture.
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It is probably safe to generalize about England's ubiquitous fish and chips shops; most towns of significant size have at least one. Since Cornwall is noted for its fresh seafood, we were not surprised to find two shops in St. Agnes. We have no idea which is the better, but this one surely has the most fetching name! See it here.
 
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