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Since last
month's newsletter . . . .
November was an amazingly busy month. Our
Fall Opening, the Wethersfield Historical Society show, and
our shop and Internet sales all exceeded our most optimistic
hopes. On the weekend of the 14th and 15th our showrooms
were filled with collectors and dealers from our opening at
10:00 on Saturday until late Sunday afternoon. Defying that
mantra of the antiques business, "Brown furniture isn't
selling," more than a dozen large pieces sold during the
weekend. No doubt this was partly the result of the sheer
number of rare pieces of English furniture we had assembled
-- two court cupboards, a small corner cupboard, four joined
stools, early chairs, and a spectacular carved and paneled
settle. Our gallery of Chinese furniture -- a first for us
-- had nearly been emptied by Sunday evening. Sales of
jewelry and smalls were strong, as well, and by the end of
the weekend we'd sold nearly one hundred objects. At
Wethersfield a week later, a few dealers and collectors who
had been in Conway for the opening remarked that they were
surprised that we had anything left to bring to the show.
But there was, in fact, plenty of fresh stock
for Wethersfield, and our booth was busy throughout the
Friday preview and Saturday show. As always, the show looked
great and was well-supported by the community. Several of
our friends also reported good shows.
On November 18 we published our mid-month
Update, listing more than three dozen fresh antiques that
were still in the shop following our Fall Opening. At this
writing, visitors to our website have claimed a few. To see
what's still available,
click here.
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This Month's Feature
Continuing the chronicle of our recent
visit to Cornwall, you're invited to travel with us to
St. Michael's Mount on the southern coast and Tintagel,
on the northern. For us, as for many visitors, these are
two of the most evocative spots on the peninsula. Click
here to see why.
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Since most of our readers are unable to
attend our biannual Openings, when our showrooms are filled
with fresh stock, we thought that some might like to have a
look. To see pictures of the shop on the eve of last month's
Gala Opening,
click here.
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Pippin's Page
Click on Pippin's nose for this month's
picture.
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The Back Page
We recently received an e-mail from Marvin
Getman, producer of New England Antiques Shows. Marvin is
known as one of the most aggressive advertisers in the
business and is regarded highly by dealers, who
appreciate his efforts to think outside the
box, creating novel venues for the trade and effectively
promoting them, sometimes in quite imaginative ways.
Marvin's e-mail, which included a "news report" written by a
columnist named Frank Lee Fibbing, not only expresses an
optimism we all should share, but it also epitomizes the
spirit Marvin brings to his work. If you're not on his
mailing list,
click here to read the report.
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