Three days ago, Armidale - Dumaresq Council's renovated Steinway piano was launched in the Town Hall. Today, the same building hosted the 2010 New England Antique and Collectibles Fair. The event attracts vendors from a long way away, including four from Victoria (1000+ km from Armidale), Sydney and Brisbane. Some items on display were quite brilliant and we were much taken with a William IV folding card table priced at about $5500 (or about 2,900 GBP).
This annual event always attracts Dot and me, and we often come away some delectable items, such as our hall stand, my throne, and last year our antique filing cabinet. This year, Dot acquired two items: a Coalport bone china nude (!) and a Walker and Hall silver plated sugar container, both pictured here. We'll be back next year for more and perhaps the kids will gt a nice surprise when they read our wills in the distant future.
AS
1 comment:
Nice items. Here in the UK, antiques (especially furniture) are not fetching the money that they used to. Some say that the young marrieds now prefer to buy new at Ikea then throw out after say 5 years and buy more new stuff at Ikea.
Richard.
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