Antiques Newsletter Archives – August 10, 2006 features articles about a Steiff Bear collection that was destroyed;
NOVA-Antiques.com was designated as a resource for antiques and collectibles flea markets in an article published in the Weekend Section
of the
barney goes berserk - steiff bears destroyed
Last week, a six year old Doberman pinscher named Barney “went berserk” according to authorities
and destroyed a collection of hundreds of rare and antique teddy bears. The collection, which was being displayed at a children’s
museum in
Among the bears destroyed was one that had belonged to the King himself, Elvis Presley. Mabel, a bear made by the German company
Steiff in 1909, had belonged to Elvis in his youth and was on loan to the museum from Benjamin Slade. Mr. Slade had purchased
the bear at an auction in
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DUMB MIKEY
A volunteer at the
record auction price renaissance revival bed - victorian era
The Thomas Brooks & Company Furniture and Upholsterers Warehouse, was located on
The bed was sold to a phone bidder from
history of capodimonte porcelain
Lillian B. Gottschalk, the antiques toy collector, aficionado and author has died at the age of 84. Mrs. Gottschalk was originally
inspired to collect toys by her husband Bill, who himself collected vintage cars. Starting one day with a cast iron car, over
the years, she had amassed a collection of hundreds of toy cars. She collected all forms, from cast iron to tin and wood. Her collection was once housed in their barn in
In 1985, Mrs. Gottschalk wrote a comprehensive and well documented book titled, “American Toy Cars and Trucks.” The book is
filled with hundreds of photos by Bill Holland. After her husband died of cancer, the family decided to sell the collection. In a two day sale in
Sean Chandler West has moved some of his inventory to new digs in D.C. The Chandler Collection can now be seen at Distinctive
Lifestyles, on
the chandler collection - washington, dc
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