Hello,
One of the most frequently asked questions any antique dealer is subjected to is
“What is it, is it old, and what is worth”
The most important aspect of learning how to differentiate between old and new is experience. There is absolutely no substitute. Whatever your area of interest, it is necessary to follow market trends and continually look at quality items in order to train your eyes for the right signs.
For instance, take the taste of wine. When you first began drinking wine, except for the colour, you more than likely could not tell one from the other. As time goes by and you become used to a particular taste from a particular wine, your palate would be able to distinguish between it and something else. So it is with your chosen area of antiques or collectibles. Keep handling items and your eyes and hands will become accustomed to how they look and feel, and you will gain the necessary experience to make a wise choice.
Many people who have an interest in antiques and collectibles are unsure as to where to buy.
The answer is simple: look for the AAADA logo.
It is on the door of my shop at 67 Silverdale Road, Eaglemont and it guarantees your purchase.
Dawn
New Acquisitions
A Georgian rosewood wine table.
Circa 1830. The rectangular top with banded edge on a pedestal to
tripartite base on bun feet. Height 72 cm
A French kingwood parquetry étagère.
Circa 1870. The parquetry table top with ormolu mounts supports a smaller tier. Raised by four ormolu and bronze serpents with curling tails.
An early 19th century oak corner
cabinet.
Circa 1840. With original painted interior and glazed top section.
A collection of 19th century perfume bottles, including a cut glass double ended bottle with gilt mounts.
An early 19th century Dutch
mahogany chair.
Circa 1800. The shaped back and vertical splat flanked by scroll arms, ornate foliate inlaid decoration raised on cabriole legs, pad feet.
The Way We Wear Vintage Fashion Fair
Williamstown Town Hall
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June 2009
Don’t miss this fun vintage clothing fair with vintage and antique designer label and retro clothing, jewellery, millinery and fashion accessories, buttons, lingerie and so much more for all those fashionistas!
The Camberwell Antiques Show
Once again we will be exhibiting at the annual Camberwell Antiques Show held at the Camberwell Centre, which is part of the City of Borondara Council building in Riversdale Road, Camberwell, just 200 metres from the well known Camberwell Junction intersection. There is plenty of public parking and the venue is accessible with public transport.
Dates:
Friday 26th June, 2009 10.00 a.m. till 7.00 p.m.
Saturday 27th June, 2009 10.00 a.m. till 7.00 p.m.
Sunday 28th June, 2009 10.00 a.m. till 6.00 p.m.
The Australian Antique &
Art Dealers Association Show
In August, the annual Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association Show will be held at Wharf 8 at Barangaroo, on Sussex Street, Sydney. The show opens on Wednesday 19th August and runs through until Sunday 23rd August, 2009.
This is one of the highlights of the year for Eaglemont Antiques, and our clients can look forward to a wonderful exhibition of furniture, decorative art including porcelain, glass and other interesting items of objet d árts.
Dates:
Wednesday 19th August 6.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Thursday 20th August 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Friday 21st August 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Saturday 22nd August 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Sunday 23rd August 11.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Telephone 03 9497 4195 or email dawn@eaglemontantiques.com.au
for further details.
 Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year, when the birds herald brisk crisp mornings, just the perfect time for a walk. I spotted a beautifully hand painted vase on the third shelf of the display unit in the shop recently, but didn’t recognise the brightly coloured bird as one I have seen in Eaglemont.
In fact it was a robin red breast, a plump little bird with bright orange-red breast, face, throat and cheeks edged with grey, a white belly and olive-brown upper parts. I believe they are Britain’s favorite birds, and sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders.
The vase is oval in shape and shows a robin in a flowery glade watching a dragon fly. I need to ask “she who must be obeyed” to find out a little more about my favourite piece!
 I can tell Cossie that the oval shaped vase with hand gilding is made by the Coalport factory, around 1930.
The founder of Coalport, John Rose (1772-1841) trained at a factory in Caughley, Shropshire. Luckily for Rose, he was apprenticed to Thomas Turner, a potter with a revolutionary approach to making porcelain. Once fully fledged, he joined forces with Edward Blakeway. They bought the Caughley pottery in 1799, set up another at nearby Jackfield a year later, and shortly afterwards moved the business to Coalport.
Coalport was a 'new town' on the banks of the Severn, an area noted for producing ceramics since Roman times. The river brought raw materials from the west, and shipped finished goods directly to Bristol and beyond. Furthermore, Coalport was well placed for cheap local coal and good quality fireclays. The factory began by specialising in tableware, often decorated from 1801 with the 'Indian Tree Pattern', a design more Chinoiserie than Indian that Rose was the first to use. By this time, Coalport was steadily generating an international clientele, including the Prince and Princess of Orange.
In 1820, the Royal Society of Arts awarded Rose a gold medal for inventing a new glaze that was leadless and felspathic (comprising vital rock-forming minerals). At the same time, the Company started making elaborate designs rife with flowers - the celebrated Coalbrookdale ware.
From the 1830s, Coalport pieces were decorated with faint, transfer-printed outlines subsequently coloured by hand. That way, the factory kept up with growing demand while retaining the key qualities of hand-decorated porcelain. In the mid-19th century, products included table services finely painted with fruit or flowers on coloured grounds and long vases lavishly encrusted with flowers; “large and in 1967, the Company joined Wedgwood, thereby becoming part of Waterford Wedgwood in 1985. You can visit the original factory at Coalport to this day. Soon after the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust took it over in 1976, it became the first winner of the European Museum of the Year Award. In tandem with this engaging piece of living history, Coalport continues to produce the ceramics that have delighted so many collectors for so long. Moreover, a surprisingly, and gratifyingly, a high proportion of their production processes are still carried out by hand, making the collectibles of to-day, the treasures of tomorrow!
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