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Antiques Newsletter - July 11, 2008

NOVA-Antiques & Collectibles Newsletter provides articles and information about Stolen Antiques & Collectibles In the News; The Virginia Highlands Festival; a Recent Record Setting Auction for a Hot Wheels car; The history of The Hall China Company and Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel. Additionally, the NOVA-Antiques Newsletter contains info about upcoming antique & collectibles shows, auctions, estate & tag sales. NOVA-Antiques is the mid-eastern U.S. website for all things antique and collectible.

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There was a report recently on Fox out of Orlando, Florida that said a man burglarized a home and held a yard sale. Seems the owners had inherited the property hadn’t been there in about a month. When they did finally go there they found that the home had been robbed and their all their things including their antiques were gone. However, the story doesn’t end there.

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They called the police who took their report and left. The owners then take a walk through they neighborhood and lo’ and behold they find one of their dressers sitting on a lawn. After further investigation, neighbors reported one of the people in that dwelling had had a yard sale that weekend. The police arrested Brian Gardiner and recovered most of the stolen items in his apartment.

Another guy, this time in Minneapolis couldn’t decide who to vote for in the upcoming Presidential Elections, so he places his vote up for auction on eBay. Max P. Sanders whose seller name on eBay is zepdrummer612 told investigators that it was a joke. However, the county prosecutors were not laughing when they arrested and charged him with a felony under an 1893 Minnesota law that forbids the sale of a vote.

And in Rochester, New York, two 19^th century hand embroidered samplers were stolen from the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter house. The samplers, which had been donated by Clara Ide, were stolen in the middle to late June. These samplers are framed and one is dated 1822 while the other is dated 1839. Although they have not been appraised, it is estimated that these samplers are worth several thousands of dollars and the authorities are asking antiques dealers, collectors and auction houses to be on the lookout for these.

The Virginia Highlands Festival

The Virginia Highlands Festival runs this year from July 26 to August 10 in the town of Abingdon, in the foothills of the Appalachians, just west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Festival, which began in 1948, has grown over the years and today is one of the top 100 tourist events in North America. The Virginia Highlands Festival is renowned for its entertainment, juried art, photo and crafts competitions and its massive antiques market.

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The antiques market is the centerpiece of the festival for many of the people in attendance. It is 45,000 square feet of hard to find items including country furniture, collectibles, folk art, jewelry, books and primitives as well as silver, quilts, paintings, rugs, porcelain and pottery. This is one of those markets where if you don’t find what you are looking for, you are not going to find it elsewhere. The market is open from 10 am to 6 pm.

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Saturday: July 12, 2008: Aldie Antiques Market: Mosby Highway - Route 50, Bella Villa Furnishings Parking Lot: Aldie, Virginia

Saturday: July 12, 2008: Horse & Hound Wine Festival: Johnson’s Orchards: Bedford, Virginia

Sat - Sun: July 12 - 13, 2008: East Hampton Antiques Show: Mulford Farm Museum: East Hampton, New York

Fri - Sun: July 18 - 20, 2008: Great American Antiquefest: Onandaga Lake Park: Liverpool, New York

Sat - Sun: July 19-20, 2008: DC Big Flea: Dulles Expo Center - 1100 Booths in 2 Buildings: Chantilly, Virginia

Saturday: July 12, 2008: Lions Club Flea Market: VRE Commuter Parking Lot - Backlick Road: Alexandria, Virginia

Sat - Sun: July 12 -13, 2008: Parks Flea Market & Auction: Antiques, Collectibles, Farmers: Bealeton, Virginia

For a complete listing of upcoming antiques & collectibles markets and flea markets as well as art/crafts fairs, food & wine festivals and fine art shows, please visit our Calendar Page . . .

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DUMB MIKEY

When Mikey first opened his office in Arlington, whatever for no one really knows, he really wanted to make an impression so he rented a nice place. However, being as cheap as he is he cajoled his flea market buddies until they practically gave him some antiques and collectibles to decorate his office. So the first day in the office, a man came walking in and Mikey wanted to make himself look busy. He picked up the phone and pretended to have a big deal working. He threw some huge numbers around and made some commitments. After about five minutes he hangs up the phone and asks the visitor if he could help him. The man says, “Yeah, I’ve come to activate your phone lines.”

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Sunday, July 13, 2008: Caplan's Auction: Ellicott City, MD: Antique & Estate Auction

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record aucton prices - Memorabilia, ephemera & hot wheels

In England this past week, people paid thousands of dollars for memorabilia and ephemera belonging to long time royal servant William Tallon. Mr. Tallon had been serving the royal family for about 51 years as such got more than acquainted with them. In turn, they gave him many photos, paintings, letters and Christmas cards. Among these was a letter from the late Queen Mother to Mr. Tallon asking him to pack Dubonnet and gin with her belongings “in case it is needed.” Mr. Tallon passed away in November at the age of 72 but his worldly possession brought in more almost $1 million at the auction.

Saturday, July 12, 2008: Mastin Auctions: Partlow, VA: Living Estate Antiques Collectibles Auctions

Mattel Toys is celebrating 40 years of its popular die cast car, Hot Wheels this year. To commemorate the event, Mattel has planned many events this year showing off life sized models of the die cast cars they have produced over the years. Mattel started producing Hot Wheel cars in 1968 and the first model was custom Volkswagen. At auction today, that car would not bring in close to what the record is. The record for toy car and yes it was a Hot Wheels car, albeit one with diamonds was over $140,000. Talk about bling, this car had 2700 blue, black and white diamonds covering the 18 karat white gold frame.

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