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AN-TIQUE (an-teek)
An object having
special value because of its age, especially a domestic item, piece of
furniture or decorative arts object esteemed for its artistry, beauty,
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This
edition's
theme:
"The Art Deco World"
Volume 17 No. 2
This edition features
the best Holiday articles from The Antiques Almanac.
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Art Deco a
la Francaise
French Art Deco furniture featured elegant lines and often
had ornamentation applied to its surface. It could be
utilitarian or purely ornamental, conceived only for its
decorative value. It was the look that was important to many
French designers, not the use or comfort of a piece. Even
today, some pieces look as if their designers intended them
to remain on display in a store window and not be used at
all. At times it seemed as though the designers and their
patrons were trying to escape the dismal reality of daily
life at that time.
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Deco Baubles
The
geometric lines of Art Deco jewelry were a rejection of the
grandly romantic bows and garlands of the Belle Epoque style
and the wild naturalism of Art Nouveau. This was the jewelry
of a world fascinated by the rise of machines that enabled
people to travel to exotic locations. Just as women’s
fashion of the Roaring ’20s expressed a sense of newfound
freedom, so did the jewelry of the time.
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South
Beach Deco Chic
It all began
with a hurricane. The fierce storm temporarily dashed the
dream of a vacation paradise. Nearly 400 people were killed
and thousands of buildings destroyed or damaged. Then the
Depression hit. The area fell into a lull until the
mid-1930s, when a new building boom changed the look of
southern Miami Beach: Art Deco architecture began sprouting
everywhere. Radiant pastel buildings sporting geometric and
Streamlined Moderne designs breathed new life into the area.
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Shining Light on Art Deco
Art Deco style
lighting burst on the scene as the transition from
gas-powered to electric lighting, resulting in electric
light fixtures with exposed bulb designs, came to a close
towards the end of the first decade of the 20th century.
This allowed people to show off their new electric fixtures
and optimize light output, as the early electric bulbs were
dim by today's standards.
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Tic Toc Deco
The
French and Swiss excelled in producing Art Deco clocks. The
French already had a reputation for making fine mantel
clocks. They used marble, onyx, brass, glass, and chrome in
their Deco clocks. Many of these clocks had columns on their
sides and Roman numerals on their faces. French clockmakers
designed other clocks for desks. These often sat on marble
bases supported on nickel feet, with the clock flanked by a
pair of inkwells.
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Caring for Vintage Chrome
The
secret to successful chrome restoration lies in removing rust and dirt
without scratching the shiny metal surface. The problem is, while chrome
is a very durable metal and can last for years, it doesn’t take long for
it to get dirty and dull looking. And because you will need to clean
chrome frequently, it is important to know how to clean chrome properly.
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The Queen of Queens
by Bob Brooke
The Queens Museum resides in the former New York City Building,
originally the New York City Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair. Being
directly adjacent to the great icons of the Fair—the Trylon and
Perisphere—it was one of the few buildings created for the Fair intended
to be permanent. Now it’s the only surviving building from the 1939/40
Fair.
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Designing the
World
of Tomorrow
by Bob Brooke
The 1939 New
York World’s Fair was all about the future. Therefore, its
design had to reflect a whole new style, a style that
permeated its buildings, its exhibits, even its souvenirs.
The 1939 World’s Fair was supposed to look toward the
future—“the World of Tomorrow”—and the Art Deco style
provided the perfect solution. It was to be a testament to
the future—a celebration of Art Deco and the age of
industrial design.
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Having a Little Fun with Clarice Cliff
Clarice Cliff was an English ceramic
artist who created works from1922 to 1963. She began working in
the pottery industry when she was just 13. She first gilded
pieces, adding gold lines on traditional wares. Once she
mastered this she learned freehand painting at another pottery
while studying art and sculpture at the Burslem School of Art in
the evenings.
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How to Recognize and
Refinish Antiques for Pleasure and Profit
Have
you ever bought an antique or collectible that was less than perfect and
needed some TLC? Bob's book offers tips and step-by- step
instructions for simple maintenance and restoration of common antiques.
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BREAKING
NEWS
Tin
Batmobile Hits the Stratosphere
This red open-top Batmobile
is a rare tintoy produced in 1966 by Yonezawa for the
Japanese market. It recently sold for $150,000.
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Fabergé Vesta Case
Sells High
 This
Fabergé #jeweled gold-mounted #agate vesta case recently
sold for more than 15 times its estimate at $118,747. Queen
lead singer Freddie Mercury purchased it at #Sotheby’s in
Switzerland and kept it with the marked-up auction catalogue
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