THE theme for the first National Antiques Week 23 - 30 November is 'Antiques are Green'.

"The aim is for every dealer to encourage newcomers - particularly the younger generation, into the world of antiques and to publicise the fact that dealers offer excellent value to buyers. Much has been written recently about what good value antiques offer – this is the ideal time to promote that fact," said Antiquesnews. The website gives numerous ideas of how to embrace National Antiques Week.

National Antiques Week

BCA steams into reuse


Above: Part of the 19th century railway sheds outside Paris

Paris France - David Ackers of France's premier demolition and salvage company, B.C.A. Materiaux Anciens S.A., has posted a gallery of images of a historic nineteenth century steam engine and railway goods shed complex on the outskirts of Paris for which BCA are seeking interest.

BCA reuse

BCA architectural ironwork elements for sale

BCA photo gallery

Sotheby's offer an exquisite collection of the greatest Florentine antique dealers


Above: Pietà with St. Giovanni and Maria Maddalena, a group of figures in wood, written about by Leo Planiscig in 1929 and attributed to Giacomo Cozzarelli (1453-1515), sculptor, painter and architect and one of Francesco di Giorgio’s best pupils.

Sotheby's, Palace Magnani Feroni, Via Dei Serragli 8, Florence Italy - Sotheby's have held a four day sale from 12th-15th October 2009, to auction a selection of of 1,800 lots from the dealing dynasty stock of the spectacular Salvatore Romano and his son Francesco Romano. The total sum exceeded the pre-sale low estimate, reaching €10,508,407 / $15,505,155 (pre-sale estimate: €10,361,060 - 15,435,780 / $15,287,744 -22,775,493).

The auction comprised of sculptures from the 14th to the 18th century, Old Masters paintings and drawings from the 1600s and 1700s, 19th-century Italian paintings, furniture and decorative objects including antique textiles and an interesting library. The collection bears witness to the legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest Italian antique dealers.

Sotheby's sale

Lots auctioned by Sotheby's

Northfleet to be demolished


DEMOLITION is set to begin at a 200-year-old industrial site as plans to turn it into a housing development press ahead.

SEEDA (South East England Development Agency), a government-funded organisation responsible for regeneration, will start the 30-week demolition of Northfleet Embankment. The majority of the disused industrial buildings on the derelict 40 acre site will be demolished, although some in the west and north will remain for redevelopment.

Demolition

The call of nature at auction


Above: Bugatti's Babouin Sacré Hamadryas (1909–10), one of 11 casts, sold for a stunning $2.3 million at Sotheby's in late 2006, driven up in part by buyers pushed out of the market for Giacometti sculpture, which now can sell for $20 million. (The previous Bugatti baboon on the market--in 2000 at Tajan in Paris--brought in about $965,000.)


UK gallerist Edward Horswell has reported a growing interest in all things animal related, especially lions, tigers and bears immortalized in bronze. "Our perennial love of animals and a postcrisis quest for quality have led to six-and-seven-figure prices for bronze animal figures, whether 19th, 20th or 21st century," said Mr Horswell.

Call of nature

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San Francisco Architectural open house



San Francisco, USA - San Francisco Architectural Heritage invites the public to the annual Holiday Open House at The Haas-Lilienthal House, 2007 Franklin Street on Sunday, December 6th from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. The Ballroom of the Haas-Lilienthal House will be filled with San Francisco, architecture, Victorian themed items, and green arts and craft items.

Open House

Cumbria gathering still on despite the floods


27 November, Cumbria UK - "The Cumbria gathering will go ahead despite last weeks floods. We will be having a whip-round for the Cumbria flood relief fund," said Clive Wilson of WRS who is organising the get-together.

Please contact Clive at wrs@yewtreebarn.co.uk or phone 01535 531498 to book a place

Reuse of the Week:
The Recycled House

MARK Hill and Kate Shipp have bought nothing new for their house, 95 per cent of their possessions are pre-owned, ranging from the 1940's gas stove to one of their beds that they found in a skip.

"Everything is something found that we've used. I would describe our style as quite Eccentric" says Kate.








Above: Photo's taken by Charlie Pinder Photography

The Recycled House

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