http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs Antique Shows Forum and Communication Platform Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:38:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was a great time to be had by all at this year’s Jewelry Camp!  We were happy to see so many attendees who return year after year, but were very excited to see so many new faces as well.  This year Jewelry Camp was hosted at Iona College located in New Rochelle, ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/07/jewelry-camp-2010-a-huge-success/ On Saturday, May 15th, a group of jewelers, artists, writers, curators, scholars, dealers, industry insiders, and lovers of jewelry gathered in a private club in New York City to discuss the idea of fakes and forgeries throughout jewelry history organized by ASJRA (Association for the Studay of Jewelry and the Related ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/07/one-more-time-jewelry-fakes-revivals-recycling-and-reproductions/ [caption id="attachment_216" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A small portion of the James Dean memorabilia collection"][/caption] At the young age of 14 I started my collection of James Dean memorabilia by accident.  A friend of mine received a James Dean biography for her birthday when she was hoping for one about Humphrey Bogart.  I ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/06/the-rebel-collector/ Recently, through my network of pickers, I stumbled across the contents of a military collector/dealer’s estate. I suspected that I was not offered the “pick of the litter” of his contents, as those had gone out to family members and to some dealers who had already skimmed through some of ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/06/collecting-is-a-ball-vol-5-what-happens-if-you-die-and-no-one-knows-who-you-are/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="151" caption="Discover Your Hidden Worth"][/caption] I have commented in the past that collecting is not dying. This is contrary to what many are saying; the belief is that younger people do not collect. First I have to laughingly try to define “younger.” For the sake of arguing, I ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/04/collecting-is-a-ball-vol-4-postcards-from-the-edge-of-the-collecting-world/ An exhibition has just opened in London featuring 400 objects from the Royal Collection to celebrate Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s love of collecting and displaying artworks. The exhibition is also meant to dispel the image we have of Victoria as a dour widow for most of her life. Approximately one-third ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/04/queen-victoria-and-prince-albert/ US Antique Shows and the New York State Jewelers Association have recently entered into a partnership in which we will work to cross promote one another. This arrangement is a "win-win" for both sides as we're happy to provide venues for jewelers to promote and sell their products, while ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/04/a-word-about-new-york-state-jewelers-association/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="250" caption="Japanese Surrender"][/caption]As I mentioned previously, one of the fun things about collecting and selling, is we get to view into people’s lives. I like seeing what people collect as it tells me a lot about them. Recently, I helped a GoAntiques dealer value the contents of ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/03/collecting-is-a-ball-vol-iii-forensic-collecting/ Afshine Emrani is a good friend and strong supporter of dmg world media and the US Antique Shows division that produces four events annually. The following excerpt is on the homepage of his website . With his permission we have copied it here for our readers as we ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/03/why-antiques/ Help for Haiti Jewelry Joan Hornig Jewelry, Philanthropy is Beautiful has introduced an on-line Help for Haiti Special Collection I know many of us are still reeling from the recent events and devastation which took place in Haiti less than two short months ago. While many countries, organizations and private citizens have ... http://usantiqueshows.com/blogs/2010/03/philanthropy-is-beautiful/