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Skinner antique appraisals at Bedford library, Tuesday, Oct. 25
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A former partner in his family's antiques business, which specialized in European and Asian antiques, Stuart dealt in Chinese and Japanese furniture, paintings, porcelain, and silver starting in the early 1970s, and exhibited at major antique shows … Read more on Wicked Local

Skinner antique appraisal at Bedford library, Tuesday, Oct. 25
Filed under: antique silver furniture
Slavid, who has appeared on “The Antiques Roadshow,” is vice president, European Furniture & Decorative Arts, Silver, and Ceramics. Stuart joined Skinner in 1989 as director of the Fine Ceramics department, specializing in English and Continental … Read more on Wicked Local

Don Presley To Auction Beverly Hills Collection Of Superb Antique Clocks …
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Bronze and Sevres porcelain clock and garniture set, one of many from a Beverly Hills private collection. Don Presley Auction image. Don Presley To Auction Beverly Hills Collection Of Superb Antique Clocks , Porcelain , Silver , Read more on EcommWire (press release)

Celebrity Nursery Designer Sherri Blum of Jack and Jill Interiors on TLC’s The Cake Boss

Lisa and Buddy Valastro, stars of The Cake Boss on TLC, and owners of Carlo’s Bakery, contacted me to help them design a nursery for their fourth baby due in February. They did not want to know the gender of their baby prior to birth, and therefore desired a gender-neutral baby nursery. The problem was, Lisa wanted a traditional elegant nursery, while Buddy wanted a whimsical Jungle Safari themed nursery. My job was to find a compromise! Of course the consultations were scheduled and due to Buddy’s busy schedule at Carlo’s Bakery, the initial meetings were with Lisa. We selected elegant traditional nursery furniture in a beautiful antique silver finish which included a stunning iron crib. Silk dupioni was used in the custom crib bedding and window treatments and other elegant custom fixtures such as the pendant nursery light and nursery glider were selected as well. I was a bit concerned about Buddy ending up dissatisfied with the nursery’s lack of jungle and safari elements, therefore I convinced Lisa to allow us to paint a stylized tree in the nursery’s corner to give Buddy a bit of jungle atmosphere. I also shared with her my own Giraffe Family wall hanging and promised her that if we put this in the nursery, along with the rocking giraffe and other stuffed animals, that it would appease Buddy’s desire to have animals in the nursery. I also wanted to be sure that the Valastros’ older children felt important to their new baby brother or sister. I asked Lisa to provide …

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