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Page 28 The Antique Shoppe April, 2017
Vintage Finders Warehouse THE ANTIQUE DETECTIVE
is Ready Mossy Oaks Antique Mall
6260 SE 118th Place
For Spring Shoppers Belleview FL (Near Ocala) BY ANNE GILBERT

NORTH PORT– With Easter upon us, is having it's annual OLD REGIONAL POTTERY CAN BE WORTH BIG BUCKS
Vintage Finders Warehouse, 1075 Spring Open House
Innovation Ave., Unit 106, North Port, is on Saturday April 8th. Those old stoneware jugs
stocked with plenty of pretty springtime Refreshments will be served and Door that held booze and the jars and
antique and vintage treasures for your Prizes will be given away. You can crocks that stored food were
home. draw for discounts of 15-25% off of once considered utilitarian
You’ll find many pretty vintage table one regularly priced item.
linens, many of them hand-embroidered, For details or necessities. When they first
that will dress up your Easter dinner table, more information caught collectors eyes, only
plus plenty of china in floral patterns, and call Mossy Oaks those made in New England
Depression glass in springtime colors. at 352-307-0090. were considered worth buying.
There is also a good selection of During the 19th century
dining tables from several different hundreds of small potteries
eras, along with reclaimed wood and
a local craftsman who can create the sprang up across the country.
perfect farm-style table for you from this When interesting examples
gorgeous wood. began showing up from all
The Warehouse has new vendors and ADVERTISE around the country collectors
a new look for spring, with owners Dean took notice and prices zoomed.
and Diane Castellano doing some spring YOUR What once sold at flea markets
cleaning of their over-flow warehouse, to BUSINESS HERE! for a few dollars suddenly
get all their treasures on the sales floor. CALL
Also, perfect for spring are chalk- turned up at fancy auction
painted pieces included signs, occasional 800-847-1740 houses for sometime hundreds Stenciled Stoneware jar, from Greensboro, PA
tables, chairs and other furniture, some of dollars. C. 1876, could sell for $400/600.
with simple paint finishes and others Historically, the stoneware,
with pretty, floral stencils as well. The known as salt-glazed stoneware, was the pottery for daily use, beginning
Warehouse’s chalk painting artist also in the late 18th century. To make it salt was applied to the clay when the
teaches classes and does custom work.
The Warehouse is open Thursday- kiln temperature was right. Those early pieces were decorated with cobalt
Saturday, 9 AM-4 PM, or by appointment oxide, blue glaze, traced or brushed on the surface or designs were incised
by calling 941- 423-9000. (cutting outlines into a still soft object,) and then colored. By the 1840s glaze
painting replaced the incising. Designs were done with a brush and quill .
CLUES: The quality of the design and a known maker, as well as age,
define the value. Unfortunately reproductions flooded the market in the
COLLEGE DR 2 17 RACETRACK RD 95 95 1 210 St. AuguStine late 20th century. Beware of those with blue floral motif repros.
CR 220 FLEMING 13 You can tell the age by the shape as well as the design. By 1860 the crocks
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13 95 shoulders that rounded into a heavily rimmed neck. Tap your stoneware. If
16A PKWY FlAgler BeAch it rings like glass you have an oldie.
16 SHANDS BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL GOLF 1 A1A Pieces with bird and animal designs were made for rural markets. Eagles
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208 16 and patriotic as well as Masonic symbols were popular in the mid 19th
ST. AUGUSTINE century. Ships and naval
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1 scenes were used at the time
of the War of 1812.
To PALATKA
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206 The difficulty with trying
2 to specialize in pottery from
a single regions is the short
time that many operated and
then were forgotten. If you
Keepsake Antiques FLAGLER BCH want to learn about potteries
ANTIQUE MALL & UPSCALE CONSIGNMENT in your region that no longer
@ Antiques & Things TWO LOCATIONS TO ENJOY exist, spend time going
1560 Business Center Drive
62 San Marco Fleming Island, FL • 904-644-7162 through the historical records
of the town. Historical
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St. Augustine, FL 2505 Moody Road Societies are another place
Flagler Beach, FL • 386-693-4952 to find out if there was ever
Gloria Cartwright Wooding Seeking Quality Dealers! a local pottery, and if so the
252-292-1020 Contact us for details name and dates. If you live in
Open 7 Days, 10-5 junqueinthetrunkflemingisland@gmail.com a farming community there

Specializing in can still be examples waiting
Vintage Copper and Furniture to be discovered. Who knows
Classic Oils & Prints Stoneware cooler from Western Pennsylvania. you may find one worth
Could sell at auction for $200/300.
1 2 Courtesy: Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc. Auctions. hundreds of dollars.
2177 Green Valley LN, Mt. Crawford VA, 22841