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LISTING AS FOLLOWS: Circa 1830 tiger maple 2 over 4 Federal chest w/backsplash & walnut trim; ca 1850 Sheraton 2 drwr banded work table; acanthus carved ca 1860 mahog game table w/lift top; Sheraton turned leg 2 drwr pine kitchen work table 40"x46"; black finish ca 1820 boot jack end; 6 board blanket chest has snipe hinges & rose bud nails; antique painted finish bird cage; Windsor side chair; pr of Empire slip seat flame mahog side chairs; Vict Eastlake white MT lamp table w/fancy base (believed Parker); pr of hairpin loop needlepoint seat Vict side chairs; 30"h BW insert MT Vict fern stand; Vict oak stick & ball easel; small Vict oak shield style mirror hall tree; 22" oval white MT Vict BW lamp table; mahog 3 section Halis stack bookcase; turn-of-the-century custom mahog pedestal base serpentine top lamp table w/claw feet; BW Vict oval wood top lamp table w/carved base; custom 36" round crotch mahog top center table; full size Simmons brass bed dated 1902; 3 prong bell shade Vict hanging lamp fixture; pr of 14"h Vict lamps w/metal bases & vaseline centers; pr of 10" pink Depression glass Daisy & Button boudoir lamps w/matching shades; two antique kerosene lamp founts w/HP bases; acroagate 20"h table lamp; grain finish Waterbury mantel clock; gilt framed oil painting of boats w/sails on 20"x14"h canvas (unsigned;) framed artist signed hand colored French print; oak framed hand color portrait of Vict woman signed JW Gies date 1899; other Vict prints and engravings; two Vict wall mirrors; three bound volumes of newspapers from Hartford Daily Courant 1902, Hartford Times 1918, and The Hartford Courant 1946; 1920s Holmes & Edwards silver plate set in orig box; lg set of Noritake china Brian pattern; 7" openwork Meissen handled basket w/flower trim; 5"h Oriental carved jade animal figure; 7"h Satsuma covered biscuit jar; pr of 9" hand chased sterling silver candlesticks; Staffordshire cheese dish w/cover; 6" blown cranberry vase w/ground pontel; 6"h cranberry Nailsea End-of-the-Day swirl vase; small pr of wooden duck decoys; pattern pressed items including 2 part punch bowl; and numerous other items!
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NEXT AUCTION: April 28, 7:30 pm – Details in “Antiques & The Arts Weekly." Home Baked Pies * Refreshments * Parking Front & Rear.
Global Briefs
The number of people deemed illiterate in China grew by 30 million to 116 million in the five years to 2005, a Ministry of Education official has said. Gao Xuegui said the main reason was that farmers’ children were leaving school early in order to find work. China’s economic growth has seen millions of poorer people leave their rural homes to work in cities. "The situation is worrying," Gao stated. 'Illiteracy is not only a matter of education, but also has a great social impact." Gao said another factor that contributed to the increase in illiteracy was the unsuccessful previous literacy campaigns. China’s Communist Party made tackling illiteracy a key goal after it came to power in 1949, through education and simplifying some Chinese characters.
IJ Weekend: A guide to waterfront dining in the North Bay
-Piatti, 625 Redwood Highway, Mill Valley, 380-2525. Outdoor deck can hold 35 and overlooks Shelter Bay Cove; many tables inside also feature vistas of the bay and Mt. Tam. Piatti is closed for renovations and will reopen in mid-July with an even larger outdoor deck and better views from within. -Pleasure is Mine Cafe at Harbor Point Racquet Club, 475 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, 381-6400. Panoramic water views of Belvedere, right on the lagoon. Includes 8 to 10 tables for outdoor dining, weather permitting. Open for lunch Wednesday through Sunday, 11:30- a.m. 3 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays for dinner with live jazz. Complimentary tango lessons on Thursdays with Bob and Mona Talbot. One or two Saturdays a month, the club hosts a dinner and dance party with DJ, open to the public.
Clean, green muscle cars needn't be girly
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hooking up with the MTV reality show "Pimp My Ride" for a special Earth Day episode that he hopes will boost the street cred of low-emission cars. Typically, the program features everyday people who have their trashed rides tricked out into bling-mobiles with built-in espresso machines or lava lamps. But for this episode, the crew will transform a 1965 Chevy Impala into a clean, green biodiesel machine. Efforts to reduce global warming and build a hydrogen highway helped parlay Schwarzenegger to an easy re-election last fall. But putt down the 405 Freeway in a Prius? That's not how the gov rolls. Sunday's episode of "Pimp My Ride" will show that "bio-fuel is not like some wimpy, feminine car, like a hybrid," Schwarzenegger said in the current Newsweek cover article.
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