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Welcome to the May/June 2015 issue of Discovering ANTIQUES.

Time for collecting can often be difficult to find, so I have a theory I want to run by you. Time is an elusive, intangible that, I bet, we all wish we had more of! What was supposed to give us more time were the technological advances made in our lives. The computer was meant to make things easier both at the office and at home. I think instead, because of the speed with which things can now be accomplished due to more accessible and faster internet connections; so much more is expected in a shorter time, that the result is often very stressful. And, cell phones just about grow out of peoples’ ears these days. They, in themselves, are now hand-held computers as well as telephones, cameras, GPS systems, and on and on. The benefits can be marveled at; but when problems occur or connections fail, it is as though we all need oxygen support instead of accepting the interruption. I am not slighting the computer, cell phone or any other such device, in fact the production of this magazine would be a lot more complicated and difficult to accomplish without those things. Perhaps we who collect and enjoy delving into past times, finding implements and items we have to research in order to know what their purpose was, are better able to maintain a balance between today’s fast-paced routine and those simpler times. Making time for collecting may someday be deemed a healthy activity! So, keep on the hunt and preserve your health.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Impressionist French PainterA multi-part feature by Catharina VanTooren, Dealer, Calgary, AB

PART I

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Continued on Page 12* A look at Impressionism appeared in an article I wrote about Vincent van Gogh, in the Discovering ANTIQUES Sept/Oct 2013 issue.

Years ago I bought a large needlepoint picture depicting a scene from a famous painting by Renoir, entitled Luncheon of the Boating Party or Boatmen’s Luncheon. I loved the playfulness and colours displayed; it had something magical for me. From that time on I started to look more intensely into the life and works of Renoir. I even stumbled upon a biography (© 1962) of Renoir, written by his son Jean (1894-1979), and began to study some of Renoir’s works more closely. Needless to say, I became hooked on this French impressionist painter. I hope you will enjoy the following feature on the Life of Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Renoir was born in Limoges, France on February 25, 1841, as the son of Leonard, a tailor, and the grandson of Francois, a local shoemaker. Leonard married Marguerite Merlet in 1828 and settled in Limoges where they raised their family. Pierre-Auguste was the fourth child surviving childhood. After the death of Francois in 1845 the family moved to Paris, to a tiny apartment close to the Tuileries Palace, which was later destroyed by fire (1871). His upbringing was simple and strict, but also heart-loving. As a typical youngster he played with neighbourhood friends, teased the Guards at the Palace and even played under the windows of the Queen’s quarters (Queen Marie-Amelie of France), where candy was thrown down to them to please stay quiet. He helped his father in his workshop and his mother with kitchen duties. It is here that the basis of what became Renoir’s philosophy was formed, which explains his character, and by extension his art: The chief function of a human being is to live; his first duty is to have respect for life.

A few years after the Revolution of 1848 the family was forced from their home and found a place in the Rue des Gravilliers. Renoir was thirteen by then and it became essential for him to start an apprenticeship. Something in the artistic world would be favourable, as Renoir had shown an early interest in drawing. He was as young as six when he stole his father’s tailor’s chalk and drew on the floor of their apartment. His mother, Marguerite, had recognized his budding talent, “Auguste will do something some day,” she had said. Renoir also had a beautiful light baritone voice, and eventually joined the celebrated boys choir of the Church of Saint-Eustache. The choirmaster, who later befriended Renoir, was the then unknown young composer Charles Gounod (now well-known for his composition of Ave Maria). Gounod saw an opera career in the future for Renoir, with very good pay indeed, but the latter decided to follow his artistic passion and became a porcelain decorator instead. In his employer’s workshop on the Rue Vielle-du-Temple he decorated wares in the style of Sévres and Limoges; vases with garlands, arabesques, shepherdesses, Imperial Eagles, and profiles of Marie-Antoinette. Soon he advanced to designing his own creations. His employer saw potential in this very young apprentice. Renoir made good enough money to buy his parents a better house. He was also eager to learn all about the manufacturing side of porcelain; from moulding and shaping to firing. With the introduction of mechanical applications and less demand for hand-painted porcelain, Renoir moved on. After an acquaintance asked him to re-decorate his establishment walls with murals, which he did very successfully, he enrolled at Atelier Gleyre

at the École des Beaux-Arts, to enhance his technique and concentrate on anatomical drawing. Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Alfred Sisley (1840-1899) were among his fellow students.

After sessions a small group of aspiring painters would gather for a drink in a local establishment, where heavy discussions would evolve. Among them was Bazille (1841-1870), who had met Edouard Manet (1832-1883) personally and who was intrigued by Manet’s new approach (he is considered the father of Impressionism*). It did not take long for the others to become interested. Sisley,


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Child with a Stick

Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Bazille, among others, became members of the self-proclaimed intransigents. They were the first to condemn the following of the Great Masters, who pursued only one golden rule: apply a painting technique that encompasses an accurate reflection of the subject. As with most artists, Renoir’s early career was based on influences from these great painters such as Goya and Delacroix, but soon he and his school friends developed their own ideas and preferred to follow their own chosen path. The group of students insisted on learning directly from nature (the Impressionists’ mandate). Manet was already following this principle, but still used the old masters’ technique. The intransigents were to bring Manet’s doctrine to a new level. They continued their sittings with old Maitre Gleyre, as they found that the study of drawing is crucial; a necessary basis for any form of painting. Monet and Renoir shared lodgings and scraped together a few sou here and there to pay for the basics: a studio, a model and coal for the stove. The coal was a real necessity as the skin of a shivering nude model was not appealing to a painter’s keen eye! According to his son Jean, this period was one of the happiest times in Renoir’s life.

He produced many paintings because he was surrounded by subjects and models, such as servant girls, maids, cabaret girls, even family members like his brother Edmond, who sat for him quite regularly. He was never without inspiration either. Anything in daily life was worth painting, was his philosophy. It was hard, often impossible to sell his work unfortunately. He often gave his creations away. Then a breakthrough came when one of his paintings, Dancing Esmeralda (1863), was accepted at the Salon.

The group had moved, for a while, to lodgings in an area close to Fontainebleau (Marlotte) where they agreed, among each other, never to paint other than directly from nature. Monet’s phrase, “to ensnare the light and throw it directly on the canvas” became a reality. Just before the French-Prussian War of 1870 (in which Bazille tragically died) he befriended Paul Cézanne (1839- 1906), a friendship that, despite their differences, lasted their entire lives. Cézanne liked painting still-lifes. “Women models frighten me,” he said, in contrast to Renoir who created many nudes and loved the spectacle of daily life, as he called it. Renoir had learned to let himself be influenced by others, yet remained fundamentally himself. After the War of 1870 Renoir became a well-known guest at social events and was acquainted with the upper-middle class Charpentier family. He found this family “not only pleasant to know but also delightful to paint” which he did frequently.

After a very negative and critical article appeared in Le Figaro, the group decided to hold an exhibition of their own. It was an absolute failure! “The only thing we got out of it was the label Impressionism, a name I loathe,” said Renoir afterwards. The reason was, in all innocence, a little painting by Monet. He had called his canvas of a misty landscape in a winter sun Impression: Sunrise. A writer, who covered the exhibition for a satirical magazine referred to all exhibitors as ‘Impressionists’, and the name stuck. They did not sell one painting and even their commissions for traditional portraits (which they needed to pay for their essential living expenses) decreased significantly, as no one wanted to be associated with these harshly criticized artists. In the meantime Renoir continued doing what he loved so much; the desire to paint, after all, was in his blood! Many canvasses were given away by him in lieu of food or services. He was not a materialistic man. Earthly possessions meant nothing to him. He lived with the bare minimum. As long as there was money for his painting supplies, he was content.

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Boatmen’s Luncheon

He found inspiration all around him, especially after he moved to the Montmartre area. The Moulin de la Galette became an interesting subject with people from the neighbourhood more than willing to pose. Many a young girl, with the mother’s permission, sat for Renoir, making the parent very proud. Renoir painted many canvasses at the same time, switching from one subject to the other, letting it rest, thus renewing stimulation. To his surprise and with great gratitude he had found an ally and protector in art dealer Paul Duran-Ruel, who had supported Renoir from the onset. At his exhibition in New York in 1885, Duran-Ruel sold several of Renoir’s work, among them the Boatmen’s Luncheon.

The creation of the Boatmen’s Luncheon (this painting can be seen in the Philipps Memorial Gallery in New York) has a story of its own, which I would like to share with you. The now world-famous canvas was one of many Renoir created at the Grenouillere Restaurant on the island of Chatou, only about a twenty minute train ride from Paris. It was a perfect hide-away spot for young lovers. A local entrepreneur named Fournaise converted a small house on the island into a restaurant called Grenouillere, which translates as shallow riverbed where frogs live. The French love their medley of classes without distinction, so actresses, society women and women of easy virtue all patronized the Fournaise restaurant and boating club. A little frivolity and a lot of fun were to be found on Chatou. For Renoir, being the easy-going and well-liked man he was, it meant an ample supply of subjects from people who had no objection

to posing for him. Starting in 1881 it took him three years and many studies and sketches for the final painting of the Boatman’s Luncheon to materialize. The lady on the foreground with the little dog is Aline Charigot, who had posed for Renoir on numerous occasions before and who later was to become his wife.

When their courtship slowly proceeded, the young lovers spent a lot of time on the banks of the Seine or on the island of Chatou. When posing for him, Aline left Renoir in awe; he often just looked at her, without even doing one stroke of his brush. On the other hand, Aline, who claimed to be uneducated with regard to painting, just loved watching him put brush to canvas. She wanted children (she was nineteen years old), but Renoir (then forty) was apprehensive, since he could not provide for and support a family. It eventually drove them apart, but they remained good friends. During this time and after years of struggling he began to have doubts about Impressionism, and after the lovers break-up Renoir decided to travel to Spain and Italy to see for himself the work of the great masters like Velazquez and Titian.

However, his heart kept speaking to him; he felt his life without Aline was incomplete. Upon his return to Paris he and Aline re-united, started a family and remained together the rest of their lives.

Please pick up a copy of the next issue of Discovering Antiques (July/August 2015 edition) for the conclusion of the article on The Life of Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

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THE WORLD AND THE WAY IT WOULD BE IF EVERYTHING WAS

PINK!


E veryone has a favourite colour. For me it used to be orange and blue. However, it seems that over the past few years

that has changed. Pink is definitely the favourite colour of a friend of mine, Melissa. I used to dislike that colour; it always seemed to be a “girl’s” colour – at least that was what I thought. Sometimes a person will do odd things to impress someone. In my case, it started with pink scarves from the dollar store. For many years now I have worn scarves around my neck, partly to keep warm in the fall and winter, and partly (and this is the real reason) all the old “B” Western cowboys like Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers and most of the 1940’s

and 1950’s Country Music singers wore colourful scarves. This always stuck with me. One trip to the local dollar store found me looking at scarves. They were all very colourful, the pink

scarves especially struck me, and the price was right! I started to wear the more colourful of the two

pink ones I had purchased (I admit it took me a while to build up enough confidence to go out in public wearing it) and have looked for pink scarves ever since. I progressed to pink western shirts, of which I now have seven, either in pink or with pink stripes. Due to breast cancer awareness and special Calgary Stampede slogans like “Tough enough to wear pink,” pink shirts for men have become more acceptable and the shirts are more plentiful. I even found

by Fred Hauck, Collector, Redcliff, AB

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a Gene Autry comic from 1949 with Gene astride his horse Champion on the cover wearing a pink and yellow shirt. In this article I shall endeavor to talk about Pink collectables.

If a colour can be associated with a decade, it would be the 1950’s and the colour pink. Elvis bought a pink Cadillac for his mother in the mid-1950’s and pink 1959 Cadillacs show up in the odd movie. I also remember several years ago at an appliance repair shop a man came in to pick up a fridge he had had repaired. The man behind the counter told him it was the only pink one in the back. In those days, you could get stoves to match.

I have actually been looking for pink collectables for several years now. Some of the items I have found include various types of pink doll house furniture from the 1950’s, pink toy Cadillac cars and a lot of miscellaneous pink pottery.

For many years I have been collecting old toys. Pressed steel toys from the 1940’s - 1950’s produced by the Canadian Lincoln Toy Co. have always been favourites. The truck styles didn’t change much and I had some duplicates, so I thought I would change it up a bit, impress one particular person and confuse the rest. I took a Lincoln dump truck and, with a can of light pink spray paint gotten from the local hardware, painted the truck pink! It turned out very well and the person who inspired me was impressed as well. People do occasionally ask if that is the original colour!

One “pink” toy that may surprise some is a Lionel toy train set. Produced from 1957 – 1958, it is known as the “Pink Lady Set.” The engine and tender were pink and the cars were all pastel colours. Lionel geared this set to girls but girls didn’t buy them so the unsold sets were recalled, repainted with black engines and resold to boys. The original pink sets are rare and are worth well over $1,000 each.

Alberta Pottery in Redcliff, Alberta did produce pink bean pots and mixing bowls in the 1930’s. Medalta Pottery in Medicine Hat, Alberta produced pink ashtrays, vases and planters shaped like animals in the 1950’s or earlier. In my collection I have a pink elephant planter. Another Medicine Hat pottery, Hycroft (1950’s – 1980’s) used a lot of pastel colours. Pink was used on their cowboy hat ashtray, coffee mugs, plates and water pitchers. Hycroft pieces are still plentiful, other local pottery pieces, not as much. Over the years I have found quite a few pink pottery items.

Another familiar 1950’s pink item is the pink flamingo. I found several, over the years, most just ornamental, some just salt and pepper shakers. And, the one usually remembered the most is the plastic pink flamingo that was stuck in the front lawn.

Gene Autry with a pink/yellow patterned shirt on the cover of a 1949 comic book.

Pink doll furniture Continued on Page 22


Time to talk about clocks. Canadian-made Westcox alarm clocks produced some in pink and my collection boasts three of them. And in keeping with the time theme, I have found a few pocket watches from the 1890’s – 1900’s with pink dials (faces). These are my favourites of all my watches. One is an old English sterling silver key-wind. The others are all American-made. In a previous issue I explained the discovery and purchase of one of these watches at Where One Earth…did you get that? Antique Mall in Airdrie, AB. Fancy dials, especially pink ones are very hard to find. I have seen a few others but they were priced beyond my budget.

I also thought that Country Music should be mentioned. My all-time favourite singer is Wilf Carter. In the late 1960’s Wilf had a suit custom-made in pink. Wilf wore it on the cover of the album “Way Out There.” The photograph for the album cover was taken at the Calgary Stampede. This suit was recently on display at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame as part of the Wilf Carter display. Hank Snow also has a display at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Hank had his suits made by Nudie the Rodeo Tailor in California. The owner, Nudie Cohn, once commented that Hank Snow was the only person he knew of that could wear a pink suit with butterflies on it and pull it off. Included in Hank’s wardrobe were a few suits with rhinestones on them. He felt that when on stage it is all about the flash and Hank Snow typified this.

In more recent years the colour pink has shown up on tools at the local hardware store gearing them to women; and at car shows pink hot rods and pink 1950’s cars always stand out. A friend always talked about owning a pink

telephone. When she found one that a Lethbridge dealer had, the price was too rich for her budget. When I found out about this, I made a deal for it and gave it to her on her birthday, as a surprise. The telephone is a 1970’s rotary dial and had a sticker on it from a mortuary. I have also acquired a new push button pink telephone and found another 1970’s rotary phone for me. These are commonly referred to a “Princess” phones and command a lot more money than the normal black phones.

And finally for the golfers, pink balls and tees are plentiful, and although brightly coloured, they are just as easy to lose as the traditional white balls.

Okay, so everything is not pink, yet; but slowly pink is showing up on more and more items that, years ago, we would have been shocked to find in pink.

“Exclusive Pastel Train Set For Girls” from a 1957 Lionel catalog.

Wilf Carter album cover, bottom left insert shows his custom-made pink suit hanging in the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Located downtown just a quarter block north of the

Galaxy Theatre on the west side of the street.

#5, 249 - 2 Ave S.Saskatoon, SK

OpenThursday-Saturday

10:00am-5:00pm or by appointmentMarion and Orest Murawsky

306-230-7533, 306-260-1881 www.theindefinitearticle.ca

2500 Sq.Ft. Showroom Stocked and changes every week!

• Quarter Cut Oak Canadiana Refinished Furniture

• 1920 Slag Glass Lamps • Stained Glass Windows• First Nations Collectibles• Canadian Glass• Cast Iron Door Stops• Mechanical Banks• and more!

Following up on the article in the last issue, Small Town Treasures, I came across this. A large abstract painting was purchased for $9.99 from a Goodwill store in the United States by an amateur painter who wanted to re-use the canvas. The original artist had signed the back of the painting and after researching it further, discovered that Ilya Bolotowsky was a listed artist. Sotheby’s later auctioned the piece for over $34,000. A recommendation – research items you buy which have little known history.

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STORE FEATURE

Classic European Antiques …Have you been there, or just driven by?

To judge if worth a browse by just looking at the

storefront is a huge mistake! Even if you go inside

the door into the narrow front counter area, noticing

the smaller room to the right, you have only just seen

“the tip of the iceberg,” barely, of this antique shop.

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The first visit to Classic European Antiques, located at 2008 at 13314 – 126 Avenue (northeast corner of Yellowhead Trail and St. Albert Trail) in Edmonton, AB, will be a total surprise. Anneke, and her husband, Hank purchased another antique business, including inventory and location, in Spruce Grove (west of Edmonton) and that was where Classic European had its origins. Within a short time, it became apparent to them that having an Edmonton location was necessary in order to increase collector traffic. The Spruce Grove shop could not be classified as small, but by comparison, the current location is several times larger at 7,000 square feet. Instead of the open display concept found in Spruce Grove, there are now 10 separate areas set up as rooms and decorated in period design. For example, a settee and chairs, with tables, oil lamps, clocks and pictures on the wall could have been a living room right out of a mid- to late 1800’s home. Another ‘area’ has a roll top desk, leather swivel chair, and appropriate period collectables imitating an office or den; or a dining room table, chairs, etc.

Walking further into the shop, the question surfaces about when will the shop come to an end? And, surprise - it doesn’t end on the main floor, but continues upstairs with more rooms full of all sorts of antiques and vintage items, including a “kitchen” room with things of all ages. The first browse through this shop is fun, interesting and almost seems like a walk through the never-ending antique shop! It may take a couple of visits to see everything and/or find that treasure you have been wanting to add to your collection.

To Anneke, as an owner of Classic European Antiques, the antique store began as a hobby, a retirement project, and as anyone who loves antiques can fully understand, it

mushroomed into a business. It is Anneke’s wish to share her passion and has therefore set up Classic European Antiques so that when guests step through the door they leave “today” behind and enter “yesterday” complete with the furnishings, lighting, time pieces, gramophones and lots more found back in the day.

85% of the inventory at Classic European Antiques originates in Europe. Anneke, who is Dutch by birth, arranges for at least two containers of treasures to be shipped annually. Her buying trips also allow her to visit family, a real bonus! As a matter of fact, the next shipment is due to arrive mid-May 2015.

Another source of inventory for the shop is the United States. From there, Anneke hunts down lawyers’ stacking bookcases with bevelled glass, hallstands, desks, bronze statues and more.

During the summer months on any given Sunday don’t be surprised to find a “street yard sale” happening in front of the shop, complete with barbequed hotdogs and pop. Since first initiating these events, more vendors have caught the fever and participate. What a deal – a one-stop lunch, and treasure hunt! If you are redecorating, a collector looking for an addition to your collection, or just want to escape the real world for an hour or two, consider Classic European Antiques as your destination.


SugarBelle

Antiques

SugarBelle

Antiques

5113 50 AveBonnyville, AB

T9N 2H4t: 780-826-4111

e: [email protected]

Antique & Vintage Jewellery

Gifts

Coins & Paper Money

Specialty Coffee & Teas

Hours Mon - Fri. . . . . . . . 8:30am - 6:00pm

Saturday . . . . . . . . 9:30am - 5:00pm

Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Closed

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Susan ManylukPhone 403.347.0516

The Farm with the Good Food2 Miles West of Red Deer, AB

(403) 348-5527

FREE TAROT CARD READING

(a $50 Value)with a minimum purchase of $100

Excellent Selection ~ Specializing in

Victorian, Romantic & Country Styles

Open: Mon to Sat 11am-5pmBuy • Sell • Trade

reddeerantiquesandcollectibles.webplus.net


On June 18th, brought to you by City Palate, at the incomparable Hotel Arts, Calgary the 5th Annual Pig and Pinot Festival will pit fourteen chef teams against each other. While this is always a very polite competition; every participant will have spent weeks perfecting their porcine masterpieces, perusing traditional pork dishes, reinventing classic presentations of bacon, butts and bellies; sourcing ancient recipes for jowls and joints, trotters and tongues. This will be the whole, appetizing, succulent, internationally-inspired exposition of Alberta-raised, heritage-bred, free-range, farrow-to-finish old-fashioned PORK. Those fourteen teams will turn 1600 pounds of prime pork from The Farm with The Good Food into succulent delights for about 400 lucky attendees.

Endless appetizers – paired with superb Pinots - plus great silent auction selections, displays of vintage porkers, live music, fabulous mingling and the excitement of declaring the winner of the Devine Swine Trophy, will be what ticket holders will be privileged to enjoy. Find it at www.pigandpinotcalgary.eventbrite.ca. We will be there with bells on and forks in hand, primed to taste every single masterpiece created from our happy pigs. Come join the fun and support Meals on Wheels.

Another ‘piggety’ place to enjoy good eating this summer, is of course, Ellis Bird Farm. Teahouse operators Blake and Pavla are back for their third season, and have lined up the usual outstanding assortment of lunch and teatime delights. Their pork and spring vegetable soup is

It Is All About Porkby Susan Holme Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques & The Farm with The Good Food, Red Deer, AB

At least for 2015 it is! It is also about events and unique opportunities to sample superb foods presented in an unfamiliar way. So surprise us!

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light and lively, the charcuterie offerings are VERY nice (I recommend the house pâté) and something promising involving ground pork is being planned as well. Again our home-raised Large English Black X Tamworth, well-exercised and expertly slaughtered pigs, will star in some of it.

Another food-inspired happening planned for Ellis this year is a selection of hands-on workshops. Learn the secrets of creating smoked and cured sausage, hams and bacon. A build-your-own cider press workshop will let you turn those windfalls into the sweetest autumn wine you ever tasted. Pie-making and pickling days will teach both the “basics” and some clever tricks that will make participants more adept at these old-fashioned skills. Reach them at [email protected].

And while on the subject of the old-fashioned, the vintage or the antique – do be sure to visit Ellis Bird Farm this summer. A fabulous new – but well-integrated – visitors’ centre is set to open. Ample use of farm artifacts and weathered barn-wood found on-site, for furnishings and display pieces; an outstanding collection of really old, beautifully preserved taxidermy examples; and lots of

digital and traditional resources makes a visit an historical and environmental adventure for all ages.

HolmeHus Antiques is thrilled to be able to expand quite a bit in the larger gift shop, offering more classic bird and Alberta wildlife collectables. An outstanding eight-place-setting Shelley dinner set decorated with swallows, in shades of rose and magenta will grace the custom-painted pie-safe decorated by artist Donna Stackhouse, featuring some familiar Alberta birds. Figurines, pictures, textiles, carvings and glass objets d’art are all available for purchase in the new shop.

Check out what the cleverly suspended farm ladder displays; enjoy inexpensive jewellery and great scarves with motifs from nature. Also featured will be vintage wares from Alberta potters like Susanne Balslov-Kulak, Verna Allison, Peter Price and others. These, and other outstanding Alberta artists, have worked in many mediums to create some fine collectable, decorative art. They are still available for purchase in the secondary marketplace, and will be featured in the Bird Farm gift shop. If you buy local – whether food or art – you won’t go wrong. Have a great summer enjoying our Alberta, this year of our 110th birthday!


WWW.BECKANTIQUES.COM

Prairie Creek Antique Mall

4839 - 49 Street Rocky Mountain House, AB

We have a large eclectic array of antiques, collectibles, shabby chic, Canadiana and furniture. This is one

antique mall you won't want to miss! Watch for our pictures of items for sale on 'Kijiji Red Deer'.

Contact Lilian Stomp for details.

A new antique mall has opened in Rocky!STORE HOURS

Tues - Sat . 11:00am - 5:30pmClosed on Statutory Holidays

403-845-9979 | [email protected]

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Grandma’s Antiques

328 13 th Street NorthLethbridge, Alberta

We are open: Tues−Sat 10:30−4:30

Phone the Store: 403-328-0909Phone After Hours: 403-330-8504

We have a wide assortment of antiques & collectables. Don't forget to dig around in our basement. We buy & sell antiques, collectables & coins.


ANTIQUES

www.theoldcreameryantiques.com

ANTIQUES

Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 5:00

5, 5112 - 49 AvenueInnisfail, AB

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Pieces of the Past Antiques Inc.

Mahogany Chaise Lounge British c. 191072” (W) x 23” (D) x 28” (H) $1,800.00. TLC05-112 www.piecesofthepastfurniture.com

8,500 square feet filled with fine British, European and

Canadian furniture.

Where fine antique furniture meets modern home décor.

Monday − Saturday 10am − 6pmSunday & Holidays 12pm − 5pm

6569 Gateway BoulevardEdmonton, AB

(behind Truck Out�tters)780.989.2522

O� the WallAntiques & Collectables

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

May 1 & 2 ...........CAVAC Swap Meet Westerner Exhibition Park, Red Deer, AB

May 23 .................Toon Town Auto Swap MeetPrairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK


& Everything Nice Antiques & Collectables Lacombe, AB (403) 782-3191

A Vintage Affair Calgary, AB (403) 233-7770

Alta Glass (780) 421-7776

Antique & Vintage Charm Lethbridge, AB

Antique Mall Red Deer Inc. Red Deer, AB (403) 341-6685

Antiques Alberta Edmonton, AB (780) 488-3228

Antiques by Design (604) 316-1933; (403) 816-9938

Antiques Collectables and Just Stuff Rimbey, AB (403) 843-4289

Antiques, Collectibles & More Lacombe, AB (403) 782-1909

Attica Antiques Edmonton, AB (780) 452-4787

Backstreet Gifts & Antiques Westerose, AB (780) 586-0733

Beck Antiques & Jewellery Edmonton, AB (780) 474-7447

Big Valley Antiques Big Valley, AB (403) 876-2161

Blue Jar Antique Mall Edmonton, AB 587-523-5550

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers Ltd. Red Deer, AB (403) 347-5855

Carswell’s Promotions Red Deer, AB (403) 343-1614

Charlton Auction Tilley, AB (403) 362-2972

Classics Red Deer, AB (403) 347-7420

Classic European Antiques Edmonton, AB 1-877-482-4414

Collective, The Fort Macleod, AB (403) 634-5203

Collector’s II Second Generation Calgary, AB (403) 278-6446

Cozy Cottage Interiors Calgary, AB (403) 238-2767 Okotoks, AB (403) 995-9631

Decade to Decade Edmonton, AB (780) 461-5222

Ed Prodaniuk Auctions Edmonton, AB www.prodaniukauctions.com

Fort Macleod Antique Show Fort Macleod, AB (403) 553-2201

Grandma’s Antiques Lethbridge, AB (403) 328-0909

Greg’s Remedy’s Rx Drugstore Medicine Hat, AB (403) 529-0577

Hall’s Auction Ltd. Calgary, AB (403) 640-1244

Heirlooms Antiques Calgary, AB (403) 720-4100

Heritage Park Antique Shop Calgary, AB

HolmeHus Antiques Red Deer, AB (403) 347-0516

Ibon Antiques & Collectibles Edmonton, AB (780) 757-6777

Indefinite Article, The Saskatoon, SK (306) 230-7533

Inside Avenue Antiques Calgary, AB (403) 287-1988

Java Shop, The Fort Macleod, AB (403) 634-5304

Junktiques Ltd. Calgary, AB (403) 263-0619

Light Up Your Life Calgary, AB (403) 243-4016

Mantiques Calgary, AB (403) 235-6325

Mumbling Muse, The North Vancouver, BC (604) 716-9059

Off the Wall Antiques (306) 244-7229

Old Creamery Antiques Innisfail, AB (403) 865-1002

Old Strathcona Antique Mall Edmonton, AB (780) 433-0398

One Man’s Treasure Stony Plain, AB (780) 963-7776

Pieces of the Past Antiques Edmonton, AB (780) 989-2522

Prairie Creek Antique Mall Rocky Mountain House, AB (403) 845-9979

Red Deer Antiques Red Deer, AB (403) 348-5527

Rocky Mountain Antique Mall Edmonton, AB (780) 485-0020

Samuel Roland Antiques & Collectibles Fort Macleod, AB (403) 715-8280

Scribner Auction Ltd. Wainwright, AB (780) 842-5666

Spanky’s Corner Calgary, AB www.spankyscorner.ca

Sugar Belle Antiques Bonnyville, AB (780) 826-4111

T Q Antiques Calgary, AB (403) 263-6948

Vancouver Flea Market Vancouver, BC (604) 685-8843

Vintagebelle Antique Shop, The Lacombe, AB (403) 782-2341

Vintage Stove Restoration Didsbury, AB (403) 335-3905

Vintage Verandah, The Cochrane, AB (403) 932-7703

Ward’s Auctions Edmonton, AB (780) 940-8378

Where On Earth …did you get that? Antique Mall Airdrie, AB (403) 948-3669

DISCOVERING FOOD

Ellis Bird Farm Lacombe, AB (403) 885-4477

Farm with The Good Food Red Deer, AB (403) 347-0516

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