Yet another reason to buy from a quality vetted fair
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In an article that made the front page of April 6th
Sunday Times, it was alleged that a dealer in London had sold as genuine
antiques, objects that were largely the creation of his restorer. Photographs
appeared in the paper of a piece that was cannibalised to produce a another one
which was
described as Italian, early 19th century .
The BADA's code of practice says that for an item to be sold as antique it should be "in substantially the same condition as when originally made" and "not added to or altered to any material extent".
When dealers attended quality vetted fairs, all stock is thoroughly checked by
a team of as many as 10 vetters in each discipline, for
authenticity. Any restorations must be within the strict vetting guidelines,
which will specify exactly what can and cannot be done to a piece. What is
allowed generally is restoration or replacement of parts which will naturally
wear or deteriorate with the age of the piece.
All stock what we sell at Millington Adams is bought with originality and authenticity
in mind.
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Harrogate Fine Art & Antique Fair
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Next in the spring fair line up is the Harrogate Fine Art & Antiques Fair, held
at the International Centre in the middle of Harrogate. This premier northern
event attracts some of the best dealers from all over the UK and is most
certainly worth a visit. It is held from the 1st to the 5th May 2008 inclusive and
opens at 11am each day. If we have neglected to send you a ticket we do
apologise, however if you call before you arrive we can ensure that there is a
ticket waiting for your arrival.
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Objects of Desire - The LAPADA Fine Art & Antique fair at the Royal Academy
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The week after Harrogate, is another
highlight of the season. The LAPADA Fine Art & Antique Fair held at the Royal
Academy, Burlington Gardens in the middle of Mayfair, London. It is held from
the 8th to the 11th May inclusive with a private preview night on Wednesday 7th.
We are located in the West Room on the ground floor on stand 5. Look forward to
seeing you there, if you need a ticket please call and we will again leave one
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Recent Acquisitions
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Along the left hand side of this newsletter are shown our most recent acquisitions, these have been added to our web site www.millingtonadams.com since our last newsletter in
March. Click on any picture or the text below it to go to our site and view the piece in more detail, with full descriptions, pricing and zoom-able pictures. |
Problems accessing www.millingtonadams.com
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We have heard from several
customers that they are having problems accessing our website. It appears when
typing in our address www.millingtonadams.com, that Internet Explorer gets "stuck" and will not access our home page. We think this is confined to machines running Windows Vista and is due to new super security measures that Microsoft has
implemented. Our site uses what is called "active content" which allows us to run the gallery and zoom facilities, we do have a fix for this so if anyone is having access problems please e-mail sales@millingtonadams.com and we will send you a step by step guide to changing the settings in Internet Explorer to make us visible again. This is a known problem and
apparently Microsoft and Adobe are working to find a cure.
The Bottom Line
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| Finally if you would like to share and funny or anecdotal stories with other readers of the MA Newsletter, then we would love to here from you, please e-mail your thoughts to
newsletter@millingtonadams.com all notable and worthy submissions will be aired in a future edition of "The Bottom Line". |
This newsletter is produced by Millington Adams Ltd, if you would like to unsubscribe please click the link below, if you require any further information on any of our current stock then please e-mail sales@millingtonadams.com and we will answer any questions you may have. Visit our web site via any of the links included in this newsletter or all of our most recent acquisitions can be viewed by clicking
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