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Antiques & Collectibles Canadiana

Antiques

An Illustrated Guide for the Canadian Collector

by (author) Hyla Wults Fox

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Oct 1990
Category
Canadiana, Consumer Guides, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550020786
    Publish Date
    Oct 1990
    List Price
    $17.75

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Where to buy it

Out of print

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Description

An introductory handbook on collecting antiques in Canada, loosely based on articles written by the author for the Toronto Star and various periodicals. Chapters on collecting antiques, buying and selling antiques, auctions, fakes, insurance and appraisal, antiques and the government and conservation and restoration. Also covers specific types of antiques such as furniture, jewellery, ceramics, glass, textiles, folk art, photographs, etc. Most chapters include a bibliography and a list of other information sources such as associations, dealers, etc. Well-illustrated with black and white photographs.

About the author

Hyla Wults Fox is a successful freelance writer, specializing in Antiques, collectibles, Canadian moveable culture and history, writing columns in both the Toronto Star and the the Globe & Mail.

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