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That would completely depend on what kind of items–for instance, jewelry would be different from furniture. In all cases, pay attention to the lighting. try out different types of lights–warm white would work better for furniture (bringing out the wood tones) and bright white better for jewelry (more bluish tone makes metals and stones sparkle more). And a nice rug on the floor always makes an antiques area look more inviting and lusher. Also depends on your location and amount of space, are you indoors or outdoors, weather, (temperature? rain?) budget, … etc. Good luck!

ask your local antique houses or mail the bigger ones with pictures and information. valutaion is usually free

[Abraham Lincoln] An incredible relic from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a small section of the towel used to staunch the flow of blood from the President’s head in the Presidential Box at Ford’s Theatre immediately after Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth! The woven beige cotton cloth measures about ½” x ½” and is contained within a plastic sleeve. A letter of provenance written by Clarence H. Sandford about 1890 accompanies the relic. It reads in part: “…This piece of towelling…was received by me at Hudson, N.Y. in April 1865…together with a letter from my sister Mrs. Mary J. Webb, stating that it was piece of towel which was used by the surgeons in the ‘President’s Box’ to staunch the blood from the wound in the head of the President Abraham Lincoln…My sister was among the audience in Ford’s Theatre…Her husband at that time was Asst. Surgeon U.S. Army stationed at Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C….and was one of the first surgeons to reach the ‘President’s Box’…She told me that this towel was divided as a souvenir among several of those who were participants and spectators….” An amazing Lincoln relic with impeccable provenance. (more…)

[Abraham Lincoln] A gold locket detached in two pieces, containing a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair under sealed glass. The inside inscription reads, “President Lincoln’s Hair cut from his head while the wound was being examined.” On the outside of the locket is the presentation inscription: “The Hair Presented by General A.E. King.” After Lincoln was shot, he was carried over to the Peterson House across the street from Ford’s Theatre. Mrs. Lincoln had sent for his personal physician, Dr. Robert King Stone, who, with Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes, probed the wound. At some point Dr. Stone surreptitiously cut a lock of hair from the wounded President, which was handed down through his family. A most dramatic relic, undoubtedly the first hair taken at the earliest opportune moment while Lincoln was still alive and barely breathing. (more…)

[Abraham Lincoln-George Washington] Unique pair of chairs, each 37¾” high, the backs carved in the form of relief bust portraits of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, respectively. Accomplished in oak about 1900-1910, each chair has two turned and spooled front legs and two hexagonal chamfered back legs. The beveled edge seats are each in two pieces, one large, one small; the backs are attached by two tenons, which fit into two mortises projecting from attachments below the seats. The backs are stained black and have a distinct Arts and Crafts flavor. (more…)

Reprinted Northeast Auctions and Antique Newspaper- March 1999 by Ned Depew
Timo and Arja Parviainen, of Arti Antiques in Larchmont, NY, have a distinct advantage over many American dealers who go to Europe to buy. They are “from there”.
Both natives of Finland, the Parviainens speak several European languages in addition to their native Finnish and English. Timo has been buying and selling antiques there for the past 23 years. Trained as an electrician, he began trading in Finnish antiques as a sideline, to bring in extra income. He also had woodworking and refinishing skills that enabled him to buy old pieces and spruce them up for sale. (more…)