Oriental Art & Antiques

What was the last thing that freaked you out?

Me and my sister in law visited a few antique shops. ” were really nice but the last one we went in was really freaky.
They had Laurel and Hardy plastic face masks, big chunky furniture which was set in a weird way. It wasn’t a good type of freaky like eerie.
The guy in the shop was freaky too and I just wanted to get out of there.

hehe (today)

1 was i was about to get ready and went to my moms room and she was changing and i said “AAAH MOM!!”

and second was 1.5 h ago..this guy at the mall was walking weirdly like drunk and staring at me ..i felt he’ll pull a gun and take me hostage or something (yes that crosses my mind when a creepy guy passes me staring weridly at me) (“.)

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Antiqueman’s Diary: The Memoirs of Fred B. Tuck $15 This charming little memoir is a turn-of-the-century Antiques Roadshow with the gentleman who proclaimed himself Maine’s first antique dealer. As an enterprising twenty-six year old, Fred B. Tuck set up shop in Kennebunkport’s Union Square in 1893 hoping to capitalize on the popularity of the Kennebunks as a summer destination for people of means. At one point he ran two shops in Kennebunkport, offering furnished period showrooms at one location, and at the other antiques combined with a soda fountain dispensing “the best of soda with pure fruit flavors,” and for many years he had a shop in Union Square, on Hovey’s Wharf, or later on Route One. Tuck made frequent buying trips through New England and the South, where he sometimes opened a winter shop for the season. He took delight in tracking down leads for old furniture and other items and relished the stories that went with them, recalling them in perfect detail. When there wasn’t enough stock to satisfy customer demand for “colonial relics,” Tuck and his staff were quite creative with reproductions or their “improvements” to existing pieces. Their expert refinishing and upholstering services would cause tears today on the Antiques Roadshow. Tuck’s entrepreneurial bent also led him to develop “historical” postcards, jigsaw puzzles, and scrapbooks; bottled water in patriotic red and blue bottles; and a patented moth-proof garment bag! The late Dean A. Fales, Jr., a furniture historian and the author of American Painted Furniture: 1660-1880, unearthed a transcript of Tuck’s “diary” in a secondhand shop and, intrigued by Tuck’s life, undertook further research and gave several illustratedlectures about him. His wife, Martha G. Fales of Kennebunk, has provided a new introduction, and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, has written an afterword that acquaints us with some of Tuck’s successors in the world of Maine antiques,

Emporium of Death $9.99 Mass murderer Archie Dyson is The Grey Man. Hanged in 1927, he vowed he would return. Over fifty years later, when blood is spilled on the cracked glass of a small photograph of his – Dyson’s image shifts from a dull sepia to a clear grey – then disappears.He reappears in a larger photo. Thus begins his terrifying return, as he moves from picture to picture, growing larger and more powerful with each move. He begins to possess Janet, the wife of Eric Baker, the man who now owns Archie’s old business, The Dyson Emporium of Second-Hand & Antique Furniture, or the Emporium of Death.The young couple who own Dyson’s shop have no idea who Archie Dyson is or what he’s done. Dyson butchered and cannibalized seven women, burying them in the shop’s cellar. Eric begins to have nightmares while Janet, a professional artist, is being manipulated to paint a huge mural of Dyson so he can continue a new reign of cannibalistic terror.Meanwhile, Dyson has begun to kill again and implicates Eric, who goes to prison for murdering three women. The coast is now clear for The Grey Man to force Janet into completing her mural. This nerve-shattering novel builds to a stunning climax.Mel Hague has written four books: three Westerns and Emporium of Death. Originally from England, Hague moved to Canada at an early age, but he once again resides in Doncaster, UK. His career has included singer, songwriter, broadcaster and journalist, and he was voted Top British Country Music Entertainer in 1981.

Emporium of Death $12.79 Mass murderer Archie Dyson is The Grey Man. Hanged in 1927, he vowed he would return. Over fifty years later, when blood is spilled on the cracked glass of a small photograph of his – Dyson’s image shifts from a dull sepia to a clear grey – then disappears.He reappears in a larger photo. Thus begins his terrifying return, as he moves from picture to picture, growing larger and more powerful with each move. He begins to possess Janet, the wife of Eric Baker, the man who now owns Archie’s old business, The Dyson Emporium of Second-Hand & Antique Furniture, or the Emporium of Death.The young couple who own Dyson’s shop have no idea who Archie Dyson is or what he’s done. Dyson butchered and cannibalized seven women, burying them in the shop’s cellar. Eric begins to have nightmares while Janet, a professional artist, is being manipulated to paint a huge mural of Dyson so he can continue a new reign of cannibalistic terror.Meanwhile, Dyson has begun to kill again and implicates Eric, who goes to prison for murdering three women. The coast is now clear for The Grey Man to force Janet into completing her mural. This nerve-shattering novel builds to a stunning climax.Mel Hague has written four books: three Westerns and Emporium of Death. Originally from England, Hague moved to Canada at an early age, but he once again resides in Doncaster, UK. His career has included singer, songwriter, broadcaster and journalist, and he was voted Top British Country Music Entertainer in 1981.

Making Classic Chairs: A Craftsmans Chippendale Reference $152.8 New – The Chippendale style is recognized as the most popular furniture type of the 18th century. Join the author in his own shop as he chronicles every step in the construction of this classic chair, from wood selection, layout, and cutting, through carving and stain application. Detailed text accompanied by nearly 400 photographs lead the reader through chair projects such as a Philadelphia style ball-and-claw and a rare “hairy paw”. This book gives woodworkers and antique buffs everything the

Making Classic Chairs: A Craftsmans Chippendale Reference $261.16 New – The Chippendale style is recognized as the most popular furniture type of the 18th century. Join the author in his own shop as he chronicles every step in the construction of this classic chair, from wood selection, layout, and cutting, through carving and stain application. Detailed text accompanied by nearly 400 photographs lead the reader through chair projects such as a Philadelphia style ball-and-claw and a rare “hairy paw”. This book gives woodworkers and antique buffs everything the

Making Classic Chairs: A Craftsmans Chippendale Reference $170.75 Used – The Chippendale style is recognized as the most popular furniture type of the 18th century. Join the author in his own shop as he chronicles every step in the construction of this classic chair, from wood selection, layout, and cutting, through carving and stain application. Detailed text accompanied by nearly 400 photographs lead the reader through chair projects such as a Philadelphia style ball-and-claw and a rare “hairy paw”. This book gives woodworkers and antique buffs everything th

Making Classic Chairs: A Craftsmans Chippendale Reference $227.09 New – The Chippendale style is recognized as the most popular furniture type of the 18th century. Join the author in his own shop as he chronicles every step in the construction of this classic chair, from wood selection, layout, and cutting, through carving and stain application. Detailed text accompanied by nearly 400 photographs lead the reader through chair projects such as a Philadelphia style ball-and-claw and a rare “hairy paw”. This book gives woodworkers and antique buffs everything the

The Second-hand Shopping Guide to London $1.42 Used – Rough Guides editor Graham Parker has rummaged through street markets, scoured bric-a-brac and junk stores, sussed out charity shops and trawled antique dealers to select the best places for quality, value and range in London’s richly varied and flourishing secondhand market. Covering all kinds of goods – from books, clothes or furniture to comics, fireplaces, stamps, toys or bicycles, with a description of each shop and three indexes, this is a fun and practical guide for anyone who enjo

The Second-hand Shopping Guide to London $5.99 Used – Rough Guides editor Graham Parker has rummaged through street markets, scoured bric-a-brac and junk stores, sussed out charity shops and trawled antique dealers to select the best places for quality, value and range in London’s richly varied and flourishing secondhand market. Covering all kinds of goods – from books, clothes or furniture to comics, fireplaces, stamps, toys or bicycles, with a description of each shop and three indexes, this is a fun and practical guide for anyone who enjo