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@Antique Expert: Straight-up Advice in a Bowtie-Free Zone

http://tonyduke.wordpress.com

Tony Duke, Canadian Antiques Roadshow Expert and Antique Appraiser, gives straight-up advice about all things antique... including information about antiquing on Vancouver Island.

• Added on: Oct 3rd, 2009
• Country: Canada
• Language: English

• Author: Elizabeth Campbell Duke
• Listed in: Education
• Tags: home decor antique antique furniture appraisals antique roadshow estate appraisals

Recent Posts

• Historical Relevance of the 2010 Olympic Torch and the Miner’s Lamp

  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 07:09 in home, insurance, antiques, cleaning tips, estates, selling antiques, estate appraisals, antique appraisals, estate valuation, personal property appraisal

  This article was originally published in the North Island Midweek as 2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch and the History Miner’s Lamp. Did anyone else spot the significance of the Olympic Torch when it came through our area recently? Fittingly, it was...

• Your Net Worth: Don’t Discount Your “Chattels”

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 07:08 in home, insurance, antiques, estates, selling antiques, estate appraisals, antique appraisals, estate valuation, personal property appraisal

  This article was originally published in the North Island Midweek as “Those Old Chattels Could Be Valuable“. Have you noticed that almost every publication has an article about estate planning, tax avoidance, retirement plans and the like...

• NB: Info For Comox Valley & Cowichan Flood Victims

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 07:14 in home, insurance, antiques, estates, estate appraisals, antique appraisals, estate valuation, personal property appraisal

  Disasters and catastrophe are more common than you would think. Last week it was flooding in Courtenay followed by still more flooding in Duncan and Cowachin. And winter has barely set in yet! Hundreds of homes and businesses will have lost tens of t...

• A New Blogging Era for @AntiqueExpert

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 14:03 in insurance, antiques, estates, selling antiques, estate appraisals, antique appraisals, estate valuation, personal property appraisal

  The time has arrived. For the past 8 months or so, I have been part of “The Blinking Star” e-newsletter. It made sense, since Blinking Star Antiques is our antique shop. We’re both getting too big for our britches, and it’s no...

• The Pitfalls of Mailing Gold

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 09:00 in home, antiques, estates, selling antiques, estate appraisals, antique appraisals, estate valuation

  This article was originally published in the North Island Midweek: www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/northislandmidweek/lifestyles/69587442.html As I write this article, gold has hit record heights: US$1,066 per ounce. Who wouldn’t w...

• Is Your Home Insurance In Order?

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 13:21 in home, insurance, antiques, estates, estate appraisals, antique appraisals, estate valuation, personal property appraisal

  You Bear the Burden of Proof Insurance policies have strict requirements that require you to back up your claim with proof. When filing a loss claim, you must provide a complete inventory of items you have lost, along with the current value of each a...

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