PHOTOS 01: ANTIQUES ON THE AVENUE
An Evening of Appraisals and Auctioneering
Photography by Hoag Levins
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Nov. 18, 2006
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COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. -- "Antiques on the Avenue," offering "Road Show"-like antique appraisals as well as an auction, turned out to be the Camden County Historical Society's most successful fundraiser in recent years. Sponsored by PSE&G, 1st Colonial Bank, Wegman's and AAA South Jersey, the event took place in the banquet hall (above, right) of the Collingswood Community Center (above, left) on Nov. 17.
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A truckload of antiques -- many from the Society's own collections -- lined the walls and made interesting centerpieces, such as these 19th-century parasols (above, left) whose ivory handles were inlaid with sterling silver. The first hour and a half offered attendees the opportunity to study auction items up close and personal (above, right).
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Discussing the reserve valuation of a 1918 war bonds poster (above, left) are Daniel F. Beckett, a Collingswood auctioneer, and Society executive director Linda R. Gentry. Mr. Beckett is also the Supervisor of Public Works for the Borough of Merchantville. Above, right (left to right) are Betty Young, Ms. Gentry, Society trustee Sovonne Ukam and Society trustee and director of programming Sandy Levins.
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Society president Richard Pillatt (above, left), an authority on 18th-century furniture, studies one of the ornate Victorian-era pieces up for auction. Above, right, are Society education coordinator Margaret Marks, trustee John Rodgers and museum director Andrea Cakars.
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