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Antiques '%3^ By Arthur H. Schwerdt /C

In our Antiques Notebook this week... Good news for owners of furniture and accessories made in the Northeast ( especially Philadelphia ) in the 1870s and 1880s. _ In October, the Metropolitan Museum of ArJ, in New York will present an exhibit to be called "In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans And The Aesthetic Movement." featuring objects from this period and giving them a real boost in the marketplace. THE FURNITURE is of the heavy. post-Empire variety, but richly, sometimes exotically. decorated. Ceramics, fabrics, silver and other metal work will also be a part of the exhibit. I certainly hope to get to the show and report back to you. THERE IS NO time like Now, and no place likfc Cape May County to put _ together a collection of Willow Ware dishes. I have never seen so much n round and at such great prices. No matter who the manufacturer, all of these classic blue and white dishes have the same pattern. so it's easy to put together a luncheon, or even a dinner set in just one summer. Expect to pay more for the very collectible manufacturers like Allerton. Ridgeway, Johnson Brothers. Wedgwood and others. But even these are selling below book value. "Occupied Japan" pieces are also at a premium, but "Made in Japan" and "Japan" pieces are very available. You may have some trouble collecting cups and i some serving dishes, but I they're fun to look for. and I in the •meantime, what a I valuable collection you will I have! They display well I with any decor, and are I great to use too. Overheard at this year's I Winter Antiques Show in I New York (one browser to I another): "What kind of wood is Wedgwood0" / / / IN THE UNUSUAL colI lectibles department ... In I a recent survey of collectors. the New York Times ' revealed that there are - peoplo who seriously collect. among other things.

fortune cookie fortunes, wine crate labels, license plates. "Inspected by" stickers, and even animal hair balls. Some of these unique collectors have banded together nationally and publish newsletters, e.g.: The Cast Iron Seat Collectors of America in Minn.. The International Sand Collectors of Greenwich. Conn.. The International Barbed Wire Collectors of America in Mo., and The Spark Plug Collector;; of America in Michigan Any collectors of the unusual in Cape May County? Drop me a line with some words or a photo of your collection, and I'll pass the information along in some future column on the subject. I LOVE WHEN people write to correct to expand some point I've made in this column. It shows that people care that their neighbors are well informed... This time, thanks to Paula Aaronson of Miracles in North Witdwood for reminding me that there are objects of pure ( .999) silver. She has many available in her shop. Artists who did repousse ( etched and formed) work in silver needed the metal to be as soft as possible, which it is in its pure state. Some repousse works are really beautiful. Thanks again. Paula. SURPRISINGLY. I've noticed some of the work of Clarice Cliff around in the local shops. These are very valuable and highly collectible painted dishes. Between 1928 and 1935, Clarice Cliff was part owner of the Wilkenson and Newport Pottery Co. in Burslem. England She employed a group of women artists to produce some of the most beautiu! patterns (160) of them). She died in 1972, but her work is on exhibit and part of the permanent collections at many museums including England's Victoria and Albert and the Met in New York. ASIDE FROM some magnificent florals, she also produced a line called Bizarre Ware with very 3 Deco-like designs Her | biography, which is due out { this year A Bizarre Af J fair — the' L)fe and Work of Clarice Cliff — is written by Susan and Louis Meisel and Len Griffen and will be published by Harry N. Abrams Inc. Look for it. Some more of our notebook next week, with some Letter and Design j ! Dictionary definitions of j terms having to do with ) metals. r I Arthur Schwerdt. co- C ownerof The August Farm- r house, on Route 9 in Swain- J ton. invites questions c/o t this newspaper.) I

CAROL ROPP In Concert At Church CAPE MAY — Singer/ Entertainer and life-long area resident Carol Roop will perform a sacred concert at the Cape Island Baptist church 7 p.m. Saturday. Accompanying Roop will be Mrs. Ruth Fritsch. Roop is a graduate of Lower Cape May Regional High School and has performed many solo concerts as well as I stage productions locally and in Florida. There is no admission to | the concert, but donations ! will be accepted. For more information, contact the Cape May County Art League. 884-8628. I

Catskill Trip SWAINTON - The Polish American Club of Cape May County will sponsor a polka weekend Catskill bus trip Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Reservations for the trip to Tamarack Lodge are oVattable. Call 522-3599 or 886-4672 lj r ^ s t ^ r a n 1 a ca mia I FINE NORTHERN ■ ITALIAN COOKINC Dinner Served I Thursday-Sundav M 5:30-10 P.M. ' Brunch Served ■j Saturday & Sunday Kj&S 524 Wtttatfon Si MaB ■R&N CAPE MAY v 884- 1913

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