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Magic mirror on the wall, which is the least enchanting Snow White movie of them all?

Originally, the answer might have been “Sidney White” (2004), a modernized version of one of the most overworked fairy tale concepts. But the honor now goes to the most recent Brothers Grimm fairy tale adaptation “Mirror Mirror,” a visually sumptuous, light-hearted approach that lacks the passion of the animated Disney film.

In short, director Tarsem Singh (2011’s “Immortals”) does to “Snow White” what Tim Burton did to “Alice in Wonderland”: presents absolute visual splendor with lavish costumes and beautiful-to-look-at quirks while sacrificing any sign of storytelling.

Lily Collins (aka Phil Collins’ daughter, aka Collins Tuohy from 2009’s “The Blind Side”) plays Snow White, now celebrating her 18th birthday. her father, the King (Sean Bean), disappears, leaving Snow White’s wicked stepmother the Queen (Julia Roberts) to run the kingdom into the ground. Facing financial problems, the Queen goes cougar for Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer) and looks to marry him, but the Prince has his eyes on Snow White.

To prevent Snow White from gaining the affection of the Prince or encouraging her downtrodden subjects against paying taxes, the Queen orders her slobbering courtier Brighton (Nathan Lane) to take Snow White into the forest and kill her. But alas, he can’t bear to do it himself because the movie would have been too short and the Queen would have won, so no surprise there. the Queen, meanwhile, tries to win over the Prince by concocting a love potion.

There are numerous changes here, the obvious of which is that the seven dwarves (Napoleon, half Pint, Grub, Grimm, Wolf, Butcher and Chuckles) have gone from singing miners to bandits. Snow White becomes the leader of this band of thieves, and the dwarves teach her how to fight as she attempts to rescue the Prince and take back the kingdom.

Singh definitely shows he has an eye for visual imagery that borders on ingenious and over-reliant. Singh often flaunts vivid set designs and elaborate costumes, making “Mirror Mirror” absolute eye candy. in fact, he may just be paying too much attention to the visuals as the movie and its actors often get lost within the tedious, campy and humorless plot that’s about as thin and polished as the actual mirror.

Speaking of mirrors, I’d like to take a moment to analyze “Mirror Mirror’s” use of the iconic mirror scene. the mirror in this movie is actually a portal that takes the Queen to a Thai-like hut where she speaks to a looking-glass oracle. she asks the whole “fairest of them all” question, but the oracle never really tells her anything of the sort, discarding the sexual jealousy issue.

Because of this, Roberts’ Queen comes off as sad, lonely and clinically insane instead of wicked and menacing. This, in turn, makes the movie’s dominant message of youth triumphing over age and physical beauty over inner beauty much less entertaining.

The comedy is often sporadic and drops dead even with its attempts at self-awareness. I mean, placing the Prince under the spell of a “puppy love potion” that has him licking faces and bounding on all fours? That’s not funny; that’s lame.

Julia Roberts has her moments with occasional witty lines, but she’s about as menacing as a sweet old lady who reads bedtime stories to her grandchildren.

Collins, making her first starring role in a feature film, is supple and attractive in an Audrey Hepburn way, but her wardrobes in the movie make more of an impression than her acting ability. like Roberts, she has her moments, but she really doesn’t pull off the whole warrior/thief-leader/princess role.

Even Hammer, who was excellent as the Winklevoss twins in “The Social Network” (2010), barely shows any charisma, and his romantic moments with Collins are borderline halfhearted.

Go ahead and call me “Grumpy,” but his movie definitely didn’t leave me “Happy.” Singh should indeed be “Bashful” toward his completely “Dopey” take on the beloved fairy tale that will no doubt leave postpubescent audiences “Sleepy.” Oh, did I forget to mention the awkwardly out-of-place Bollywood music sequence at the end of the film?

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Directions: 20 Bonnie Brae Road (Rt. 724), Spring City, Pa

Selling Rosemont Estate, Antonio Martino Watercolor, other Paintings, Prints, Berks County Quilts, Blankets, Materials, Dorothy Wardell Vintage Clothing, Costume Jewelry, Furniture, Glassware, Gaming Pinball, etc. FURNITURE: Fancy 12 Piece French Bedroom Suite, Pair Sleigh Beds, Drop Center Vanity, Pair oval Tables, large Dresser and mirrors, Blue Painted Four Piece Decorative Bedroom Suite, Four Drawer Chest, many Wrought Iron Lamps, several sets of Early Andirons: Pair of Uniformed Soldiers, many other shapes and sizes. many Oriental Room size rugs, One drawer Stand, Chairs, Oak Table, Stands, Belaupunkt Radio, other Radios, lots of Chairs, Tables, decorative items and more.

ANTIQUES: Early Paris Style Lady Statue, Bavarian Dish Set, Briggs co. Boston floral Dishes, Spode Demitasse Cups, Limoges Dishes, Early Chalk Cat, Large Green Depression Punch Bowl, Art Glass Dish, Danish Porcelains, Meakin Dish Set, Bronze Style Lamp, Early Lamps, Green & Amber Depression, Wedgwood, Ruby Glass, Ironstone, Peanut Butter Glasses, Etched Glass, many pieces of California Pottery, Murano Glass, C/S all styles, CI Molds, Japanese dishes, Early Coke items, Worlds fair and Columbia Exposition, lots of depression glass, many shelf lots full of decorative items much more!

COSTUME JEWELRY: Boxes of Costume many designer pieces,, Sterling, Beads, Fancy Pin Sets, some 14 Kt. Pins and Rings, This is a Massive grouping from several Estates, and Costume Shop. PAINTINGS: Watercolor by Antonio Martino, Howard Willard, J. Frandkin, R.M. Thompson, B.J. Newitt, London Mail Print, One Mile from Gretna, Robert Patterson, McClelland, Sandor Bernath, Marcia Gibbons. QUILTS: Trip Around the World w/ Sawtooth Boarder, Crazy Quilt, Lone start with double boarder, Crib Quilts, Basket of chips, Quilt Pieces, Amish Clothing, Socks, Incredible Grouping of Early Pendleton and Beacon Blankets with wonderful country Style. two Paisley Shawls Drawers of quilting fabrics, hundreds of pieces!

VINTAGE CLOTHING: in Gallery II, will begin around 10:00 AM. This will include: Hundreds of pieces from Dorothy Wardell: Vintage Dresses, Coats, Hats, Materials, A Selection of this clothing came from NY mfg/designer who used vintage clothing as inspiration for contemporary lines, there are pro-types included, Mens Pucci and some clothing from Michael Andretti’s first wife, the styles of these items are superior. Lots of Coats, Day dresses, Evening Wear, some 40′s, Designer Pieces. Three Racks of Military Uniforms: Army, Navy, Marines, several Military School Uniforms, some quite early. GAMING ITEMS: two Bally Slot Machines. BOX LOTS: 8:30 AM; many boxes of Fine Antique Linens, Clothing, Shoes, Glassware, Pottery, Fishing Reels Penn, etc. Bow and Arrow, Boxes of Records, Toys, Hundreds of framed prints, Music, Saturday Evening Post, etc. boxes of Records, some with old covers, old Paper and Books, Tables full of prints and paintings, many pieces from Main Line Estate, some games and toys …..as usual …….. so much more!!!!! 12% Buyers Premium, 2% Discount Cash or Checks

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Hidden away in a strip-mall-style, metal building in Freeport, there is a checker-board-floor gem of a restaurant named TJ’s Table.

Reminiscent of diners from a bygone era, this native-owned nugget serves a fresh and varied menu of comfort foods.

“everything is homemade, the potato salad, sweet potato fries, fried pickles…,” TJ Chancey said.

The little touches like bread-and-butter pickles on the hand-patted burgers and the high-quality produce used for dishes like the oriental salad have helped to spread the word for the dine-in treasure. Specialties include the Freeport Philly, the Country Club and fresh seafood offerings, as well as all-you-can-eat ribs on the weekends.

“We started out as a soup/sandwich/salad shop in June ’08, with two crocks, two coffee pots, two small grills and seven tables,” the proprietor said.

“it has all been due to the support of the community; they keep us going and growing,” Chancey said as she wiped off tables left over from a brisk lunch rush.

Although they are not a coastal business, she said they have been affected by the “BP thing, with so many people losing their jobs.”

“Through the tough times, I’ve been able to survive, and I’m not going to tell you it doesn’t get scary,” she added. “You just got to go day-by-day.”

Chancey attributes much of their success to the service.

“We get to know our customers on a personal level, because we live by the support of our repeat and word-of-mouth customers,” Chancey said.

Wanting to give back and “incorporate” the community she serves, TJ promotes the town of Freeport within the décor, by taking pictures of businesses, old home sites, bridges and buildings. the familiar sites, captured in black and white photographs intermingle with friends’ primary-colored antique vehicles, which line the walls next to classic film and musician posters and other mid-20th century memorabilia.

In addition to daily specials, the family-friendly restaurant broadcasts football on game nights, offers breakfast buffets on the weekends and sets up a $7-a-dozen oyster bar on Friday and Saturday nights.

Interested in having TJ’s Table cater or host your next event, call 850-880-6353. Or stop by 113 County Road 20, right across from Freeport City Hall.

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One simple twist can make a huge difference in the ambiance of your home. if it's a different level of class and sophistication that you want along with a vintage feel, then go ahead, trade your reliable mattress with a lovely antique French bed.

Antique French beds are made out of hard wood. This makes French beds exceedingly durable to have lasted centuries. There are many different hardwoods from which they are made. the material varies depending on the year or era that the bed was manufactured. the hardwood can be: mahogany, pine, walnut, or mahogany.

Another feature that makes antique French beds so beautiful are the intricate carvings on the headboards and foot boards that give French beds their distinctive allure. Most carvings are of countryside scene designs, or floral patterns. the carving continue on to the legs, which are accented by rounded bed feet.

Because they can be very expensive, you must put a lot of thought in to buying an antique bed, or any antique furniture for that matter. You must be wise in choosing where to buy the antique bed, whether it will be from an individual antique dealer or an antique shop. Depending on your choice, they may have for you French beds from the era of Louis XV to more modern art deco beds. then, you have to make sure that your dealer is offering to sell to you a genuine item. Replicas can be displayed alongside real antique items. if you do not try to learn about antiques before buying one, you can be swindled! the trick is to find out who among these dealers, has a proven track record in antique selling.

You can also choose to start your antique hunting on the internet. Browsing through the web pages of online stores will almost be just the same as looking through a magazine or a product catalog. You are provided with images as well as complete data on the antique items that are for sale. It's also easier to know if the shops do good business because there are forums and commentaries that review them on the internet. a bonus thing you can get also from online antique shops is a directory or link to antique specialists, who do furniture restoration, furniture conservation, gilding, and French polishing.with furniture restoration, your antique items can look like the way they must have looked when they were first crafted. to best care for your antique items, so that they can still live on for another 1 or 2 generations in your family, you'd want to be provided with antique furniture conservation services.

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News-Antique.com – Oct 08,2010 – Dedham, Mass. – The October 23rd and 24th auction at Grogan & Company will kick off their 23rd year in business with a two day auction featuring over 1,200 lots of diverse offerings, their largest auction to date. The auction will include property from many prominent New England Estates, including: The Estate of Cecile Parker Carver of Prouts Neck, Maine, The Estate of Claire Golant of Newton, Massachusetts and The Estate of Katherine Dooley of Boston, Massachusetts.

Day one will feature a wide assortment of American and European paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture. One of the highlights is a small oil on canvas, Une Porte de la Ville, by venerated French landscape painter Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-175). Estimated at $20,000-30,000, the painting is included in the catalogue raisonne of the artists work. Corot, a leading painter of the Barbizon school, was one of the most celebrated artists of his generation and exerted tremendous influence on the painters of the Impressionist movement. Another French painting, Musicians in a Courtyard, by Charles Delort (1841-1895), an artist known for his academic paintings of historic subjects and a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons, is estimated at $20,000-30,000.

A collection of Marine paintings from the Estate of Cecile Parker Carver of Prouts Neck, Maine features Ships at Sea, an oil on canvas by Edward Moran, estimated at $20,000-30,000. Other highlights from various estates include Walt Kuhn’s Confab, an oil on board estimated at $10,000-15,000; Moonlit Harbor, an oil on canvas by Reynolds Beal, estimated at $10,000-15,000 and a large selection of prints featuring works by Helen Frankenthaler, Jasper Johns and Robert Raushenburg.

The first day will finish up with over 200 lots of books, highlighted by the Library of a Prominent Massachusetts Family featuring books spanning three centuries. Begun in the 18th century by the Reverend Edward Augustus Holyoke, President of Harvard College from 1737-1769, the library includes selections from many generations through the 20th century and features a large collection of sporting books printed by the esteemed Derrydale Press of New York. The highlight lot in the collection is a first edition seven volume set of The Birds of America by John James Audubon, estimated to fetch $20,000-30,000. Also included in the book section will be an extensive collection of 18th, 19th and 20th century books, periodicals and print portfolios on Spain and Tauromaquia from a Westerly, Rhode Island collectors library.

Day two will commence with over 400 lots of 19th century Continental Furniture and Decorative Arts featuring European porcelains, furniture and bronzes as well as Chinese Works of art featuring an impressive collection of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Wares, Porcelain and Jades. Other Chinese offerings will include a collection of Carved Hardwood Brush Pots and other scholars objects from a New Hampshire collector who started his collection in the 1970s while serving as an advisor to the Chinese government on Chinas construction and development projects. Two highlights of the collection to be included are a 17th century Carved Huang Hua Li Wood Brass

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Growing up in west Baltimore’s Sandtown neighborhood in the late 1940s, Norman Wesson realized, “I was blessed with artistic ability. I could always draw.”

At 19, Wesson met Steven Pace, a well-known upholsterer, renovator, refinisher and cabinet maker.

“He was my mentor,” Wesson says.

Pace, who owned the Steven Pace Co. on Frederick Road, has since died — but his protégé is alive and well, and has been handpicked by Senator Theatre operator James “Buzz” Cusack to help restore the landmark cinema house at 5904 York Road.

Cusack and his daughter, Kathleen, have invited the public to the Senator on Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m., to hear about their plans for the theater and the progress they’ve made. When those who attend walk through the lobby, they’ll see Wesson’s work, such as long-wallpapered walls that have been stripped down to the original walnut finish.

Now 68, Wesson works with Herman DeShazo, Pace’s son-in-law, who has taken over the family business. Wesson is also well-known, and highly regarded, in the community of Evesham Park, near the Senator, where he has spent so much time restoring homes that he has often been invited to live in the houses while he is working on them.

“We consider him to be a part of the family,” says longtime resident Patricia Bramlet, lead compliance officer for the Maryland Board of Physicians.

Wesson is so beloved in Evesham Park that the residents worry about him, especially because they aren’t always sure where he lives and because he has experienced grief in his life. He was watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama on TV on Jan. 20, 2009, when police came to tell him that his son, Norman Wesson Jr., 45, a retired police officer, was shot to death in Aberdeen. He says he’s still trying to find out what happened.

Residents have offered to put him up at a nearby apartment complex, but he says he would feel too retired there.

Besides, Wesson says, he stays with his son, Cottrell Wesson, in northeast Baltimore.

Charles Bramlet, who sometimes gives Wesson a ride home, says Wesson appears to have bounced around some but isn’t homeless.

“He’d live with us before he was homeless,” Bramlet says.

Wesson says he appreciates everyone’s help and concern. But he says since his son’s death, he’s thrown himself into his work.

“I dealt with grief a lot and that was my way of dealing with it — working,” he said.

Evesham Park resident Ann Costlow, who is opening Sofi’s Crepes in the Senator, was so impressed with work Wesson did for her that she recommended him to Cusack.

Wesson is a specialist in the art of faux finish. He repaired a mouse-sized hole at the base of Bramlet’s stairs, then painted it so well that she and her husband, Charles, had a hard time spotting where the hole had been.

Wesson proudly shows photos of his work in the area, including one of a picturesque window that isn’t really there: He painted it on a wall, complete with the view.

Residents say Wesson is both honest and humble. Leslie Wietscher, past president of the Evesham Park Neighborhood Association and an aide to Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, said she and her husband, Craig, gave Wesson an antique mahogany secretary with a broken leg to fix. When he did, they tried to give it to him.

But he told them, “It’s too valuable. I can’t keep it.”

“I’ve been doing this since I was 15,” Wesson says. “At some point, it becomes more than about money. A good reputation is better than fine gold.”

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The chest of drawers is an essential furniture piece in the home especially in bedrooms but it also is used for other purposes around the home. This furniture piece dates back several centuries and has evolved from a simple wooden box with a hinged lid to an ornately decorated piece with several drawers and fancy metal hardware. This furniture type is not limited to Western countries only and is also widely used in Asia as well. In Japan they have what is known as the tansu, which are beautifully handcrafted chest of drawers using the finest woods and with elaborate and specially designed metal hardware. These pieces especially the antique ones, are highly priced in the West by collectors and even reproductions are highly sought after.

Types of Tansu

There are several types of tansu each with its own specific use.

• Choba-dansu: These are chests used by merchants to store goods they were selling and they are very elaborately made and use the best metal hardware available for the purpose of impressing customers. Some of these chests could be opened on two sides.
• Kusuri-dansu: These are apothecary chests and used to store herbs by pharmacist and they would have many small drawers.
• Kaidan-dansu: These chests are designed as modular pieces that could come together to form steps.
• Katana-dansu: These are used as storage spaces for swords and are long and low and used only by the Samurai class families.
• Mizuya-dansu: These are used as storage for kitchen utensils and plates and had sliding doors on it aside from the drawers.
• Sendai-dansu: These are the bedroom chest of drawers that are used to store kimonos and other items of clothing  and got its name from the region where the craftsmen that made them were from which is the Sendai region.
• Kuruma-dansu: These are chests of drawers that have wheels on them, a necessity in ancient Japan where fires were a way of life.
• Cha-dansu: This is used to store the implements for the tea ceremony and always made with the finest wood.
• Funa-dansu: These were chests constructed as shipping containers and came in different configurations depending on the contents they were used for.

The chest of drawers in Japan is meticulously made and they even take pains in making beautiful metal hardware for it. They even line the edges and corners with intricately designed metal forged from iron and in some cases copper. Drawer pulls are works of art and even the lock plates are beautifully engraved. It is therefore no wonder that these furniture pieces are highly prized in the West.

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Hope Chests or Cedar Chests are such quaint pieces that anyone would love to have in their bedrooms. But what can you do with them inside your room? Here are some ingenious uses you can do with hope chests or cedar chests:

Makeshift Table – your hope chests or cedar chests with a flat cover can be an alternative to a bedroom coffee table. It is low enough to eliminate the need for a chair. Simple place comfortable pillows beside it for adequate sitting and you already have a quick area for reading books or writing journal entries. Or, you can place it beside your bed as an alternative to a bed post for your lamp, your alarm clock, and mobile phone.

Makeshift footstool or bench – if you already have a dresser, your hope chests or cedar chests can become alternative seating. Simple place a soft plush fabric over its top to make it more comfortable. If you place it at the foot of your bed, you can place your bed covers in it or over it when you are ready to sleep.

Handy Catchall – Use your hope chests or cedar chests as quick store away places when you do not have time to clean up. This is especially ideal for games, art projects, or filed reports. Open the chest, put it all inside, and you have instantly tidied up your place! Get your things and put them back to their proper places when you time to do it again.

Window bench – place hope chests or cedar chests beside the window for instant seating. When you need a break or you are talking to someone on the phone, you can do so while sitting beside your window and enjoying the view – while being comfortable on top of a sturdy and durable surface.

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Christine Muhlke, T Magazine’s food editor and de facto concierge, is at your service. Have a dining or imbibing quandary for her? Leave your question in the comments section below.

Dear Concierge:

My husband and I are visiting Paris this July to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. Trying to decide if an upscale, über-expensive dining experience will feel “worth it,” or if we’d regret not sticking to some of the more charming (tried but true) alternatives.

You know, if an out-of-towner were coming to New York, I’d probably tell them that the Le Bernardin, Gramercy Tavern, etc.-type restaurants, while certainly fine dining, don’t end up feeling like a unique experience and may even end up feeling somewhat unmemorable. Is it the same in Paris? Or will we regret missing an opportunity to eat at Plaza Athénée, Le Cinq, Guy Savoy? If I’m going to spend that kind of money, I truly want to feel that the food was FORK-DROPPING good and not to be missed. (Had that experience at Al-Zait in Sevilla — so fun, so delicious and so unique to Spain). — Gail, N.J.

Congratulations! Are you sure you don’t just want to buy some Yves Bordier butter (and a baguette) and stay in your hotel room?

Some of the three-stars are “worth it,” especially with the dollar strengthening. The tricky part is deciding what kind of experience you want, then managing your expectations — and trying to get a reservation on such short notice.

Here’s what I know: I would gladly fork over for Astrance and the accompanying “surprise” wine tasting. Pascal Barbot’s food is modern and expertly global in its reach (he travels to Asia a lot, yet it’s a smooth fusion), and the room is darkly romantic. It’s an extremely tough reservation; try your hand at lunch. I’m told by friends who go to Arpège whenever they can afford it that the three-star, vegetable-driven menus are eye-opening/life-changing on most days, though occasionally maddening. (I’m saving my centimes for next year…) A trusted eater described Pierre Gagnaire as “fascinating, rewarding and problematic,” an “emotional-gastrointestinal roller-coaster.” (Maybe not so romantic…) Yannick Alléno’s food at Le Meurice is stellar and surprisingly fun considering the plush seriousness of the room. It would be nice to have a long lunch here, then stumble over to the Louvre just as everyone’s leaving. But hurry: it closes for the season on July 9. The famous 240-euro poulet de Bresse for two at Le Bristol (cooked in a pig’s bladder) is spectacular, but the room is a little too stuffy for love, and the menu feels a step behind. Frankly, I’d spend most of my meal figuring out how to steal the silver duck-carving trolley.

Word on the street is that Le Cinq is the table of the moment; L’Ambroisie and Ledoyen still get raves, but the dining rooms get points off for dreariness. If you’re willing to go to Champagne country, Les Crayères in Reims is also a sought-after table this year.

I’m not helping, am I?

If you’re going to spend the money, my vote is to hop a quick train to Montreuil-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais region for dinner and a night at La Grenouillère. The young chef Alexandre Gauthier is making some of the most creative food in France out of the shadow of Paris. The hotel and dining room are about to undergo a major renovation (he’s gunning for stars, and rightly so), so be sure to eat in the old dining room, where 1930s frog murals line the walls. The rooms are Ikea simple, but after 10 courses for around 100 euros, you won’t notice. That’s love.

Arpège, 84 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris; +33 1 45 51 47 33

Astrance, 4 rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris; +33 1 40 50 84 40

Pierre Gagnaire, 6 rue Balzac, 75008 Paris; +33 1 58 36 12 50

Hôtel Le Bristol, 112 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris; +33 1 53 43 43 00

L’Ambrosie, 9 Place des Vosges, 75004 Paris; +33 1 42 78 51 45

La Grenouillère, Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, Montreuil-sur-Mer, France; +33 3 21 86 36 36

Ledoyen, 1 Avenue Dutuit, 75008 Paris; +33 1 53 05 10 00

Le Meurice, 228 rue de Rivoli, 75001; +33 1 44 58 10 10

Les Crayères, 64, boulevard Henry Vasnier, Reims; +33 3 26 24 90 00

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2010-06-14 20:10:24 – Whit Hanks collection includes 19th-century Indochinese Catholic artifacts

AUSTIN, Texas – The stellar Whit Hanks collection of European antiques and Vietnamese French Catholic religious relics serves as the centerpiece of Austin Auction Gallery’s June 26-27 East Meets West cataloged Estates Auction. A total of 600 lots will be offered, 350 coming from the Hanks collection.

Owner of a high-profile antiques center located in Austin’s original Coca-Cola bottling plant, Whit

Hanks is also a real estate developer known for rescuing and relocating two complete 19th-century Vietnamese churches to a country property in Dripping Springs, near Austin.

“Mr. Hanks is an antiques icon in Austin and always ahead of the next collecting trend,” said Austin Auction Gallery associate Chris Featherston. “He owns the city’s premier multi-dealer gallery and is known for his impeccable taste in European antiques and Mexican religious art, which he bought and sold for nearly 30 years before discovering the colonial treasures of Vietnam.”

Initially drawn to antiques after inheriting his grandfather’s lavishly furnished New York apartment in the 1970s, Hanks made dozens of trips to Europe in pursuit of architectural antiques. “He would bring back spectacular stained glass and monumental mirrors, similar to the 8½-foot-tall gold leaf mirror with a carved putto and wolves’ heads that’s included in the June sale,” said Featherston.

The auction’s inventory list is also rife with evidence of Hanks’ attraction to offbeat items that aren’t standard fare in an antique gallery – things like the 30 to 40 antique terra-cotta olive jars acquired in northern Spain, each of substantial heft and standing 3½ feet tall. “If Mr. Hanks saw something he knew was special and there was a shipping container large enough to accommodate it, he would buy it,” Featherston said.

Whit Hanks’ appreciation for religious icons began in the 1980s, Featherston said, and some of his purchases were made at sales conducted by Austin Auction Gallery. “At that time, we’ve been told that it was possible to buy retablos in Mexico, six for $10. The interest in these objects was not all that great back then, but now those same retablos may be valued at $2,000 to $3,000 apiece.”

In 2007, while visiting his son who lives in Asia, Hanks discovered and made an immediate connection with the French-influenced religious antiques and architecture of Vietnam. He began to buy the relics with the same fervor that spurred his earlier trips to Europe and Mexico. Now headed to auction, the Asian collection includes more than 40 antique French colonial statues up to 45 inches tall, several relief-carved religious panels – one of them after a 15th-century Italian painting – carved altar adornments and stone heads; and a compartmented Vietnamese marriage box with lacquered faux-tortoiseshell lid. These beautiful artworks would find a fitting home in either of the two French religious cabinets to be auctioned.

The sale also features property from several distinguished estates, including art and ivory from the Marshall estate, formerly of New Orleans. Thirty pieces of Chinese and Japanese ivory will cross the auction block, including an extraordinary chess set whose “kings” each measure 12 inches tall, a profusely carved censer on tripod feet, and other fine carvings featuring deities and elders. A walking cane collection includes examples that are entirely of ivory as well as some that feature carved-ivory heads of dogs and other creatures.

A small but highly select collection of swords includes an early 19th-century showstopper of Indo-Persian origin. The sword’s decorative gilt grip and guard terminate in a three-dimensional horse-head form with jeweled ruby eyes. A foliate-decorated scabbard completes the regal presentation of this connoisseur’s edged weapon.

In the fine-art section of the sale, one of the most sought-after names in Texas regional art, Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922), is represented by a signed, oil-on-canvas landscape painting of a quintessential Hill Country scene. Handsomely framed, the artwork titled Springtime II, Texas, Bexar County measures 11¼ inches by 8½ inches and is additionally signed and titled on verso.

The furniture category is led by a circa-1880 Eastlake bedroom suite with marble-top dresser, a Victorian half-tester bed, and numerous pieces of French furniture, including a large oak vasselier.

An Italian crystal chandelier of near-diamond shape has a drop length of 38 inches and a width of 34 inches. Another lot expect to light up the gallery on auction day is the late-19th-century bronze chandelier with six lights on arms formed as winged griffins.

Additional items of note include a pair of marble lions that formerly guarded the entrance to a palace in India, 2-ft.-tall Murano millefiori glass eggs converted to lamps, several 18th-century French clocks, a pietre dure table, a circa-1900 Ernst Plank (Germany) magic lantern with 23 colored-glass slides, and a selection of Native-American art highlighted by a circa 1200 A.D. to 1350 A.D. Southwestern pottery bowl. An actual cage-style elevator from a Paris building would be a guaranteed conversation-starter in any home.

All forms of bidding will be available for Austin Auction Gallery’s June 26-27 East Meets West sale, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.com. For additional information, call 512-258-5479 or e-mail . View the fully illustrated catalog online and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at LiveAuctioneers.com. Visit Austin Auction Gallery’s Web site at AustinAuction.com.

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