Would you like to know the value of a family heirloom? The McIntosh Gallery at The University of Western Ontario is pairing up with the Rotary Club of London East to bring Antiques Appraisal Day to the city on Saturday, April 25.
Those who missed the CBC’s Antiques Roadshow when it was in London are invited to find out the value of their collectables at Westmount Shopping Centre 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Over twenty of this area’s top appraisers will be there to provide background information, advice and a verbal evaluation on a wide range of antiques and collectibles including: silver, china, glass, furniture, pottery, textiles, vintage recordings and musical instruments, books, documents, cameras and optical equipment, art, clocks, semi-precious stones, ivory, toys and dolls, jewellery, pocket watches and stamps. No guns please.
Among the participating appraisers are Grant Gardner (Gardner Galleries), David Clarke(Grooves), Jens Thielsen (Thielsen Galleries), Jim Poag (Poag Jewellers), Marvin Post (Attic Books) and Michael Locke (Locke’s Lapidary).
This is a collaborative fundraiser to support the Rotary Club of London East and the McIntosh Gallery.
Tickets are $10 for the first item (seniors are $9), and $5 each additional item.
Tickets are available at McIntosh Gallery, Anthony’s Men’s Wear (Cherryhill Village Mall), Poag’s Jewellers (Strathroy). Tickets are also available at the door.
Appraisals will be available throughout the day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the upper level of Westmount Shopping Centre. A special check-in desk will open at 8:30 a.m. for advance ticket holders.
For more information, contact John at 519-641-3929.