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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-12-23, Page 289'age 8A—Crossroads—Dec. 23, 1985 Antique or Junque THE, ORIGINAL WORD MAZE PUZZLE yoRDs 'cams 1'0000010 ALL WORDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED PERTAIN TO THE ABOVE TOPIe. TO YOUR ADVANTAGE ONE WORD HAS ALREADY BEEN TRACED. YOU MUST TRACE THE THREE REMAINING WORDS, USING ONLY THE LETTERS DESIGNATED BY THE DARKENED CIRCLES. WORDS MAY BEGIN AND END ROM EITHER COLUMN BUT EACH LETTER CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE. FURNITURE AS SCULPTURE—Michael Dunsford lives with furniture doubles as sculpture. Silver pieces from the Cleto Munari Collection sit Cumano table with Robert Mallet -Stevens chairs. AT Michael Dunsford By Robert McDonald Michael Dunsford is one of Southern California's lead- ing authorities on and deal- ers in modern design. Al- though he lives and owns two shops in San Diego, his clients come from Europe and Latin America. Dunsford operates two complementary establish- ments in San Diego's emerg- ing downtown. Through the shops he has helped shape San Diego's art gallery area. A dozen exhibition spaces are now within walking dis- tance of one another, 'as are, many artists' studios. One shop, called Inside (which. Dunsford owns in partnership with artist Roy McMakin, who lives part time in Manhattan), special- izes in contemporary design with an emphasis on lighting fixtures. Italian designers have used lamps to brilliant effect as sculptural form. In- side is one of the few •stores on the West Coast that regu- that on a larly carry the furniture line of the exclusive Milan design group known as Memphis. The other shop, The Michael Dunsford Gallery, is a treasury of fine design from earlier modern eras — the '20s to the '60s. Here you'll find Eames chairs, Scandinavian and Italian glass, arts -and -crafts furni- ture, 20th century Art Deco studio ceramics and 1950s Scandinavian and Mexican silver jewelry. - The gallery occupies the first floor of a three-story building that was formerly a skid row hotel. Dunsford took it over with a long-term lease in 1981, and transform- ed the one-time brothel into a home. He and his wife, Irene Wil- liams, a professor of Ameri- can literature, occupy the upper two floors, which they have made into comfortable quarters. Two bedrooms, a -large shared study and a bath occupy the second floor. SAVE AT CAR CITY CHRYSLER SAVE AT CAR CITY CHRYSLER Trust Listowel Chrysler To Repair Your Car "WE'RE EXPERTS AT REPAIRING" • Scratches • Dents and Complete Collision and Painting FREE ESTIMATES Come in today and talk over your repairs with... LLOYD McLAUGHLIN Body Shop Manager Dodge J) RTti{ t It Plymouth ilrcgr Iru, . "You Really Matter To Us" LISTOWEL CHRYSLER 291-4350 Mon. to Fri. OPEN 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m SAVE AT CAR CITY CHRYSLER 1:131SAHH3 Alia HV31V 3AVS An expansive living room, kitchen, dining room and bath on the third floor over- look the dramatic center of San Diego and the elegant Coronado Bay Bridge. Dunsford has, of course, furnished his home with some of the finest objets d'art he has obtained: Rare pieces by American designer Charles Eames, including a "surf -board" coffee table, storage units and a desk, ac- cent his.unusttal home. He and Irene live and dine among other museum -qual- ity furnishings, as well: a 1960s leather couch by Swed- ish designer Hans Olson, and a suede Cassina chaise created by the great Swiss architect known as Le Cor- busier. Innovative in his, mixture of elegant designer furni- ture, Dunsford's searches at estate sales and through rummage shops yield pro- saic hospital cabinets,\ which he uses as high-tech storage units. In his home, objects others may call junk are turned into jewels — some- times by usage, sometimes by craft. He has recently turned his own • hand to design and is now developing light fixtures and a line of unusual cab- inets made of Italian lami- nate -covered particle board. His extraordinary dining table consists of a Formica - covered 4 -by -8 -foot wood form supported by steel ,pipe legs •resting in concrete foundation footings. It allows for gracious entertaining. and yet has a very contemp- orary look. Works by New York artists Malcolm Morley, Richard Artschwager and Roy McMakin and San Diego art- ists Italo Scanga, Jay John- son and Robert Smith find places on walls, pedestals and the floor. By.iames G. McCollam Q. Could this chair be an original Thonet? I can't find any marks any place but it certainly looks like the bent - wood furniture made by Michael Thonet in the mid - 19th century. I would also like to know the value of this chair. A. Thonet and his sons who followed him always marked the furniture they manu- factured. This was probably made by a competitor in the late 19th century. It would sell for about $275 to $325. Bentwood furniture was popular in ice cream parlors and restaurants, but col- lectors have ought every- thing they could find, so the prices are going up. *** EACH PUZZLE HAS A DIFFICULTY RATING (ABOVE). FOUR STARS • SIGNIFY THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY. GIVEN BELOW ARE THE POINT VALUES FOR EACH WORD. YOUR WORDS MUST CORRECTLY MATCH THESE POINT VALUES. SNIVEL Q. ,I have a covered glass h with a female nude igure for a stem. It is 8 inch-, Ts in diameter and 10 inches tall. Attached is a sketch of the mark on the bottom of the base. Probably made by Thonet competitor ©1983 Ryan Game Company ext two minutes erence between or my Children. No doubt it will come too late for me. And so, my contribution will be to remain active as long as I am able, and participate in further research as the disease progresses. But your contribution can be more substantial and much more long lasting. Your contribution could mean that my children will never. have to face what I am going through, and. they will never have. to live with the fear of leaving their children this cruel legacy. My two minutes are up, and what you choose to do now could mean the difference between life and death for my children and- thousands A. This mark was used by The Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge, Ohio, after 1920, so your covered compote was probably made in the 1930s. It would sell for $125 to $135. Q. What can you tell .me about Angelica Kauffmann, who painted so much por- celain in the 19th century? A. First, I can tell you that she never painted a piece of porcelain in her.life. Angelica Kauffmann wa a neoclassical Swiss artist w o lived from 1741 to 1807. In the late 19th century copies of her paintings (including her signature) 'were applied to porcelain blanks by copper plate transfer (similar to our modern decals). As a matter of fact, there were so many pieces produced that it would have taken a hundred artists to paint them by hand. Today these "Angelica Kauffamnn" pieces sell in the.$50 to $150 range. Send your questions about antiques with picture(s), a detailed description, self:ad- dressed envelope, and $2 per item to James G. McCollam, P. 0. Box 1087, Notre Dame, IN., 46556.' All questions will be answered but published pictures cannot be returned. )IMvnos 1, I3AINS IIAVD a3unw �hG RITTE ©sill ti`°17 Jfa L/ff� 74- A A short .time ago, the diagnosis was confirmed. I have Huntington's disease. It's a hereditary brain dis- order which passes from genera- tion to generation, causing slow physical and mental deterioration leading to total incapacitation,and- eventually... death. The fear of losing control of my body and the fear of losing mymind scares me. But what is more fi-ight- ,ening is what the future holds for my children. I didn't know that Huntington's disease was in my family. My father died young, in an accident, before his symptoms began to show. If I had known there was a 50:50 chance of inheriting the disease from him I might not have had children, but it's too late for that now. And that is why I am asking for your help. RigIit now, there is no effective treatment for Huntington's disease, and there is no cure, but there is hope. Recently, through research funded by your dollars, scientists have dis- covered a `marker' which will lead us to the defective gene. When this happens, we could solve the riddle of not only Huntington's disease, but possibly many other dominant- ly inherited disorders of the brain and central nervous system. Mail to: The Huntington Society of Canada, Box 333, Cambridge, Ontario NIR 5T8 . ❑ I'm choosing life for your children. Enclosed is my cheque to help fight Huntington's, disease. ❑ I wish to he a volunteer. Please send me the address of my closest chapter. ❑ t would like to (earn more about the Huntington Society. Please send me further information. Name Address Postal Code .v7 All ttipnations will he ac- knowledged and a receipt for income tax purposes forwarded promptly. of others like them who are 'at risk' in Huntington families. Please fill out the coupon and send as much as you can. The sMore you give, the faster research will progress. And, if you'd like to do more, call your local chapter of the Huntington Society or our National Office (519) 622-1002 and offer your services. Please choose life for my chil- dren. Please send your cheque today and help make this the gen- eration that heats Huntington's disease ...forever. 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