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pg000414. 009.40; iii*ash.tp.vathe'llatittg a lif410g. " .. OF success of the .1e0 than legal, voyages. in .search,..ef
.lilt then, ttx.proye, ott, Alight inst be the owner of that ' --filLgetten ,gain , '' ; ' . -: .. .: • •••• - ". -" ,,,
exceptional .painting,- Bennett told ,the story 9f. his ,,,,. He also: show,ed the a udience an . original tt-ash shot -
purcitase:a a Jack BOALpalnting, Tice Canadian drdst was. . \ ' glass - ih4aathati -shot -. haehh,sh.okihk.hrs once pounded
• lokIrrie.w .,whe4 Bennett purchased the picture • for the - • them on the counter when they: wanted a Wilt,
then hefty Sum of,SE00,0, When .the art gallery director Lake many collectors, 'has, added,. sahtocost, traded- wl"
. moved;, from Oshawa to Stratford. and found he needed - . sold' parts of, his collection, over the years. and- also
some extra funds for a house downpayment, he Wok ther changed ' his interests. At one • period, he collected
• BuSh painting- to a dealer. Sur enough, as the artist's melodious, small antique: organs, incleding many made in
reputation had grown, so had the paieting's worth. Paul the piano factory in Clinton. Today, his latest inteiest Is ,
Bennett -sold the work for $5,000 - and , had his
downpaymeet.
HAUNTS AUCTIONS
The collector, who said he haunts iections. and antique
'shops, suggested audie,ncelmembers' who are serious
C.O*torislumilsistart keeping_a-diall of-where they-obtain---
itemsin their collection. For example, if Bennett buys an
antique .cup and saucer, he writes down where he found
the treasure., how much he paid for it. and the year he
bought it, and anything else about the cup's history he can.
discover. Should -he sell the item later, he can add that
information to the diary as well. . .
Many of his treasures have been purchased in the terrible musician, " but adds 0 him doing something
!tz,,,v,•"..--•-.:),,Ito.,----.;---cri-...3-,,--7,x.,,,e,0-......L-farmhouser•At-oncsattotiorrt-the.gallerydirect&soPd"arrdffi'—`)Igleketlif*--so ne. ma -es some snide remark about
11.6",,,,,,,, ,,,,,.›,:.6.A.,,,,,„_?•,•-,)- ).-.0.-.*-').D..)1. ». p..x,.. Chesley area, where friends of his purchased an old , creative is"veljat. li 1,s,b'ei
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violin, obviously homemade,. was held up on display .
Everything was wrong with the instrument from a
those dusty china oreame is on your mantle, or about the
clutter of not - quite antique pieces you pay too much for
technical standpoint , plus it was covered with a number of . at a local auction, just remember-Paul Bennett. -Yoh' re not
garish decals. , , wasting money or time no' matter what your critics say.
At the time-- of the auction, the National Gallery -was you're doing .something creative! " --- , •
.,.:Asthe .veteran collector told-hie Van Egmond audience, mounting an exhibition on primitive, Canadian sculpture, -
D. Hook) lifid-MIF. Bennett thought he'd likatediPerfeet item for ; "I'm convinced the creative part of us will save us in- terms
the-show But when-he asked the auctioneer about the ; of the future."
. instrument, discovered* it had alre ady beer snapped up. - Happy collecting!
At the end of the sale, Bennett searched out the buyer, a ;
_young 1LtalL.w6 t) saistaes...Ae'd .nalitgler_the.:....v.iolin,:1,4:-
Althougli-lie-ditinVIOok-like-the-cullectitig-typt-tefold
Mr. Bennett he'd• bought the instrument• as a gift for his
father, who'd played the fiddle as a child.
Bennett said he didn't offer to buy the instrument after
all. What, would.be better for the Violin - to be packed away •
in storage in a dark gallery '. r to be used by .0. family who
loved music? ' - • . ..
- • Now like all collectors:„-and auction habitues, Mr.'
Bennett has had some lucky purchases. For example, he
pickeduP two. old rugs at a Tam auction foie ,S12 - and. • , s.--,. "Ita THE MARX OF - -.„ .
eventually fold one, a small Oriental carpet, .to, a Tarr:into `..,_, IL. •;/.- . DOWN7OwN vagettlat''
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Paul Bennett, director, of Gallery Stratford, has been a
collector all his life every,hing from Georgian goblets to
Oriental carpets and Carramair crafts. Hl s Princirtre in
same - buy what you like yourself at the tune.. *by Alice ,ibb them and to avoidcreek(' or collecting antiques, handicrafts and works 'of art the
the Item AS an antique.
particularly beautiful connecter watt the arts. Mr. Bennett While most of,us are half-hearted collectors at best, who Van Egmond' House. Thursday night, brought along a depend on auctions and "garage sides to locate potential showed apdience members one of these gifts. a small, red fascinating sample Of his to show the audience.
The sample included delicate Geereit0 cqstfll 8,1°4!
Chinese lacqUer bos. At an age when footballs and treasures. Mr. Bennett often trevels as part of his job! ;
which iiniac4.wheii two! c4; 010014 vottercgti,r, scenes baseball bats likely would have 6ien much more On a trip to Japan, he purchased some beautiful,
d appreciated, the collector said-he questiene.d his mother's hand-embroidered kimonos. one of which he displayed at
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FFaunae, to die Ma ttelqs,, area oven t v
the-world and: some ivhiy,bolteX which Once hey! victorlah ' choke Om but now, years later, he Still displays Many the Van Egniend House,. in a treed Kimono sliops
the' kerns she seleted.,:se• infectOr's , '0901'. he ideated" two 'WOW
The gallery direetor •said people who like the arts and also ieciPleiits'athe "artistic ate both bridal belts and in Turkey found a small Boman ya.te,
collectorscl aver 2 (At eara 014; deg Op 6y.a -Man in his back ?CI.
and'. thl$ -11014s'ti,tto in his Own ifse- E0,4 •christtno,, his • ,51009 nitttY 4,thereple in tho kuttlence were amateur Iiii0/1019$41-014$$$S- ea:fleeting often:refer to thpl.inspirAilon ih ogir childhoho, 7 antique , stye, C4Ors.t„, - iiY, • - . - • .. . y .. ,,... . . •- .. ., . , ..... .2? . w ..
- • •• .- ' ',- • - • •.' .' • .0$00tti•4011ittIttri'OtYlne:an -knve4inentllet*se yO4'rt. ,i • irtlreducedteAheOtotOrt..gehtetsl,ritiW#Ortli4.MueltU,
40;4 to, 40 ,httrp04," For twimPle,,. PoiniOd pit,. One $3og apikel pOirsteers* Blasse‘ortee used-0 **s*
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dealer for 5400. The prof be, used to buy - what else -.but cake at L
The collector's advice for auction addicts however is to
kerns always check for non.- before bidding on ,The. toliA wore wills
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collectihg cups and saucers from the 1818-20 period,
decorated with black transfer prints. Other items which
the collector displayed included some very contemporary'
plexightss and abstract sculptures, paintings in the Group
of Seven style done by his artist father and aftlhooks„.....
includingrones-autogritifii-d-byilieatitiors.
Why do people collect? Mr. Bennett believes to fulfil. our
Creative urges. To illustratethat, he said he used to paint, -,
but then realized so manyothers could do it so much
better. So he decided to became a creative, art gallery
administrator. But still left with the urge to create, he took
up studying the classical guitar. Today; he admits( he's -a
another item he wanted For his 0;0Na-ion.
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