#antique hunter

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Picking with Doc Steamcrunk I get asked a lot where I find my vintage stuff.  After I talked about this video project with my friend Bill and expressed my concern that, "what if no one watches it?" He told me, "the only way to insure no one watches it, is to not make it." Wiser words were never spoken. I present to you, what I hope will become an ongoing series of video blogs called, "Picking with Doc Steamcrunk" - where I'll be sharing some of my secrets of how and where I find the things I sell in my etsy store. Estate sales, swap meets and auctions will be presented to you with my keen observations and critiques along with a healthy dose of sarcasm and humor. It's taken me over 20 years to fine tune my eye and senses to determine what is a valuable vintage or antique item, and even I still get it wrong sometimes! You too can develop a keen eye for finding this stuff for yourself for fun and profit! You can visit my store at www.etsy.com/shop/steamcrunk Enjoy! P.S. at my lovely wife's insistence, I got a haircut and shave after this first video - I was pretty bedraggled looking.  ;-)

[edda0199-blog]

Antiques Hunter: Portobello Road

Antiques Hunter: Portobello Road is a new Hidden Object Game that is themed with the collection of antiques. It casts you into the role of an amateur antiquarian who just opens a shop on London’s famous Portobello Road and starts the business of searching, collecting and selling antiques in the largest antique market.

You start with an empty shop with nothing to sell. You will first explore in the Garage Sales – the first playable scene – searching for some antiques. The mechanics of finding hidden objects is conventional: you need to find items in the list, use hints when you are stuck, and get scored based on time and combo. Each time you finish a game you gain XP, and each time you level up you receive cash and certificate which can be used to appraise an item immediately.

The different part lies with the purchase of antiques after playing a scene: you can buy one or more found items, firstly examining (at the cost of one Energy) to show the offered price and estimated price bracket and then deciding to buy or leave. Then you need to appraise the collected antiques by asking experts (which takes minutes) or using a certificate, and add them to your store, setting a price and selling for money.

You don’t make a profit from collecting different antiques, but have to search by playing scenes for items that make of a set collection. Only when you complete the set can you unlock the corresponding new scene. In this way, you gain access to more locations such as the Flea Market and Artisan Antique, and unlock more neighboring stores and NPCs.

The searching for certain antiques leads to the repetitive playing of the same scenes. And even the same items will be priced differently each time you play, which once again makes it a choice whether you replay in hope of lower price next time or buy the items with a price higher than its worth directly. During replaying, both the scene and the item list are just unpredictable, which means that they change sometimes while being exactly the same with earlier play sometimes. Like most HOGs, it incorporates the Energy bar, which is consumed in playing and examining and refilled over time if you don’t ask friends or buy with Facebook credits.

Antiques Hunter: Portobello Road features solid and conventional hidden object games, and threads the separated scenes with a plot of running antiques shop. The progression of unlocking new scenes is slow, involving a lot of replaying. Perhaps, one reason is that it only has three playable scenes currently. Though in beta, the game really needs more scenes to enrich the gameplay. Updates, come quickly please.

more information please:  http:/www.mmohunter.com

[georghia-blog]

Antiques Hunter

This mirror could be categorised as part of the Rococo design style of the 18th Century Europe. It contains features of the Rococo style such as heavy relief and restless movement of the detail, and the asymmetric layout of the border.

The detail of the border around the mirror contains ‘C’ and ‘S’ curves repetitively around the border. These curves were a common design feature of the Rococo era – which was a high point for the “unreflective and indulgent lifestyles of the aristocracy rather than piety, morality, self-discipline and reason” (Huntfor.com, (1999-2007), Rococo). When comparing this mirror to other Rococo mirrors, it is clear to see the similar use of the curves, confirming that the design of the mirror is indeed, of the Rococo design.

The asymmetric structure of the border is also a feature of the Rococo era. The structure is not the same width the entire way around the mirror (it is the same structure in the other Rococo mirrored photos too). Asymmetry and imbalance was one of the most distinctive features of the Rococo era. It went against the rules of rationality and geometry, and developed designs that were amoral yet synthetically pleasing.

Socially and economically, this mirror is an object for the wealthier citizens of society. The details of Rococo, and this mirror, have no functional purpose. It is a “style of high fashion” (Kitson. M, (1197), Art Periods: ROCOCO STYLE), highlighting the social and economic stability of citizens of the era, who could happily afford to spend money on non-functional ornaments and decorations. Keeping this aspect of the Rococo design era in mind, owning this mirror, or other types of ornament of this era, could portray the buyer/ owner as someone that has a stable lifestyle.

Bibliography

Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. (2005).  Furniture- Rococo/ Rococo Revival Styles. Retrieved April 12, 2012, from http://www.buffaloah.com/f/fstyles/rococo/index.html

Kitson, M. (1997). Art Periods: ROCOCO STYLE. Retrieved April 12, 2012 from http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Art/rococo.shtml

HuntFor.com. (1999-2007). Rococo. Retrieved April 12, 2012 from http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c17th-mid19th/rococo.htm

Mirror 1: Clinton Howell Antiques. A Transitional Baroque and Rococo Mirror. Retrieved April 12, 2012 from http://www.clintonhowell.com/english_antique_furniture_details.asp?ID=546

Mirror 2: Classic Antiques. (2010). English Rococo Mirror c1870 SOLD. Retrieved 12 April, 2012 from http://www.classicant.com/products-page/mirrors/english-rococo-mirror-c-1870-sold/