Elora Spring Antique Show
18th Annual Show
Apr 17-18, 2010
Elora Community Centre
60 David Street W.
Elora, Ontario, N0B 1S0
The April antique show and sale at Elora is an annual highlight for collectors from Toronto to Windsor and all points in between. With top dealers selling in-demand specialties, Elora is the premier antique event in Western Ontario.
Well worth the drive! See a great antique show, visit local antique malls within 20 minutes of the show, enjoy excellent cafes around the corner, all this located in some of Ontario’s most scenic landscape. Mark your calendar for a special Spring weekend in Elora.
Hours: Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm / Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm
Admission: adults $6.00, children under 13 free
For 2010 - another superb line up!
These dealers help make the 2010 show another one of our strongest shows!
John Shantz, Antiques in Time, Stratford makes his first appearance at Elora. 
A clock and watch specialist, John will bring to the show a stunning display of antique clocks and watches. Clock fans will see wall, mantel and tall case clocks, and an excellent selection of vintage pocket and wrist watches. This is a rare opportunity for everyone who likes antique timepieces to see and buy great clocks and watches. It is also a perfect chance to get to know a very knowledgeable local clock specialist. The watch at right is a WWI era Waltham Rose Gold American wristwatch.
Adrian Tinline Antiques, Bowmanville One of the younger dealers in the community, Adrian has a genuine passion for and commitment to antiques collecting. He sells mainly Canadian country furniture, usually as found and sometimes in original finish. In his booth, visitors can find early arm chairs, tables, chests of drawers, armoires and big cupboards. He also sells a range of country accessories.
Jon Clark, London 
Jon has one of the best inventories of Canadian pressed glass in the country. Everything is well-researched and in mint condition. And everything he sells is backed by his expert knowledge.
David Stewart, The Brooklin Antiquarian. David returns this year with another great selection of refinished Canadiana furnishings. He likes big harvest tables, flat to the wall cupboards, sets of chairs, chests of drawers and accessories. He also sells unique mirrors reclaimed from antique window frames – Gothic arch, round, and more unusual styles.
Judy Gill & Sonny Osborne, Flat Rock Rapids Antiques, Puslinch Judy and Sonny have an excellent eye for primitives and folk art. They put together a very attractive booth which always has a few excellent pieces of country furniture as well. You’ll also see vintage wooden signs, and big window frame mirrors.
Valerie and Bill Hammond, Out of the Attic Antiques, Kitchener The Hammonds will be bringing 19th century porcelains and glass. They recently found some excellent satsuma ware, early Meiji period, hand-painted porcelain from Kyoto and Kinkozan. In addition they’ll have an exceptional collection of fine vintage costume jewellery which includes 3 cases of Sherman, Miriam Haskell, Hobe and other major designer pieces. Valerie Hammond is the author of “All That Glitters”, the only reference and values guide in print dealing with Sherman jewellery. You can see her on Rogers Daytime with her show “All about Antiques”.
Several new dealers add a touch of suspense! They include:
New feature: Antiques ID clinic with Janet Carlile, Ottawa based Antiques Appraiser Treasure or trash? Bring your treasures and heirlooms – Janet, guest appraiser on CBC Antiques Roadshow, will examine them and tell you the true story on what you have. See details in special section below.
Steve and Jacqueline Harris, Portobello Road Antiques, Wiarton Steve and Jacqueline operate a shop and auction business in Wiarton. With 30 years experience in antiques, they are knowledgeable on a wide range of antiques. Particular interests include Canadian furniture and accessories, Canadian fine art, Asian and European antiques. Antique jewellery is one of their important specialties, backed by Jacqueline’s 21 years experience as a certified goldsmith.
Portobello Road jewellery case
Also from Portobello Road
Ed Wiens and Linda Manzl, Precious Antiques and Restorations, Puslinch
Newly upholstered in leather
Ed and Linda have been selling Victorian, Eastlake and Edwardian furniture for a long time. They always have a selection of settees, arm chairs, Morris chairs, sofas and benches for sale. Their business involves restoring and refinishing these pieces. Recently, they began experimenting with the use of high quality leather rather than upholstery fabric in their work. The result has been a very popular line of perfectly restored antique chairs, sofas and settees, which retain the style and elegance of the period, but which reflect an updated style with the use of boldly coloured leather. They’ll have an excellent selection of these pieces at Elora.
Steve and Suzanne Lee, Old Stuff For You, Fitzroy HarbourWhen asked to describe what they sell, Steve and Suzanne said, “vintage & contemporary Quebec folk art, old sporting & fishing collectibles, antique metal items, native art, ephemera, small furniture…” On looking through their booth, one is struck by the amount of vintage fishing and hunting material one sees. This booth looks like a fishing/hunting camp.
Lyle Elder, Outsider Art, Kingston/Montreal Lyle has always sold Quebec and east coast folk art – great carvings and paintings, sometimes realistic, often whimsical. He knows many of the old-time artists and long-ago collectors of these categories. Art produced by untrained individuals, mainly for their own pleasure and amusement, unconventional and highly creative. Lyle has an unerring eye for the best of this genre.
Sean George Pressed Glass and Goblets, Arthur First time here, Sean and wife Olga, have a very large stock of 19th and 20th century glass. Their stock always includes pattern pressed glass, but lately they have been stocking large specialized displays of depression glass, brilliant cut glass and other increasingly popular lines of collectible glass.
Elora regulars:
Judith Mureika and daughter Julia Wright, from Hamilton. They sell an excellent line of vintage fashions. They also like to sell Canadian quilts. Their specialty is sewing collectibles.
Caroline and Bill Byfield – from Kitchener, have been buying and selling great Waterloo County furniture and decorative accessories for over 20 years. Local dealers, they do a great deal of buying from farms and households in the area, and are experts in collectible Mennonite and Waterloo artifacts. They also have a large selection of linens, quilts, vintage toys, tools, and vintage books.
Manley and Sheppard Tim Manley and Jim Sheppard are well-known in the Toronto area as dealers who sell top quality English, European and Asian antiques. They always have an excellent range of ceramics, sculptures, silver, and occasionally a few wonderful Irish paintings.
Jim and Marg Forbes, Now and Then Antiques, Fergus They do only a few shows each year, so their stock tends to be fresh. They are strong on Western Ontario country furniture and accessories, including stoneware and redware. They had a great set of Sibley kitchen chairs at the last show
Al Goudie, Touched by Time Antiques – Also from Fergus, Al has a very large inventory of pine and oak furniture in addition to a collection of miscellaneous eclectica. Al is also a knowledgeable dealer in Canadian art and will have a good selection at Elora.
Annegret Mette – from Burlington, has an excellent eye for quality. She very good jewellery. She also has superb Sterling silver tablewares and very good art glass. Annegret’s booth at Elora is a must-see for collectors of silver and fine jewellery.
55 dealer experts in all, including:
- Tom Keeling, Toronto – English/European small decorative and collectible items.
- Bill Pinkney and David Keogh, Hamilton – small furniture, great glass and china
- Keiran Hall, Dundas – A master craftsman, Keiran does repairs and restorations to fine furniture.
- Pat and Penny George, Paris – various coloured glass, Doulton and English china
- Bonnie Aspin, Florella’s Antique, Paris – long time dealers in silver, glass, china and decorative arts.
- Joe Videcki, St Catharines – refinished furniture, oil lamps and decorative pieces.
- Gerry Marks, Greenwood – Pollikers, folk art, big pine pieces
- Jane Vining, Toronto – antique and estate jewellery.
- Jeff Ferguson, Elora – books, goblets, china, local finds.
- Pat McKaig, Pineridge Country House, Bayfield – country decorating accessories.
- Barry Ezrin, The Joinery Shop, Moffat – Canadian and American country, plus fine art and 20th century.
- Karen Heaton, Somerville Antiques, Hamilton – vintage clothing, jewellery, womens’ accessories.
- Jay, Bob and Louise Charbonneau, Ivy Manor Antiques, Oakville – Sterling silver, silver plate, fine art glass.
Antiques Identification clinic
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n throughout both Saturday April 17 and Sunday, April 18.
A fascinating aspect of keeping family heirlooms is the fact that they may have monetary value far beyond what their owners can imagine. Find out more about your own heirlooms at the Elora Spring show, April 17 and 18.
The Identification clinic will feature Janet Carlile, CPA, an independent and accredited antiques valuer and appraiser with 30 years International experience gained with major auction houses both in Europe and North America. In addition to her appraisal work Janet also writes and lectures. She wrote a popular syndicated Antiques column for the Southam Newspaper Group for over 4 years and has contributed to magazines including the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts journal The Bulletin. She has appeared as an expert appraiser on the CBC’ s Canadian Antiques Roadshow. Janet has also been a guest on the lunchtime CBC program Ontario Today to answer listeners’ questions about antiques during a phone in.
How it works:
- Bring your items for appraisal. You may bring as many items as you wish.
- When you arrive, go directly to the appraisal tables and get yourself a number. From this number you will be able to approximate your appointment time, then go and have fun searching the rest of the show and enjoy the many wonderful things on offer. If you miss your turn you will be inserted and accommodated at the next number in line. The Clinic operates Saturday from 10 am until 5 pm and Sunday from 11am until 5pm.
- At your appointed time, meet with the expert and show her your treasures.
- Fees: $12 per item.
The beautiful village of Elora
One of the pleasures of a visit to the Elora show is the opportunity to explore the antique and retail shops on Mill Street, and to enjoy the superb natural scenery. Mark your calendar for a special Spring weekend in Elora.
Getting to Elora: The town is about 15 minutes north of Guelph, off Highway 6. There are several ways to approach Elora, depending on where you are coming from.
Assuming you are on Highway 401, take 401 to Guelph exit 299 (Guelph and Aberfoyle). Proceed north through Guelph until you reach the north edge of the city. Continue north on Highway 6 about 3 km to the Elora Road (County Road 7) which is well marked by signs. Turn left onto the Elora Road and proceed straight ahead for 10 minutes to Elora. Follow road signs to the Elora Community Centre and the antique show. For reference purposes, Elora is about 90 minutes from downtown Toronto or London.
Tourism Information
Elora accommodation and attractions information is available by:
Phone at: 1-877-286-3058
Email: info@eic.elora.on.ca
