ANTIQUE EVALUATIONS MELBOURNE LIBRARIES 2010

This year I am pleased to be invited to Montrose Library 12th April at 2pm.

The 19th April at 2pm I will be conducting evaluations of Antiques-Collectibles for the local patrons at Camberwell Green Retierment Village 12-14 Hunter Rd Camberwell Primlife.

On the 20th April at 2pm I will be at The Pines Library East Doncaster.
The 24th April I will be in Creswick Ballarat area for Creswick Bowling Club.
On the 4th May the Antique Roadshow Seminars will be held at Oakleigh Library Monash 148 Drummond st Oakleigh at 2pm.

Cheltenham Library Friday 18th June at 1pm; 12 stanly Ave Cheltenham.
Parkdale Library 19th July at 1pm; 96 Parkers Rd Parkdale.

July 28th I will be talking at Mooroolbark Library 2pm.
South Vermont Library 4th August please go to Libraries Website for times.

Myrtleford Library 6th August at 1pm and Wangaratta Library 7th August at 1pm.
The Ladies of Devenish Community will also host the Antique Roadshow evaluation session on the 8th August at 1pm 2010.

Hastings Library Mornington Peninsula Shire on the 5th October at 1pm.

Knox City Library Friday 29th October 12 noon.

The second half of 2010 Lester's Antique Roadshow has been invited to Caulfield Town Hall 27th October at 2pm.

Montrose Library, Ararat Art Centre, Boronia Library, Please note this post will be up dated from time to time when new bookings are made in 2010.

inquires please email Antiqueroadshow@hotmail.com

WHICH MELBOURNE AUCTION CAN ACHIEVE THE BEST PRICES

PAINTED BY AUSTRLIAN ARTIST; LOUDON SAINTHILL 1919-1969; Sitter; Lubov Tchernicheva 1890-1976; BALLET RUSSES; c 1939

So who in the Melbourne Art & Antique Auction market can get the best price, lets look at the who's who of the Melbourne Auction Houses.

Leonard Joel Auctions, Mossgreen Antique Auctions, Aingers Antique Auctions, Youngs Antique Auctions, Sotheby's Art & Antique Auction, Deutscher & Hackett Art Auctions, Victoria House Auctions, Manton Auctions, Phillip Caldwell Antique Auctions, Menzies Lawsons Art & House contents Auctions, Charles Leski Auctions,

the question is, who gets the best prices ? well its not that simple to say go to Sothebys they will get you a good price, really if your not familiar with the Antique market you will be lost trying to find where to sell, you can go to all of these Auctions and most will give you a very different evaluation some will be correct and some will be so far off the mark its laughable.

I would also mention one of these Auctions have Antique Dealers as representatives, and its common knowledge with-in the Antique trade that at least one of these representatives hasn't any problem trying to buy from clients before the Auction process.

Clients who are wanting a honest Auction estimate, in my opinion a real conflict of interest having a Valuer or Representative Value your item or items at an Auction value.

Which is a wholesale value or a minimum price the market may pay for any particular Antique then that Representative who has a hidden agenda, is trying to buy the item from the client out right ? at his or her evaluation price.

The problem is this, if you take the word of the Representative or valuer that his price is the best you will get.

WHO IS TO SAY HE OR SHE IS CORRECT WITH THE VALUE,HONESTLY THE MARKET MAY PAY 10 TIME MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL EVALUATION, BELIEVE ME IT HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU THINK.

Accepting an out right price from a so called expert valuer or Antique Auction Representative who seems to be clean cut and smooth talking which all con men are let me ad, you will Deny your self the opportunity for your item or items to achieve double or even triple of the first evaluation who wants to buy the item from you with out any opposition from the true auction market place.

AS I SAID ALARM BELLS SHOULD BE RINGING LOUD AND CLEAR IF THIS IS THE SITUATION WHEN GETTING AN EVALUATION.

If you are ever in this situation be very very careful, you may be selling something of great ''value'' for a fraction of its true market value.

YOU WOULD QUESTION THE ETHICS OF ANYONE WHO ENGAGE IN THIS PRACTICE.

Consider this if you were to sell your House you would not sell it yourself, unless you were confident you had the skills to sell that particular real estate.

The same thing go's with Antiques and Art or Collectibles there are a few steps that relate to making sure the item you have sells at the correct price and consigned to the correct Antique Auction House.

And that's where I come in, my 30 year experience in the Antique trade is valuable to you in this way ...

I can save you weeks trying to find the correct Auction House to deal with, most Antique items can be valued on the spot if you know the current market value.

Which Antique Auction is the best to sell your particular item at ? if we have some knowledge about the item we own before we walk in to the Auction Company it will be to your advantage.

The decision you need to make is do you sell in a weekly Antique Auction ? or a Special Antique Auction ?

Is the Auction your receiving the evaluation from HONEST ? have they competent experts in there employment to evaluate your item correctly ?

The points I mention are only a few you need to be aware of when dealing within the boundaries of the Antique trade in Melbourne.

I can be contacted through my Website AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au
Email Antiqueroadshow@hotmail.com

ANTIQUE ROADSHOW MELBOURNE-INTERNET LINKS

Visiting Website's like the ones below will give you a good idea how many Libraries we talk at across Inner City of Melbourne and Country Victoria. Croydonlibrary.blogspot.com or Antique appraisal session Niddrie, Croydon Hills onlymelbourne.com.au Antique Roadshow.eventbrite.com Stonnington.vic.gov.au Antiques Roadshow comes to stonnington Hobson bay leader. whereilive.com.au Priceit appraisal valuations erl.vic.gov.au easternregional.blogspot.com, 2009 ncgrl.vic.gov.au Goldfields Libraries Corporation onlymelbourne.com.au Yarraranges.vic.gov.au Montrose Library Boronialibrary.blogspot.com, Arts.life Autumn 2010 essendonblog.com.au enewslettersonline.com historyweek.org.au Sprayer.com.au Star news group Senews.com.au Pelican post News Melbournemobile.com.au these are some of website links that could help in find my next Library talk or Website AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au

ANTIQUE EVALUATION SESSIONS MELBOURNE LIBRARIES 2009-2010

AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au conduct Antique Evaluation Sessions in Country Victoria and Inner Melbourne City Libraries, to name just a few LIBRARIES FOR 2009.

Wangaratta Library.
Mansfield Library.
Caroline Springs Library.
Melton Library.
South Vermont Library.
Glenroy Library.
Niddrie Library.
Malvern library - Stonnington Council.
Yarrunga Community Centre - Croydon Hills.
Rosanna Library.
Williamstown Library.
Boronia Library.
Knox City Library.
Ashburton Library.
ST Kilda Library.
Rowville Library.
Village Green Retirement Village - Camberwell.
Croydon Library.
Bendigo Library.
Millers Homestead - Knox City Council.
Ross House Seniors Flinders Lane Melbourne.
Evelyn Ridge Retirement Village - Mt Evelyn.

Libraries that Lester was speaking at in 2010 are below and most were booked out on the day.

Oakleigh Library - Monash.
Wheelers Hill Library - Monash.
Wangaratta Library.
Myrtleford Library.
Ladies at Devenish.
Vermont South Library.
Vermont South Community Centre.
Montrose Library.
Yarrunga Community Centre - Croydon Hills.
The Pines Library - Doncaster East.
Creswick Bowling Club.
Cheltenham Library.
Parkdale Library.
Mooroolbark Library.
Ross House Seniors Flinders Lane Melbourne.
Hasting Library.
Ararat Art Gallery - Ararat.
Knox City Library.
Glen Eira Library - Glen Eira City Council.
Flinder's Antique Fair - Flinders.
Evergreen Seniors Citizens Centre - Balwyn.
Boronia Library.

Most of these Victorian Libraries were booked out some Libraries turned patrons away on the day of the Antique Evaluation session, a good example of this was Hobson Bay Council Williamstown Library 50 patrons booked for the evaluation session but on the day more than 100 patrons turned up for the talk.

As I said most Libraries are booked out, so if your interested in attending a Antique evaluation session of Lester Devere's please book in advance at the particular Library.

My Email;Antiqueroadshow@hotmail.com

ANTIQUE MARKETS MELBOURNE

PHILLIPS FOX 1865 - 1915
Antique markets in Melbourne can be a great way to pass a quiet week end, High st Armadale is one street in Melbourne you can find some interesting Antique shops to browse, the first Antique Market would be The Armadale Antique Centre 1147 High st Armadale Website Armadaleantiquecentre.com.au open 10am-5pm 7 days a week telephone 9822 7788 Owner Garry Stylianou, and in my opinion a fantastic Antique Market to spend an hour or so. The other Antique Market is at 1008 High st Armadale Telephone 9509 6337 and also a great Antique Market to browse while in Melbourne, if you haven't had enough in those two Markets why not go over to Camberwell Antique Centre located at 25 Cookson st Camberwell open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm Owners Tanya & Dug Gale Telephone 9882 2028 this Antique Market is also a great place to look for Antiques.My Website is AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au

ANTIQUE & ART EVALUATIONS - VICTORIAN LIBRARIES

Lester Devere conducts two hour Antique evaluation sessions in Melbourne Libraries.
Lester has been invited to a number of Libraries in 2010, most Libraries were quickly booked out.

The Pines Library East Doncaster
Montrose Library
Oakleigh Library
Mooroolbark Library
Boronia Library
Vermont South Library
Vermont South Community House
Myrtleford Library
Wangaratta Library
Oakleigh Library
Wheelers Hill Library
Cheltenham Library
Parkdale Library
Hasting Library
Creswick Bowling Club
Knox City Library
Camberwell Green Retirement Village
Yarrunga Community Centre Croydon Hills
Ross House Seniors Flinders Lane Melbourne
Ararat Art Gallery Ararat
Williamstown Library
Flinders Antique Fair Flinders
Evergreen Retirement Village Balwyn

What normally happens in Lester's Antique evaluation sessions is the Antique items and Collectibles owned by Library patrons are evaluated by Lester while giving sound expert advice gathered over 30 years working in the Melbourne Antique trade.

You also may view three videos on this Blog site that show Lester Devere evaluating Antiques for Library patrons.

The items people bring to the Library to be evaluated can range from a $20 item to several thousand dollars, the secret is how much is the item worth ? and where do you sell that item in Melbourne for the best price ?

Melbourne have around 9 Antique Auctions which you can buy and sell through at any time, some Auction's are better than others.

When I say that I mean, some are honest and some are not ?
some Auctions can sell your items for a premium and other can not achieve the right price, but they are not going to tell you that they ''can not'' sell your item for a premium price and some wont even know what they are selling.

What do I mean ? well some Auctions wont know the true value of your item, which you have consigned to that particular Antique Auction.

The only thing the Auction company wants to do, is sell the item, some Antique Auction Companies believe the market will take care of the end price, if they the valuer have made a mistake with value, which will be achieved by the market place or the number of buyer who want to bid on the item in auction, not always the case.

Some staff members from some Antique Auction companies in Melbourne have not the experience or knowledge to value a loaf of ''bread'' let alone trying too value Antiques that the vendor is wanting to sell via the Auction system.

And there are more than a few Major Antique Auction Companies out there who will try to buy your item outright, or buy the item via there own Auction and re-sell down the track for many thousands of dollars profit, some times it's tens of thousands of dollars profit.

WHICH IS HIGHLY IMPROPER AND A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SO BE CAREFUL WHEN ANY AUCTIONEER OR VALUER ? OR REPRESENTATIVE FROM ANY ANTIQUE AUCTION COMPANY, VALUES YOUR ITEM AND THEN WANTS TO BUY THE SAME ITEM, HE OR SHE HAS JUST EVALUATED.

I WOULD RECEIVE AT LEAST 2 OTHER EVALUATIONS

Lester Devere speaks with a great deal of insider knowledge and experience of 30 years in the Antique trade.

I do not try to buy from these venues, when giving Library patrons evaluation of their Art and Antiques, I receive a flat fee from the Library for my evaluation session, and have no hidden agenda, unlike other valuers in the Antique trade in Melbourne who do evaluation for charities for free, and asking every second person they evaluate for, is your item for sale ? or I would like to buy it for my Wife or for my own collection ? bullshitttttttttt

Lester will be pleased to give advise relating to how and where to sell your valuable Art and Antique collection when the time is right for you.

If you would like to attend my next Antique talk just Google Lester Devere I should come up on one of the Library websites relating to my current events.

My Website is AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au or look at one of my posts on this Blog that will have my current Dates and Venues in 2011.

My Email is Antiqueroadshow@hotmail.com.

ANTIQUE FAIRS MELBOURNE

RARE;LOUDON SAINTHILL 1919 -1969 - of HELENE KIRSOVA c1939 - Antique & Collectible Fair 22-24th January 2010 Fryerstown Enquiries 03 5473 4373 - Antique & Collectible Fairs in Victoria Albury-Wodonga Saturday 17th Sunday 18th April 2010 Enquiries 0428 446 534 - Goulburn Vally Antique & Collectible Fair Friday 12th March - Saturday 13th March - Sunday 14th March 2010 Enquiries 0428 446 534 - Geelong Antique & Collectible Fair Geelong West Friday 14th May Saturday 15th May Sunday 16th May 2010 Enquiries Kenny 0409 960 041 or 03 5221 2674 - Ballarat Antique Fair 40th Annual 2010 Saturday 6th March Sunday 7th March Monday 8th March 2010 Enquiries 1300 303 800 or 0428 384 133 - 0408 264 960 - Malvern Antique Fair normally held in October at the Malvern Town Hall Enquiries James Johnson 1300 135 516 - This is a free service giving dates for Victorian Antique Fairs.My Website is AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au