Expect an Abundance of Glittering Nick-Nacks ; St Mellion Antiques and Collector's Fair, Saltash

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Small ornaments and nick-nacks are what makes a good antiques and collectors' fair, and tomorrow's event at St Mellion near Saltash has plenty. From fine English furniture to good Exeter silver, jewellery to glass, there is an abundance of glittering possessions available, some of which are quite reasonably priced.

Certainly the ormolu study of a seated whippet is within reach of most collectors' pockets at Pounds 75 on SE Antiques' stand, stylishly seated in an alert pose. This description only applies in this country and America, as where the finish was invented - France - it was known as moulu, named after the gold leaf used to gild metalwares.

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Expect an Abundance of Glittering Nick-Nacks ; St Mellion Antiques and Collector's Fair, Saltash

It was a technique not solely restricted to France - elsewhere cast br...

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