Antique And Book Appraisal Day In Stephentown

The Friends of the Stephentown Library are holding an Antique and Book Appraisal Day on Saturday, June 16, at the Stephentown Heritage Center from 10 am to 1 pm. Charles Flint of Charles Flint Antiques, Lenox, MA, and Dan Lorber of Down in Denver Books, Stephentown, will be on hand to identify and give verbal appraisals of your treasures. You may have one item evaluated for a donation of $7 and three items for $15. There is not space for large items. The Heritage Center is on Garfield Road (County Route 26) in Stephentown and is handicapped accessible. Visit Stephentown-Historical.org/location for a map. For more information, call 518-733-5750. Donations from this event will benefit the Stephentown Memorial Library.
Charles Flint has been an art and antiques dealer for over forty years. He is also a lecturer, writer and researcher of the arts and local history. His special expertise lies in fine arts, early American furniture and accessories, early blown and molded glass, bottles, stoneware, polychrome folk art, New England architecture and the Shakers.
Dan Lorber has been buying and selling used and rare books out of an 1840s farmhouse since 1988. He is interested in a broad range of books and paper ephemera. Over the years people have brought him books in the hope that they had some unusual value and have received big payoffs on several occasions. What he always says to people is “you never know what’s in a box of old books. Never get rid of old books before showing them to someone knowledgeable. And never make an assumption that an old book is worthless – chances are your assumption is based on wrong concepts or beliefs.” Dan is also adept at repairing old books and you can inquire about that service.