I've been a vintage and antique collector and dealer since I was a teenager, I was thrifting before thrifting was cool! I opened my first store in 1979, which was a vintage clothing store called Essentially Chic, and have owned others since that time, fully expanding into fine antiques and art. I became a certified appraiser in 1982 and have been a member of the International Society of Appraisers, Antique Appraisal Association of America and Appraisers Association of America.
I have collected many beautiful things throughout my life, however I am 68 now (where did the time go?), and it's time to downsize, so passing along my treasures to those who will also care for them as I have.
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