| TITLE | DETAILS | LECTURER | DATE/TIME | COST |
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FURNITURE THROUGH THE MID-20TH CENTURY | History of design + manufacture of western furniture from 1700 – mid-20th century. | MIKE AVERSA, GCA | Saturdays
10am–5pm
April 3, 17, 24 | $350 |
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METALS OF ANTIQUES | a study of metals and how they are used in antiques and collectibles: silver, silver plate, copper, bronze, pewter and iron, used for flatware, hollow ware and other utilitarian hardware of the 17th through the 20th centuries. | MISCHA DOBROTIN | Sundays
10am–5pm
April 25
May 2 and 16 | $350 |
- SEMINAR –
GEMOLOGY | Two-day seminar which covers the basics of identifying and evaluating precious and semi-precious stones, with professional guest lecturers who are working experts in the fields of jewelry and gemology. Students will have the chance to purchase their very own gemology kit with professional-grade instruments, at a fraction of the cost if they purchased it on their own. | TOM AHERN, Ed. Dir., CFA
DAVID BROWNLEE, GCA, MGCA | Sunday
Monday
10am–5pm
April 11, 12 | $175
+
cost of toolkit |
- MINI-SEMINARS -
UPTOWN WHITTIER ANTIQUE STREET FAIRE | A series of 15-minute seminars throughout the day during the bi-annual antiques & collectible outdoor market in uptown Whittier. Topics covered will include antique furniture and jewelry, Carnival Glass and Black memorabilia.> | Various Staff | Saturday
9am–4pm
April 24 | Free |
- SEMINAR –
BLACK MEMORABILIA | The Oran Z Pan African Black Facts & Wax Museum has one of the world's largest collections of Black Americana artifacts. Museum Curator Oran Z will cover the importance of these items and how they uniquely relate to our American history, their value and collectability. | Oran Z
Oran Z Museum | Saturday
10am–2pm
May 1 | $75 |
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JEWELRY, ANTIQUE TO mid-20th CENTURY | This course traces the style of fashion that shaped the design of jewelry. Stones and metals will be identified and students will learn how they were combined to create unique patterns of elegance and style. Identification and evaluation techniques will cover the following periods: Early Victorian, Mid-Victorian, Late Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Moderne and Fashion Jewelry. | TOM AHERN, Ed. Dir., CFA
DAVID BROWNLEE, GCA, MGCA | Saturdays
10am–5pm
May 8, 22, 29 | $350 |
- SEMINAR –
JOHN MORAN AUCTION HOUSE | A “behind-the-scenes” peek at John Moran Auctioneers in Altadena. Seminar will cover Moran’s criteria for selecting property to bring to auction, their strategy for seeking out and marketing auction properties and research tools currently in use by the auction house. Session also includes a Q&A with Jeff Moran, Sr. VP and auctioneer, Paul Fisher & Roland Rynkiewicz, VPs of Estates & Appraisals, and Decorative Art Sales Director and European Furniture Specialist, Aileen Ward. Attendees will also get a sneak preview of Moran's May 25th auction and a complimentary light lunch. Attendance for this event is extremely limited, so early enrollment is highly encouraged! | Moran Staff
Auction House | Monday
11am–2pm
May 17 | $75 |
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ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL POTTERY | Includes study of clays, glazes, decoration, pattern, form, and makers’ marks to help students identify and date pottery and porcelain, in order to evaluate their place and significance in the marketplace. Emphasis will be on styles and techniques developed in England and continental Europe from 1650 – 1950 and the influences from the Orient. | VIVIEN HESSEL, GCA, ISA | Saturday
10am–5pm
May 15
Sundays
10am–5pm
May 23 and 30 | $350 |
- SEMINAR –
ART “101” | This seminar covers the basics of identification as regards oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings and the different print processes including 4-color and lithography, and possibly venturing into digital printing techniques, as well as how to I.D. “original” and/or signed prints that may have more value than you think. | CFA Staff
TBA | Sunday
10am–3pm
May 30 | $75 |