The specialists guide to Chinese antiques.

Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking
Patengruppe
Einladung an „Neu und Alt“ in Peking
Dienstag, 09. März 2010,

10:00 Uhr bis 12:00 Uhr

Antiquitätenkurs mit Roger (in Englisch)
Wann: Dienstag, 09. März 2010, 10:00 Uhr bis 12:00 Uhr
Wo: In der DSP
Was: Roger (ein Englisch-Muttersprachler, der auch perfekt Mandarin spricht) ist der Chef [...]

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Pretty neat. If anyone can pick up a copy for me it would be much appreciated as I have yet to see in print.
Reactionaries? Make That ‘Collectors’
By DAN LEVIN Published: February 3, 2010
Original article online at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/garden/04chinese.html

TREASURE HUNT A worker at the ACF China furniture factory with a refurbished trunk.
CONTESTANT No. 3, a portly man [...]

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CHINA PASSA A DAR VALOR A ANTIGUIDADES
Por DAN LEVIN
PEQUIM – Cerca de quatro décadas após a Revolução Cultural, quando muitos dos tesouros centenários do país foram desfigurados ou destruídos graças à ordem de Mao de erradicar “os quatro velhos” -velhas ideias, velha cultura, velhos costumes e velhos hábitos-, a China [...]

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美国《纽约时报》2010年2月4号文章：反动派？还是 叫“收藏者”吧 记者：丹-莱文（DAN LEVIN）
崔晓松（音）是3号参赛者，他身穿吊带裤身材有些发福，手里抓着一把金锤，像个要改主意的刽子手那样吞着口水。作为中国最火爆的鉴宝类节目《天下收藏》的 嘉宾，崔先生知道下一段广告之后，他不得不面临惨烈后果。受害者是什么？一件上了釉的优雅的花瓶，那是他买来参赛的，他以为是清朝货，能值3万美元。

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This from the China Daily / China.org recently:
The chairman of a major pharmaceutical company and his employee died in an explosion caused by a “chemical experiment gone wrong” at the businessman’s residential villa. Police found an instruction book of ozonizer as well as fragments of oxygen cylinders on the fourth floor, suggesting a chemical experiment [...]

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Dear ACF customer,
Beijing has received heavy snow fall and record setting low temperatures over the past week. This, in addition to the closures of many roadways and expressways, has effected customers and businesses equally, in terms of road closings, transportation delays and/or reduced working hours. In keeping with the above, we would like to remind [...]

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Furniture: Fully Furnished
Original article published August 18th, 2009
You’re tired of seeing your Ikea desk in every other Shanghai home, so you’ve decided to find something unique–a conversation piece. Luckily, Shanghai abounds with places selling all types of antique furniture, but there are some ground rules to finding real deal antiques.
First, research and figure out what [...]

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Agenda Magazine (Beijing) July 2009

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This past weekend, ACF China and  The Hutong organized a field trip for local expats here in Beijing to visit an genuine outdoor wholesale antique market, where peasants from the countryside bring un-restored antique furniture and other curios to sell to wholesalers, collectors and restorers. The trip proved a success, allowing attendees a fascinating peek [...]

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ACF China and the The Hutong will be co-organizing a field trip this Saturday morning to visit a outdoor wholesale market where peasants from the countryside bring antique furniture to sell to wholesalers, specialists and restorers. This is an extremely rare opportunity to see where antique furniture comes from and what it looks like in [...]

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Original article published in City Weekend Magazine March 16th, 2009

By Thomas Talhelm
Fully Furnished
Of all the different types of antiques, furniture has one of the quickest learning curves in the art of spotting fakes, making it a great choice for beginners. Buying furniture also entails less risk, since pieces can still make great additions to the [...]

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(The following is a brief talk given at the International School of Beijing)
Making Your Move Go Smoothly
April 15th, 2009

This was a morning full of useful information for parents who may be moving this year or in the future. Our 6 speakers covered a wide variety of topics and had a wealth of information to share [...]

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A while back, ACF’s Roger Schwendeman was featured on CCTV (China Central Television) Channel 4’s program Culture Express. CCTV 4 is broadcast throughout China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and worldwide via satellite.
CCTV’s team accompanied Roger for several days during buying trips of un-restored Chinese antiques, and then onward to oversee the next steps [...]

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