Estate Sale: Shellie's Miniature Mania, San Carlos, CA

Long-time dealer Shellie Kazan, Shellie's Miniature Mania, 732 Laurel St., San Carlos, CA is holding a multi-estate sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 25, 26 and 27). Hours: 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. Tel: 650-593-4932. Email: shelliesminis@msn.com  

If you have always wanted to attend a first-rate Estate Sale, now is your chance! The four estates are Phyllis Gotelli, Pat Dugand, Dan Becker and Marianne Thurtle. You will find roomboxes by Bluette Meloney, Brooke Tucker and other artists, dollhouse dolls, antique and vintage miniatures, furniture and accessories. See sampling below. 

2014 Good Sam Academy Ad

This Ad for the 2014 Good Sam Academy of Miniatures appears in the June 2014 issue of Miniature Collector magazine. Nine workshops will be held at the Academy from October 13-17 at our Morgan Hill, CA facility immediately following the Show. Classes will range from two to five days in length.

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For information go to:

http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net/goodsamacademy.htm. Send in your GSAM registration now, before your favorite class gets filled.  If you have questions, contact Connie Sauve, GSAM Director. Phone 209-474-2870. Email connie@thechinadoll.com

Dealers: Murphy & O'Brien, American Furniture & Folk Art

Mark Murphy & Mary Grady O'Brien share a table and specialize in 18th and 19th century American country and American Arts & Crafts in 1:12 scale. He is an IGMA Fellow in Furniture. She is an IGMA Fellow in Painted Tinware & Painted Accessories. Mary duplicates folk art antiques with Early American decorative painting. Mark makes furniture, including 19th to early 20th century Japanese furniture. He is offering a workshop at this year's Good Sam Academy. Mark, mmurphyor@gmail.com. Mary, mgradyob@aol.com. Mary's web: http://www.marygradyobrien.com

19th Century Santa Fe blue painted bench by Mark. St. Anthony and Our Lady of Sorrows santos and Holy Child of Atocha retablo on wall by Mary.

American blanket chests by Mark, decorated by Mary, then aged/distressed by Mark. Painting, individual birds, Pennsylvania bird tree by Mary.

Photo at Murphy & O'Brien's table, 2012 Good Sam Show.

Photo at Murphy & O'Brien's table, 2012 Good Sam Show. 

Mark Murphy's Good Sam Academy Workshop to construct a New England Windsor Arm Chair. 3 Days - Mon, Oct.13-Wed, Oct.15, 9am-5pm. For information, go to: http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net/goodsamacademy.htm.

Dealer: Stewart Dollhouse Creations 1:12 & 1:48 scale

The ever-so-talented Ruth Stewart, Stewart Dollhouse Creations, works in 1:12 and 1:48 scales. She designs cakes, cupcakes, desserts, laser cut antique doilies, rugs, lots of kits, molds and more. Highly creative, Ruth always has new and exciting items to offer. She will be teaching a Friday Workshop "1:12th Halloween Sliceable Pumpkin Cakes." ruth@stewartdollhousecreations.com, 
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Checkerboard cakes with slices.

1:12 scale Cake Mold. Makes large cupcake cakes.

Springtime Sugar Cookie Mold.

Brand new Laser Lace.

Brand new 3D printed 1:48 Wine Bottles and Wine kits.

"Vineyard in a Bottle" kits will be available at Good Sam.

"Halloween Cake House" complete kits.

There will be a selection of new Wonky Cakes at Good Sam, along with brand new 3D Platters. 

Friday Workshop "1:12th scale Halloween Sliceable Pumpkin Cakes." Cost $40. Friday 9am-1pm. For class details and Registration Form, go to:  http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net

To see more of Ruth's work, go here and here.

Dealer: Debbie Heard, D. Sierck Ltd.

Long-time dealer Debbie Sierck Heard sells as D. Sierck Ltd.  She offers an amazing array of miniatures from private collections and estate sales.  All of the miniatures on her table are by talented artists from the past as well as the present. Everything is of the highest quality, and unique. She also sells her exceptional miniatures on eBay, under eBay user id: fjdebbie. Photos below represent the type of merchandise you can expect to find on Debbie's table at Good Sam. Email: fjdebbie@aol.com 

Wonderful display case made in the U.K. (1991).

Rare finds from artists--such as Eugene Kupjack's silver basket.

Exquisite porcelain rabbits, floral arrangements and artisan pieces.

Half-scale house handcrafted by Robert E. Bernhard, 1991.

A wonderful variety of miniatures from well-known artists of the present and past.

Exhibit: "Tea Thyme" featuring NAME Hutch

"Tea Thyme" was exhibited at the 2013 Good Sam Show by Kathleen Stats, Vallejo, CA. It features her NAME Hutch. "The tea pots and tea cups have long been in my miniature collection," Kathleen Stats tells us. "So I knew that my NAME Hutch would be part of a Tea Room.  Since 2010, when I made the hutch and the room box, I have been adding to the scene." In 1:12 scale, the room box is 14-inches wide, 5-inches deep, and 11-inches tall. 

Photos courtesy of Connie Sauve, Exhibit Chairman. Click on photos to enlarge.

Exhibit: Bedroom in 1/2-inch scale by Ruth Mazur, 1987

"Bedroom by Ruth Mazur, 1987" was exhibited at the 2013 Good Sam Show by Barbara Jones, Cupertino, CA. Barbara has served as the Chairman of Good Sam for many years. She is a miniature turner and collector, with a passion for tools. "Ruth made this bedroom in a d.Anne Ruff class to donate to a name event," Barbara Jones says. "Cary Yerves won it. I bought it from him at a Flea Market." In half-inch scale, the bedroom is 11-inches wide, 8-1/2-inches deep, and 7-inches tall. 

Photos courtesy of Connie Sauve, Exhibit Chairman. Click on photos to enlarge.

2014 Good Sam Show Ad

This Ad for the 2014 Good Sam Show appears in the July/August 2014 Dollhouse Miniatures magazine (Issue 40). The Show will be held October 11-12 at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, CA. There will be 116 outstanding miniature dealers, of which 18 are international. Eight workshops with topnotch instructors are scheduled on Friday, before the show. Do come and join the fun! http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net 

Ad with Peter Acquisto silver.

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Dealer: Silversmith Peter Acquisto, IGMA Fellow

An IGMA Fellow in Silversmithing, Peter Acquisto has been a dealer at Good Sam for more than 30 years. Based in Arizona, he has been making beautiful 1:12 scale silver and gold reproductions since the 1980s, and is continually producing new and exciting works. Do stop by Peter's table to see his miniature silver masterpieces. Each one is an objet d'art, worthy of a spotlight. Email: Minisilver@aol.com, Web: http://www.AcquistoSilver.com.

Stunning silver wine stand with hand blown glassware by Gerd Felka of Germany.

Beautiful miniature reproduction of a sterling silver chocolate set.

Victorian Breakfast Warmer and English Kettle (c1747-1748), Limited Editions. George IV Campana Shaped Wine Cooler (c1822). 

Wine Fountain, c1703-1704, Limited Edition (sold out). Neoclassical Sauce Boat, c1810. Art Nouveau Mirror, c1880, Limited Edition. 

Stunning silver reproductions in 1:12 scale. Photo taken at the Acquisto Silver Company table, 2012 Good Sam Show.