Wednesday, April 29, 2009

MOTHER'S DAY IS SPECIAL

It has been said,
"You could never give your mother as much as she gave you."
M. Brooks


Save up to 15% during our

Jewelry Extravaganza!

ONE DAY ONLY: Sunday, May 3rd from 12-5



You CAN, however, WOW her with a gift from Wrentham Antiques that is as unique and special as her. In addition to our extensive collection of fine jewelry we will have over 1,000 extra pieces of vintage and antique jewelry in our store. Our incredible selection includes; Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, 10,14 & 18 Karat gold, Genuine pearls, DIAMOND Jewelry, Designer jewelry, Gemstones of all types, Carved Ivory, Amber and enameled jewelry. There will also be a huge variety of costume jewelry that dates all the way back to the 1800's.

Come in to see our elegant offerings at affordable prices. Don't miss your chance to get the special women in your life something unique and extraordinary! And while you are here you might find something "just right" for yourself as well!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

We Accept Quality Furniture Consignments & Other Objects of Value!

WE INVITE YOU TO CONSIGN YOUR ANTIQUE AND QUALITY VINTAGE FURNITURE WITH US!


EMAIL PICTURES TO: service@wrenthamantiques.com




We have helped homeowners, professional restorers and antiques dealers to sell their antique & vintage furniture as well as other unique objects of value for the last 20 years. We have created a community of sellers & buyers that are interested in the quality of each other's experience during every transaction. The sellers are committed to offering for sale items that the buyers can purchase with confidence, take home and display with pride. The buyers, over the course of years of repeat purchases, have come to appreciate the effort and knowlege that goes into the supply, reconditioning and display offered by the sellers.


Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Non-Profit Rugs: From Tibet to Wrentham!


Wrentham Antiques Marketplace has been exhibiting hand-woven carpets for years but now they are adding new styles with a non-profit twist. For centuries rug weaving has been more than a craft in Tibet. It has been part of the culture. Now these peoples are turning carpet weaving into self-sufficiency by joining non-profit cooperatives that plow profits back into the community in the form of school building, reforestation, and arts projects. As they struggle for economic progress, they achieve something just as important to them: cultural survival.


They weave their own traditional designs with their tribal emblems and folkloric motifs. One of the most popular designs among Tibetan rugs is Gaon Naksha, or "Village Life" which is basically a look out the weaver's window through the weaver's eyes - a work of art that brings immediate contact with some of the most remote places and exotic cultures on earth. Our Gaon Nakshas are produced by Tibetans exiled in Nepal, who have built a Tibetan-language elementary school and cultural center with rug proceeds. They expanded the school with an organic greenhouse, launched a reforestation project inside Tibet (where some mountainsides have been clear-cut for lumber).


With a focus on women's initiatives, the rug proceeds supported the first-ever collection of contemporary Tibetan women’s' writing and the first-ever women's magazine for Tibetan women in Tibetan language.