Heritage Week 1997

Feb. 16

North Shore Antiques & Collectibles!
1:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday. Presented by the West Vancouver
Muscums at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre.

: Feb. 17-23
Heritage Dinners.
~Heritage Pub Week, all week
Dundarave Cafe, Dundarave.
-Heritage Evening at the Beachhouse, Wed. 20th Beachhouse
Cafe, Dundarave.

Feb. 18-22

Exhibit: West Vancouver Collects?
12:00 noon- 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Museum & Archives.
Feb. 18-23

Exhibit: History of Ferry Building Gallery.
11:00 am- 5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Ferry Building Gallery,
1414 Argyle Ave. Built in 1913, the Ferry Building is one of
two designated heritage buildings in West Vancouver.
Historical panels, and art work by !ocal artists and West Van.
elementary and senior art students explore its history. Info:
925-7290.

a Feb. 21

Presentation by Historian Rupert Harrison on the
History of the Ferry Building.
7:0€ p.m. Friday, Ferry Building Gallery. Suggested Donation
$2.00. Date to be confirmed. Info: 925-7290.
Feb. 22
Historic Walking Tours. :
Walks: leave from the Museum & Archives, 680 17th Street.
For info. & to pre-register call 925-7295. .
-12 noon Saturday Upper Ambleside /Hollyburn.
-3:00 p.m. Saturday Lower Ambleside/Hollyburn.
: ‘ Feb.
. District of West Vancouver Heritage Achievement Awards
- 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Museum & Archives, The District
of West Vancouver's annual event recognizing heritage
achievements by individuals, groups*and organizations who
“contribute to heritage awareness and preservation in West
Vancouver. Everyone welcome. Info: 925-7295.

Feb. 26
Presentation by Robert Watt Chief Herald of Canada.
7:00 p.m.-Wednesday, West Vancouver Historical Society pub-
lic meeting at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre, 695-2 1st _
Sereet. Talo: 925-7299.

Sunday, February 9, 1997 — North Shore News — 39

NORTH SHORE ANTIQUES G& COLLECTIBLES.

Many sellers less than honest

From page 38

and continuing her trek
north,

“We love it here,” said
Khalighi. “Of course before
coming here 1 already had
some clients from here (that
frequented her Seattle store).
They encouraged me to
come.”

“] liked it and ] took their
advice and opened this branch
here,” she said.

OF course her decision was
made easier by an American
embargo placed on goods
hailing from Iran. As far as
authentic Persian rugs are
concerned, such a move
placed the industry in a death
grip. And Khalighi moved yet
again.

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work's subject does have a
downside though, particularly
because she cares too much —
if that’s possible.

“In every city ... unfortu-
nately, | have seen many loca-
tions where they play games
with the price,” said Khalighi
adding she has “always com-
plained.”

She says the most frequent
offenders are the people
behind rug auctions, closing
sales, divorce sales and other

perpetrators of the “final”
sale.

“I always thought the
media can help customers to
save money, save time, to ler
people know what the fake
marker is,” said Khalighi.

The best advice for poten-
tial buyers, according to
Khalighi, is to be informed.

Part of determining an
appropriate price for a partic-
ular rug is using a combina-
tion price for cach of the four

main factors playing a part in
the makeup of a rug: age,
area, workmanship and dye.
Depending on how great a
part cach of the aspects plays
will determine how much
weight that factor wiil have in
the final price.

“Don’t be cheated and
misled with all these signs of
sales and auctions,” said_
Khalighi. “Ger some knowl-
edge and information — read
some books.”

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