Ever Treasured Antique Figurines

Figurines are a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc. There are many figurines available all over according to ones personal interests and choices. On is this category are the antique figurines. Just imagine the chiming of a Grandfather Clock - that is the sound that turns a house into a home. The chair and the wheel were two of man's earliest inventions, dating back to 4000 B.C. The first evidence of combining wheels with furniture was a Greek wheeled baby-bed, built in 530 B.C. It was not until 1595 that an actual wheelchair was invented. This antique wheelchair was used by King Phillip II of Spain. Vintage Wheelchairs. People like collecting such antiques also.There are many facets to collecting anything, and elephants are no exception. For example, there are some interesting myths and stories related to collecting.

The most common is that one should only collect elephants with their trunk up - I don't personally believe it, and some collectors actually do the opposite. A myth borne of the Feng Shui craze is placing elephants near the entry of you home, facing in certain directions. The lore and myths of elephants and some aspects of collecting elephant-related things are captured in: "An Enchantment of Elephants" by Emily Gwathmey, and: "elephant ancient and modern" by F. C. Sillar and R. M. Meyler.

Almost any retail store like Wal-Marts, Hallmark, Sears has elephants - mostly mass-produced. *Estate Auctions *On-line Internet auctions like Ebay.com, amazon.com *On-line antique stores and malls like www.rubylane.com *Antique stores *Flea markets *Yard Sales/Garage Sales
The art of creating miniature scenes and rooms has been traced and documented to ancient Egyptian times; this is according to a member of Tiny Talk, an internet Newsgroup comprised of almost 400 miniaturists from around the world, who exchange tips, swaps and mini help with each other. Several famous personalities have enjoyed collecting dollhouses, some of them to the point of obsession. For example: in the early 18th century, Princess Augusta Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Arnstadt actually bankrupted her husband's estate and died in debt to the Catholic Church, all to make 'Mon Plaisir,' a recreation of an 18th century German Court (Classic Dolls Houses, Faith Eaton). Furnished dollhouses were also used in long ago times by mothers to teach their daughters how to run an acceptable household. And yet, miniatures started out as a serious adult pastime and weren't included as children's toys until pieces were available commercially and so, as with all things, history repeats itself. Miniatures and dollhouses are again considered very collectible adult toys.