Vancouver Island is lucky to have the number of antique appraisers that it does. The following appraisers have a few things in common:
They have all been on the Canadian Antiques Roadshow!
They are all listed on the Appraisers page of www.VanIsleAntiques.com.
They will all be appearing at the upcoming “Christmas of Hope” Fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation.
Tony Duke
B.A. (Hons), M.A. (Hist)
A Life in Antiques
After growing up in the antiques trade in Manchester and Abersoch, North Wales, Tony immigrated to Canada in 1990. Antiques are in his blood as his background in the trade includes work in furniture restoration and French polishing. Tony has operated antique shops in the UK and Canada, and has training as an auctioneer of art and antiques. Tony has an excellent knowledge of antiques and collectibles that allows him to provide accurate appraisals. Watch for Tony on the Canadian Antiques Roadshow.
Luis Poretta
Luis has over thirty years of experience buying, selling, and restoring antiques both in Europe and North America! He buys, sells and appraises antiques for clients both nationally and internationally. Luis’ interests stretch from antique paintings to collectible LP’s and vintage audio and he offers full art and audio restoration services.
Colin Ritchie
Colin Ritchie is the CEO and Chief Appraiser at Colin Ritchie and Company in Victoria. Colin has a solid reputation in the field, having worked at Sotheby’s Auction House in both Canada and London, England.
Colin has worked for a number of highly recognized institutional clients, including
* Royal Ontario Museum * Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art * Canadian Museum for Textiles * Toronto Historical Board * Ontario Heritage Foundation * UBC Museum of Anthropology * Victoria Art Gallery * BC Maritime Museum *
As well, Colin has had publications in the Ottawa Journal and the Antique Collector’s Club Magazine and has taught Art and Antique courses through Sotheby’s and the Ontario Women’s Antique Collectors Association.
Richard Rosewell
Richard Rosewell is originally from Stoke-on-Trent, the pottery manufacturing centre of Britain. He emmigrated to Canada in 1971 and established his first antiques shop in Calgary in 1980. Over the years, Richard has been an antiques course instructor, a radio phone-in show host, and an appraiser for CBC’s televised program “The Canadian Antiques Roadshow”, as well as for other organizations. His areas of expertise include pottery and porcelain, glassware, furniture and silver.
In business since 1980, Richard and his wife Elizabeth are two of the most knowledgeable and respected dealers in the area, and their antique appraisal services are recognized by insurance companies for estate and probate purposes.
