Entertainment, Events & Travel-by Emily Will

   Your hand-me-downs, heirlooms, and collectibles… are they worth some cash, or more worthy of the trash? Saturday, February 1st provides you the opportunity to find the answer, at our first inaugural Antique and Appraisal Fair: “Trinkets & Treasures!”
Helga Zipser, the event’s expert, is a retired South Tampa antique shop owner and personal-property appraiser specializing in fine antiques and art. She has recently settled in Citrus Hills with her son, Randy. Previously, she owned La Petite Galerie, Inc. at Tampa’s El Prado Antique Center for over 45 years, and she has been a member of the Appraisers Association of America. In addition, she organized the original “Antique & Appraisal Days” for the Henry B. Plant Museum at the University of Tampa, and has had formal training with antique porcelain at Sotheby’s London. She continues to work with some of the finest regional antique auction houses in the country.