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year to purchase Michiel antiques. The and Adela majority of his Dop in their other wares are 15,000-squareselected by an foot antiques experienced showroom antiques dealer in PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER the Netherlands. The arrangement works well for the city’s antique-savvy residents. “New Orleans is a French city,” Dop says. “Antiques go so well with the style of architecture here.” Nineteenth-century Louis XV and Louis XVI pieces are the mainstay of the warehouse’s furniture stock. There are rustic farm tables, carved armoires, beds, buffets, enfilades, dressers and chairs from those periods and others. Dop also is known for its mirrors, chandeliers, garden furniture and ornaments, its line of antique reproductions upholstered in simple offwhite muslin, and for decorative accent pieces like wooden dough bowls. Dop imports metal table bases from India, custom builds items including dining tables, coffee tables and bookcases, refinishes furnishings, and earlier this year, expanded to include a second-floor space for rugs imported from Iran by dealer M.J. Moezzi. “We’re a place where you can find something for any room in your house or porch or yard,” Dop says.
SHopping NEWS ADLER’S JEWELRY (722 Canal St., 504523-5292; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-523-5292; www.adlersjewelry.com) hosts a trunk show at its Lakeside location May 3-4, featuring jewelry designers Walt Adler and Liz Sloss and serving-piece designer Dana Wittmann. Artist Annie Morhauser of ANNIEGLASS handcrafted glassware visits JUDY AT THE RINK (The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 504891-7018; www.judyattherink.com) 11 a.m.2 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 and at ARABELLA FINE GIFTS AND HOME DECOR (3902 Hwy. 22, Mandeville, 985-727-9787) 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Get a free gift with purchase at the events. THE NEW CANAL LIGHTHOUSE gift shop (8001 Lakeshore Drive, 504-836-
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2216; www.saveourlake.org) is open 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and sells lighthouse memorabilia, Tshirts, books and tickets to tour the lighthouse museum. THE SHOPS AT CANAL PLACE (333 Canal St., 504-522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace.com) hosts SIPPIN’ IN SEERSUCKER 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday, May 10, a fundraiser for the OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART/UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS. There will be hors d’oevres, specialty cocktails, music by Bonerama and Luke Winslow-King, raffles, store promotions and a seersucker ensemble contest. Tickets are $40, $25 for museum members, or $50, $30 for museum members the day of the event. Purchase tickets online at store.ogdenmuseum.org/sippininseersucker.
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eaturing competitive pricing and frequent shipments from countries including France, Egypt, China and India, Dop Antiques & Architecturals (300 Jefferson Hwy., 504-231-3397; www.dopantiques.com) has secured a niche for itself since opening in 2000. Owner Michiel Dop keeps his 15,000-square-foot warehouse filled with an ever-changing mix of antiques and antique reproductions. A native of the Netherlands, Dop came to New Orleans after meeting his New Orleanian wife, Adela. He immediately recognized a business opportunity. “I saw Magazine Street and Royal Street and couldn’t believe the prices they were getting for antiques,” he says. The couple began importing antiques from France, Belgium, England, Italy and the Netherlands and wholesaling them to the design trade. When Hurricane Katrina’s widespread losses created an increased demand for furnishings in a city with a longstanding love for antiques, Dop started retailing his inventory. He quickly garnered a whole new following. “I have customers who come in every three weeks to see what’s new,” says Dop, who receives shipments at three-week intervals and sometimes as often as twice a month. “I still work with the (design) industry a lot too,” he adds, noting that Dop always provides designer and dealer discounts. The local film industry — particularly period films — also has been a good market for Dop. Dop travels to Europe several times a
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