When Something Old is Something New! Limoges Antiques Relocates to Rutland.
Date: April 7, 2008
Publication: Sam's Good News

"Limoges Antiques Shop operated in Andover, Massachusetts for 13 years and has recently relocated to historic downtown Rutland, Vermont.  The new address is 62 Merchants Row.  This location is convenient for the many "antiquers" who shop the Route 4 corridor extending from New Hampshire to New York as well as those travelling north and south on U.S. Route 7.

Debby DuBay is the owner of the newly relocated shop.  She is a veteran of the Vietnam and Desert Storm Eras, having served in the U.S. Air Force.  Upon retirement from the military in 1995, she turned her passion for fine porcelain into her new profession.  Debby is a dedicated collector of Limoges and other European and American porcelains, which she has collected since 1974.  She is a member of the Appraisers Association of America, and a USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices) tested appraiser.  Debby's husband Dan Quinn is the new President and CEO of Rutland Mental Health.

Proudly smiling for the camera is Limoges owner Debby DuBay along with customer Henry Duval on left and Debby's husband Dan Quinn who is also President and CEO of Rutland Mental Health.  (Sam's Good News Photo)

Debby happily claims that in only 43 days in Rutland, she has done more business than in her first year at her old location in Massachusetts.  A lot of her sales have been to out of state customers.  She finds downtown Rutland lovely, not at all dirty old or delapitated.  She feels Rutland is charming with a lot of appeal to a wide range of demographics.  She holds Downtown Partnership Executive Director Michael Coppinger in the highest regard.  Debby said, "If it wasn't for his intervention, I wouldn't have chosen downtown Rutland.  He is one of the most outstanding people I've met.  He even made sure my sign was hung properly on the front of my store."

The new shop, which offers 3,000 square feet of 19th century Limoges porcelain, antiques and estate jewelry.  Debby's passion is for 18th to 21st century European and American porcelain.  You will also find fabulous 19th century vitrines, china cabinets, small decorative furniture pieces, porcelain, and estate jewelry.  There is a huge Peter Rabbit collection as well as music boxes from Schmid Music Boxes.  Limoges Antiques Shop has been called a "porcelain paradise" by the editors of Victoria Magazine.  Visit the shop:  Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, or call (802) 773-6444 for a personal consultation or appointment, or shop the website 24/7.

Debby DuBay has been featured in several books and magazines:  The Business of Bliss, Turn Your Passion into Profits, Victoria Magazine, Victorian & Romantic Homes Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, TEA A Magazine, the Tea Pot Calendar, Antiquing and Collecting Magazine, and The Glass and Pottery Collector Magazine.  She has also written books on collecting Limoges:  Living with Limoges, Antique Limoges at Home, Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain Boxes to Vases, and The Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide.  She is the contributing editor to the magazine:  The Glass and Pottery Collector, and has co-authored Beatrix Potter Collectibles.

If porcelain or antiques are your passion, stop in to see Debby at 62 Merchants Row in Downtown Rutland."

Selling a bit of history Author:  BRUCE EDWARDS Herald Staff
Date: February 11, 2008
Publication: Rutland Herald (VT)

"Just mention Limoges to Debby DuBay and she's off and running - rattling off facts, figures and history about the French-made porcelain.  There's good reason for her passion:  This week DuBay will open Limoges Antiques at 62 Merchants Row.

The 3,000-square foot shop (formerly Bella Soul) specializes in hand-painted decorated antique porcelain including Limoges boxes, vases, Sevres, Paris porcelain, American Belleek and fine painting on porcelain."

Limoges Antiques Shop is featured in the Fall 2007 issue of Merrimack Valley Magazine in an article titled: "Main Street Andover".
"Downtown Andover is more than just Main Street! The real charm of downtown Andover, writes the author, can be found on foot on Post Office Avenue, a tiny private way around the corner from Elm Square and home to such treasures as Limoges Antiques (Shop). Named for a type of porcelain produced in France, Limoges Antiques (Shop) thrives under the dedicated watch of owner Debby DuBay who turned her passion into a profession and has been sharing her love of antqiue porcelain since 1995. DuBay invites everyone to visit her porcelain paradise Thur, Frid, & Sat 11-4."

Henry Berry, book Reviewer says this about Debby DuBay's Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide :
"Two hundred and forty pages of color photographs illustrate why the Limoges porcelain has been a favorite of collectors for more than two centuries. The many kinds of Limoges pieces are grouped in their own chapters--brooches, charges, cider pitchers, fish sets inkwells, punch bowls, and others; for thirty chapters in all. Many readers will be surprised at the great variety of Limoges pieces. There is wide decorative variety within each type too. Although each piece is distinguished by detail and rich coloration. Captions for each piece include identification, a note on the coloration (mostly underglaze or overglaze), factory marking, and in most cases a current value. The 26-page appendix Limoges Factory Markings or Backstamps groups hundreds by periods of years with pictures of each one. The author Debby Dubay is a widely recognized expert on Limoges porcelain who has written previous studies and price guides."

North Shore Living Magazine has declared Debby DuBay as the most "intriguing" Individual: Andover.
"Walking into Limoges Antiques Shop on a quiet street in downtown Andover is like entering an antique shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans - absolutely strikingly intoxicating. Every inch of usable space is adorned with gorgeous, highly decorative, hand painted Limoges porcelain. There are rose covered vases, cherubic candelabra, fruited punch bowls, floral frames, high Victorian place settings, charming buttons and brooches, bangles and more. It is a veritable feast for lovers of Victoriana and one-of-a-kind objects of art. The only star shining brighter than the stunning antiques on Post Office Avenue is shop owner, author, collector, expert: Debby DuBay. A retired Air Force officer, and a woman who set the standards for women in the military she was "patriotic when being patriotic wasn't cool!" .........

Limoges Antiques Shop, 20 Post Office Avenue, Andover, MA 01810 has been chosen as "Best of North Shore" 2006 winner.
"This distinction puts you in rare company and we hope that you will let all of your friends and peers know about this distinguished award. On behalf of our savvy readers, I thank you for helping to make the North Shore such a wonderful place to live and I congratulate you again for being the best." (In a letter written to shop owner Debby DuBay signed by Matt Robinson, Editor, North Shore Magazine)

The Glass and Pottery Collector Premier Magazine Fall 2006 Review: Limoges Fine Hard Paste Porcelain and Fine Art by Debby DuBay pages 22-26.
"Debby DuBay is the author of numerous books on Limoges Porcelain. Considered an expert in the field, member of the Appraisers Association of America and a tested USPAP Appraiser The Glass and Pottery Collector Magazine is proud to have Debby on our staff as a co-editor and contributor. She is also the owner of Limoges Antiques Shop, where she specializes in buyer, selling and appraising fine hard paste porcelains. Her next book: Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide will be released Spring 2007."

VICTORIAN HOMES Magazine Feb 2006 Collections - From Alchemy to Art pages 74-79.
"Nothing says elegance to me more than Limoges porcelain," states leading expert Debby DuBay. "Producing Limoges porcelain demanded meticulous workmanship. It was and still is the finest hard paste porcelain in the world." Ms. DuBay is the author of Living With Limoges, Antique Limoges at Home, Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain - Boxes to Vases and her next release will be The Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide (Spring 2007)."

Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine Feb 2006 Review: Collecting Limoges by Debby DuBay pages 45-47.
"Debby DuBay is a Vietnam and Desert Storm Era Veteran and a retired USAF Mustang who turned her passion for porcelain into a second profession when she opened her Limoges Antiques shop 12 years ago in Andover, MA. Considered an expert in porcelains, European and American, Ms. DuBay is a USPAP tested Appraiser, and member of the Appraisers Assoc. of America with an undergraduate degree and MBA. Ms. DuBay contributes to the updating of porcelain guides such as the Ency of Limoges and all of the Antique Trader Price Guides including The Antique Trader porcelain Guide & The Antique Trader Tea Pot Guide. She has authored four books and her latest The Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide will be released in the Spring 2007."

Cultural Scene - North Shore Magazine Fall 2005 page 38:
"Andover also boasts one of the nation's leading experts in Limoges, the delicately hand painted French porcelain. In her Limoges Antiques Shop, retired U.S. Air Force officer Debby DuBay offers hundreds of fine antique pieces. She has written three books: Living With Limoges, Antique Limoges at Home, Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain - Boxes to Vases. Her next project Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide will be released Spring 2007."

The Boston Globe Magazine, New England's preppiest prep school towns, Andover has a creative side too - July 24, 2005 page 13:
"Limoges Antiques Shop (20 Post Office Avenue, Andover 978-470-8773) a little, out-of-the-way shop with an almost overwhelming collection of hand painted 19th century Limoges porcelain like you have never seen before! Owner Debby DuBay has created a Limoges collector's fantasy, with every shelf, nook, and cranny filled! Open Thurs., Fri., and Sat. 11-4 the shop is a bit of a throwback to an earlier time, but in this still historic enclave (Andover, MA) it fits beautifully." - Christie Matheson