This was my absolute favorite item at the show. A pteradactyl planter! I'm sure it's intended to be dragons, but the Art Deco style makes them look more like the flying dinosaurs, plus it's in my favorite colors;blue & green. Since everything on the table was in the triple digits, I didn't bother looking at the price, because I knew I couldn't afford it.
While most of the booths at the
antique show were of actual antiques, a couple had handmade items that
fir the theme. The strangest was these chairs made out of doors
salvaged from old house, cut & repainted. My sister thought they
were just for decoration, but when we went past again there was a tall
man sitting in one, so they are usable. Looking like something from a storybook, they would be great for a household with kids.
What I could afford was a pretty glass insulator, which were used to hold wires on telegraph poles. I've long wanted one, but they are hard to find. I also got a little lead horse, who obviously lost his rider along the way. He was galloping through a platoon of WW2 soldiers, looking out of place. I know the front legs aren't quite right, but I really like the arch of his neck. They are both sitting on my windowsill. My sister did more intense shopping and even bought me a set of knight bookends that I've wanted since last summer. They are for my birthday next month, so I'll show you a photo when I get them. All around, it was a nice way to spend a cold winter day.
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That chair is really neat!
I don't think the bowl was to be dino's. Wasn't there a bird by that petradactyl name?
Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonnieb/ and look around and you will find my insulator pictures. Also google Crown Jewels of the Wire and see a bunch more with lots of info.
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