In February, my sister & I went to an antique show at a local high school. There wasn't as many vendors & some of the ones that were there were grumpy, probably because business was really slow. Though it was in an upscale neighborhood, the prices still seemed rather steep. My sister was disappointed at the selection. I found some nice things, I just couldn't afford them. There were things from all over the world, like these boxes from Russia, which were intricately painted.
There were a lot of dog items, such as this beautiful sculpture made of soapstone with a Scottish theme.
One of my favorite pieces was an inkwell from the 1880's, which was glass with a gold colored bison. I imagined it was something which would've appealed to Teddy Roosevelt.
My sister was appalled at the sight of antique curling irons that had to be put into the fire to heat them for use.We both liked a collection of tea cups with flowers, such as morning glories, painted on.Some of the things we weren't sure what they were, such as this gigantic ceramic pot, I'm guessing it was a soup tureen? The stained glass windows behind it were nice too.
Despite the high prices & fewer displays, I still had a good time looking at everything, it was something interesting to do on a winter afternoon.
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I had planned on going to the glass show near here but son's death occurred during that time. I love glass, even the silly collecting of insulators I did. Now I have no desire to collect anything.
I'm glad you have someone to go with you and have fun. It's a rarity if daughter goes with me any where.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I used to love to got to shows but no good at walking after my hip replacement.
Lovely things but the economy is tight right now! I hope it gets better very soon for all of us. But I don't see things getting any better just more and more expensive. I am afraid things are going to balloon in cost. Everything is going to be taxed to sky high very soon.
Take care,
K
Very pretty things!!!
We are tempted by all of those precious antiques . I share your feeling and also a kind of frustration to not be able to afford .
I commented your March 5 post in linking with this one .
In friendship
Michel
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