SEQUEALS OF DAYLIGHT OR BLOOMOUT IN GLENCOE

BACK IN CHICAGO
10TH ANNUAL ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW.
THE STARS WERE ALIGNED,
PERFECT WEATHER,
SPRING FLOWERS BLOOMING,
HUGE CROWDS SUPPLYING PLENTY OF BUYERS





WITH THE BACKDROP OF THE SPECTACULAR CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENS,
DEALERS PRESENTED A VARIETY OF INTERESTING AND INSPIRING DISPLAYS.


FINNEGAN GALLERY



SCOTT ESTEPP




SCHORR & DOBINSKY


WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS


THE GARDEN AND IT'S EXTREMELY WELL PLANNED AND MAINTAINED TRANQUIL VISTAS TOGETHER WITH THE SHOW AND IT'S GATHERING OF 100 PLUS TALENTED DEALERS PROVIDES AN IDYLLIC VENUE FOR REGENERATING THE SOUL OF THE AESTHETIC. 
EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE PLENTY OF BUYERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE INTERESTING, FUN, AND "COOL STUFF"; THERE WERE ALSO HOARDS OF CAMERA LADEN PHOTOGS LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION




HARVEY ART &  ANTIQUES



PARRETT/LICH INC.


THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR GATHERING AND DISPLAYING THESE WARES ARE FROM A SMALL, SELECT GROUP DEFINED BY THEIR TALENTS AND WILLINGNESS TO EXPEND HUGE AMOUNTS OF TIME AND ENERGY, GAMBLING ON THE CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL BUYERS


JUDY AND JIM MILNE



VOORDT


THURSDAY, APRIL 29 - TOOK A BREAK FROM POSTING TO GO TO
DAVE'S  LAKE SHACK
WEST OF FREMONT INDIANA ON  HWY 120.
BEST FISH AROUND IF YOU GO ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND NANCY IS COOKING.
ALWAYS MISS THIS WEEKLY ROUTINE DURING SHOW WEEKS.



YEAST OF EDEN
  


LOOK UP
STEP DOWN
STAY AWHILE 




RICK EGE




GUY  WEIL




WANDERETTE

CONTEMPLATING NEXT MOVE











THIS EVENT IS A MUST SEE.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTENDED, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONVEY WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.




For more photos of the show check out-
ANTIQUE SHOW WANDERER'S FLICKR ACCOUNT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49763262@N03/

"MARBURGER PEOPLE, FOLK, AND FRIENDS."

HEADS UP, LOOK AND LISTEN
NO POSES
NO KNOWLEDGE
INTENSE SHOPPERS, DREAMERS, LOOKERS, AND KNOWN FOLK.







FOR EASE AND COMFORT DURING OUR 9 DAY STAY IN TEXAS WE DECIDED TO RENT A VEHICLE AND WHEN THE HUMMER CHOICE WAS NIXED WE DECIDED ON THE TEXAS VEHICLE OF CHOICE A WHITE CREW CAB DUALLY PICKUP WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE.






MARBURGER  SHOW SECURITY WAS PROVIDED IN PART BY LOCAL SHERIFFS ON HORSE BACK, AN ADDED MEASURE OF  LOCAL COLOR AS THIS SHOW IS EXTREMELY WELL MANAGED AND HAS A EXCELLENT STAFF OF HELPFUL PEOPLE.





AS A RULE SALES ARE TWICE AS GOOD WHEN EVERYONE IS SMILING.






WHILE THE OVERALL ATMOSPHERE IS VERY FESTIVAL LIKE, ALMOST EVERYONE IS THERE TO DO SOME SERIOUS SHOPPING.




 
 NO THIS ISN'T THE SHOW CASINO.
THIS GROUP WAS WAY OUT OF TOWN.





BRANDON WRITES UP ANOTHER SALE





JERRY WATKINS OF SNIKTAW  DOES HIS AUCTIONEER IMPRESSION





I KNOW I PARKED MY HORSE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE





IF YOU TAKE MY PICTURE YOU ARE SO----------------!


WELL IT'S TIME TO FUEL UP THE STUDEBAKER AND MOVE ON TOOOOOO--------
http://www.stellashows.com/cgi-bin/texis/scripts/showpromo_info/stellashowdetail.html?idnum=ZJD1463&showabb=botanic20020419


 http://www.chicagobotanic.org/antiques/

FOR FURTHER ENTERTAINMENT REVISIT POST
http://antiqueshowwanderer.blogspot.com/2009/11/texas-roundup-spring-2009.html

ROUND TOP WRAP UP

BACK HOME AFTER 13 DAY ROAD TRIP. TRAVELED ABOUT 3300 MILES, STAYED IN 4 HOTELS FOR 12 NIGHTS, ATE IN 11 DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS - SOME GOOD, SOME JUST OK, BUT NONE BAD OR GREAT - MET WITH FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND MET NEW PEOPLE AND CUSTOMERS. THE WEATHER WAS GREAT AND TEXAS WILD FLOWERS WERE BLOOMING IN GREAT ABUNDANCE.


BLUEBONNETS



WE WERE BUSY FROM THE TIME WE ARRIVED ON FRIDAY UNTIL A WEEK LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN WE RELOADED THE TRUCK FOR THE TRIP BACK TO MICHIGAN. LOTS OF PICTURES WERE TAKEN BUT NOT NEARLY AS MANY AS I WOULD HAVE WISHED.



DON AND MARTA ORWIG - INDIANA



POT PUSHER - FRANCE




TRIBAL ARTS



WHILE I OFTEN TRY TO IDENTIFY BOOTH OWNERS, FAILURE WAS OFTEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS DEPARTMENT OVER THE WEEK.


WILLIAM SPENCER "THE RAG MAN" MICHIGAN



VIEW OF THE ARTISAN'S DISPLAY AREA



DAVID DRUMMOND - PENNSYLVANIA 

WHILE I STROVE TO SHOW THE DIVERSITY OF THE SHOW, I WAS STILL LIMITED BY MY OWN PERSPECTIVE. HOWEVER,  AS YOU CAN SEE, GREAT STUFF WAS IN ABUNDANCE.





POSSESSIVE KITTY WARDS OFF OZARK SUITORS






WASTE NOT WANT NOT!

THE ROUND TOP / WARRENTON RENDEZVOUS IS COMPRISED OF SOME TWENTY DIFFERENT VENUES COVERING AT LEAST 30 OR MORE MILES OF ROADS AND EVEN WITH ALL THE DIVERSITY SHOWN HERE THE OVERALL PICTURE IS EVEN MORE MIXED 



WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS - MICHIGAN

NEXT POSTING COMING UP SOON.
"MARBURGER PEOPLE, FOLK, AND FRIENDS."