Saturday, May 29, 2010

ANN ARBOR ANTIQUES MARKET

MAY 15 & 16,
2010
WELCOME........
COME ON IN - LOOK AROUND
WE DID 
ON OUR RETURN TRIP FROM BRIMFIELD WE STOPPED AT ANN ARBOR TO LOOK, ENJOY, AND OFFER OUR GOODS FOR SALE.

RELAX
AND STAY A SPELL

REFRESH


PATIO PLUNDER


COMES COMPLETE WITH MAID AND DISHWASHER

INSIDE - OUTSIDE
TAKE A RIDE. COME ON OUT YOU MIGHT FIND SOMETHING  FANCY, INTERESTING,
OR MAYBE  JUST FUN.
WHAT'S SELLING?  DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE BUYING!

WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS


DON BILLMAIER

SUPPLY AND DEMAND 101


DON & MARTA ORWIG



WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS



GLORIA OVIATT

MONEY MANAGES MARKET.....
YOU MANAGE  MONEY



THE ODDS ARE IN YOUR FAVOR



WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS




THE GOODS ARE HERE MONTH AFTER MONTH.... APRIL THRU OCTOBER.
TAKE A BREAK.  VISIT THE ANN ARBOR ANTIQUES MARKET.









CAROL & DAVID SWOPE ANTIQUES

ITS EASY
TRY IT
YOU'LL LIKE IT!

THIS JUST IN, CHICKEN TRADES EGG FOR NEW CONDO.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

BUOYANT BRIMFIELD BUYERS

BRIMFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE YEAR 2010
MONTH OF MAY

ALWAYS


BRIMFIELD, THE ONE PLACE WHERE EVERY SERIOUS DEALER IN AMERICA HAS TO MAKE A PILGRIMAGE AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME.


DO YOU?

IF ONE CAN ONLY GO ONCE, THEN THEY SHOULD GO TO THE SPRING SHOW.
IT IS THE SPRING SHOW ( THERE ARE 20 DIFFERENT VENUES ) WHERE APPROXIMATELY 3000 EXHIBITORS ARE OFFERING AN IMMENSE ARRAY OF GOODS.


PRE SHOW TRANQUILITY


TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEALERS AND COLLECTORS ATTEND THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR WITH THE PASSION TO FIND THE OBJECTS OF THEIR DESIRES...... AND IN THE SPRING, DESIRE AND PASSION RUN HIGH.







SOME COME FOR A DAY
SOME STAY FOR A WEEK OR MORE


COOL STUFF
http://www.vandeestantiques.com/



UNIQUE FINDS


ITEMS OF SCALE

PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLACE THIS IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
THEY COME FROM AROUND NEW ENGLAND,
THEY COME FROM AROUND THE U.S., AND THEY COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD......
TO BRIMFIELD - 51 YEARS AND COUNTING.






RAIN OR SHINE....
HOT OR COLD....
THIS YEAR THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE FROM MORE PLACES THAN THERE HAD BEEN IN MANY YEARS.









EARLY TO BED,
EARLY TO RISE,
NOT JUST EARLY.....
VERY EARLY!
AND WALK TIL YOU DROP OR YOUR FEET FALL OFF.

AND PLEASE.......





FOR MORE BRIMFIELD PHOTOS CLICK ON LINK-
http://picasaweb.google.com/urban.art.design/Brimfield2010#


P.S.
BUYER OF NOTE -
GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH AFRICA FILLING A CONTAINER....
DEALER FROM GERMANY ALSO BUYING IN BULK.....
AND NOT ONLY WERE THERE DEALERS AND CORPORATE BUYERS FROM ASIA, THERE WERE ALSO SCORES OF JAPANESE TOURISTS BUYING AN ITEM OR TWO......
PLUS MANY OTHER SERIOUS SEEKERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
NOWHERE ELSE, AND I MEAN NOWHERE ELSE, DOES ONE FIND THE QUANTITY AND DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS AS ONE WILL FIND IN BRIMFIELD.




HELP IDENTIFY THIS PERSON OF NOTE

WE MET BRIEFLY AT BRIMFIELD IN FRONT OF THE "APPLE BARN"

ANY RESEMBLANCE TO PERSONS, LIVING OR DEAD, IS UNINTENTIONAL, IRRATIONAL AND IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL .
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW

COPYRIGHTED FEATURE OF THE "ANTIQUE SHOW WANDERER"
 VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.



Friday, April 30, 2010

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/

Friday, April 9, 2010

"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