On the Roas with Antiques

You never know what you will see at those Brimfield shows. From the sublime to the ridiculous and some where in between.  The viral video of the Honey Badger, "Honey Badger Don't Care" made this item catch Lewis' eye.  This is an American badger. A badger in a box, only at a Brimfield show!

Lewis commented on Facebook yesterday "Gonna pass out!! So tired of walking... Changed my shoes twice... Walking and carrying stuff constantly for 11 hours!"  He really pushed hard.  There's sooo much land to cover.  These large brass doors were too big to carry.  He did manage this deco chair and another to make a pair.

one of a pair

great base

Lewis had this to say about the coffee table base above,"Large Italian or French brass faux bamboo table base... Thinking white marble top! still drooling over this. Like it's simplicity and how it's more modern than most of the ones you see..."

Every where you look there is a feast for the eyes and things to tempt.  Like that great table base, lamps, Murano glass, toys of all sorts.....This photo of the boat is for our good friend Bradley Stephens...See our earlier blog on Brad.

Today  the shop has gotten several odd phone calls from people in the Brimfield shows.  One early today telling Lewis his new location at the Heart of the Mart, so Lewis would know where to pick up the piece of furniture he purchased from him yesterday.  Interestingly enough, some dealers move from show to show packing up and unpacking.  Believe me I don't know how or why they do this.  Although they say they make more this way.  Another phone call asked if I was the " lamp man."  I thought they wanted the gentleman down the road who repairs lamps, but no it turned out the man was calling from Brimfield to tell Lewis that he found the part to the lamp that he had purchased.

pottery floor lamp

Lewis commented on the lamp base above, "Vintage pottery floor lamp most likely chinese similar construction to the rice wine jars... Will be stunning with a good shade and better hardware..."

There are so many shows that open on different days.  One year while we were showing there we decided to go to the opening of the J&J show.  We got up early, shivering in the early morning cold and waited in line for the show to open.  When the gates opened it was a stampede.  You had to be careful not to be pushed down by the crowd.  We raced around looking for the out standing finds.

This last photo is kind of cock-eyed but you'll get the idea.  Fields and fields full of chairs, pottery, bottles, sea shells, floats and sometimes plain old junk. We all have to remember that one man's junk is another man's treasure.