Friday, January 21, 2011

Small childs' dresser from my last antique jaunt.


Small childs' dresser painted white.  Early 1900's.  Great for that special little girl in your life.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

More great "finds" from Roundtop Red Barn show








Set of 6 fish plates and a platter by JVK of West Germany.  Wool/cloth quilt in good condition.  Crocquet set for 3...1920's vintage.  Green fold-out step stool.  Kids folding chair.  Pretty stained glass from New Orleans with heavy metal frames.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Maine antiques ready for the spring show in June







Beautiful black bench from Maine...early piece I'll have ready for the June show.  Primitive red madder chest, also very early (1800's), and a pair of rush seat ladder back chairs with wonderful handpainted details reminiscent of a Dutch landscape painter.  Walnut drop-front desk made in Texas by German cabinetmakers in early 1800's New Braunfels, and heavy metal window covers with fantops (3).

Monday, January 10, 2011

Smithville Antiquing jaunt








Spent the day poking around antique shops in picturesque Smithville Texas(where they filmed Hope Floats and other movies)  and stopped in for the best kolache ("We gotcha kolache) at Weikels in LaGrange.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Shopping in the Texas Hill Country

HOW cold is it back in Wyoming?????Don't miss that.  Love the snow but that bone-chilling sub-zero stuff gets old.  I'd rather be here this winter finding some fabulous early antiques from a  Taylor Texas estate.  Found a walnut banquet table (actually two tables with one leaf each that folds up and hooks together to make a large table), a great dropfront desk with secret compartment, Texas heart pine bed, game table with pieces, a hall tree and a beautiful tall dresser with a mirror and marble top.  Tomorrow we go pick up French pieces from a direct importer.