I bought this terrific little carved dog plaque at the Round Lake Antique Show a couple of years ago. I saw him in the showcase of a dealer that I know – a really nice guy who always has an interesting, high-quality small items. I spotted him on Friday, as we were all [...]
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Did you know that the days of the month in 1915 and 2010 are the same? See – today is Sunday Feb. 28, and the 28th of Feb. in 1915 was Sunday too. It’s the little things that make me happy.
Last year Steven’s dad bought a bunch of great old paper (early automobile advertising, catalogs, [...]
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The vast majority of dogs in our collection are old – vintage, antique, aging, gracefully or not. This little guy is an exception. I bought this print on etsy a couple of years ago because I just loved his face. His name is Bandit.
The artist is Pey Lu and you can check out her etsy [...]
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This little guy used to be part of a lovely, fancy, high end collection. Now he lives in our house, but if he considers it a come-down he doesn’t make a fuss about it. Several years ago there was an on-site auction just a mile or so from Steven’s family home. This is noteworthy because [...]
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I’ve alluded before to the fact that we love dog things – paintings, figures, folk art. So I’m thinking it would be fun to feature one of our dogs here on the blog each week. (A blog dog — say that 3 times fast!) It will be interesting to see how many weeks it will [...]
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Steven and I just can’t own enough dogs. Really.
But before you begin imagining the noise and confusion, the giant bags of dogfood, the shedding…let me clarify. We do love dogs – the real, living kind – and we have one that we adore. (check our Personal page for pics of our Princess.) But the kind of dog [...]
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This past weekend we were set up at the Round Lake Antiques Fest in Round Lake NY, near Saratoga. This is one of our very favorite shows of the year – for lots of reasons! Its a great show in a truly picturesque little Victorian village – it couldn’t be a more charming setting. And [...]
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