Look at these beauties! Two elegant 1920s-style statues which I saw in an antiques warehouse recently. They're not as heavy or solid as they look, but they still look amazing and simply ooze style. I wish I had the money to buy them!
I love looking around antiques shops, it is one way to connect with the past which almost puts you there, rather than reading about it in a book or watching it re-enacted on TV. I love to wonder about the previous owners of these items, who they were and what they did and where they had them in the house, and most saddening of all, how these items came to be in the possession of an antiques dealer.
I have bought a couple of items from antiques dealers over the years - nothing too expensive, just stuff I liked - but I'd love to be able to buy more, and have the space to put it all in! I love having the past around me while living in the present and looking to the future. It's very grounding.
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| He looks arrogant, but undeniably elegant |
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| Nobody should be without a wooden statue of a bear wielding serving trays in the shape of leaves and shells |
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| She's got quite a glare on her, this one |
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| Aw, bless her... The Virgin Mary clutching her price tag. Or maybe she's praying somebody will buy her? |
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| Can't decided whether this looks 1920s or 1980s. Big shoulder pads, shades, severe hairstyle. Is it Magenta Devine? |
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| I'm glad the model on top is a lady because that vase looks decidedly phallic |
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| Reflections of the way life used to be, as a certain Motown diva once sang |
