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Giddy

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I’d love for you to meet Joanna Votilla and her wonderful new shop.

I stopped in last night for a celebratory cocktail. Christoper Filley and Rich Hoffman, whose shop is just up the block, had been by earlier and left their encouragement by way of this charming note attached to the door.  

Joanna has taken over the front portion of Suzanne Cooper’s spot at 45th & State Line.

Her artfully selected pieces have plenty of room to preen in their new home.

Joanna has had a spot at Mission Road Antique Mall for a while.  If you haunt their halls her aesthetic may look familiar to you.


It’s as if a new baby has been born in the neighborhood.


The other dealers are thrilled to have a new kid on the block.

Joanna is open today.  If you have a moment do pop in. 


Don’t be surprised if you’ve missed a few treasures.

These chests were already on hold and I was right on time.  You know, the good stuff goes fast.  But I think Joanna’s here to stay.
Joanna Votilla
1715 W. 45th St.
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Sunny Side Up

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I saw George Terbovich yesterday and he said, “Aren’t we having the prettiest spring?”



Well, no.  No, we’re not. In fact, it has rained four days out of five, but when I mentioned this he said, “Oh, I know, but everything is so green!  It’s so good for the flowers.  It’s just beautiful.”

Perhaps his sunny disposition will rub off.  Until then I will find my sunshine inside his shop which has donned a spring frock.
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Regrets, I’ve Had a Few

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Let’s be frank, we’ve all passed on a few things that still haunt us.  I’m a bit sick that I did not grab this table and hoist it onto my shoulder and carry it down the stairs at the River Market Antique Mall the minute I saw it.  No, instead, I thought about it.  Posted about it.  Then, returned, to find we were not meant to be.  I’ve gone back to the spot just to reminisce.

While there, I’ve stood, weight on my right leg, left hip slightly jutting out, arms crossed, head cocked slightly to the side to consider these chairs.  I wanted them, but did I need them?  Yes, that is what I wondered until I went this week and now they, too, are gone.  Rats!

I was there to pick up at least one of these enameled silver pieces that have been there for weeks and weeks and, guess what?  Gone.  What the heck?  Will I never learn?

The basalt bowl is still there, but I didn’t get it.  Just not sure.  I might pick it up the next time.
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Bread or Basalt?

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Remember that little Wedgwood bowl I stumbled upon at the River Market Antique Mall?

I thought it might be a good way to start a collection.  

Then, while hunting and gathering last week I popped in to see Don Fields and Rick Bumgardner at Morning Glory Antiques.

You know how collectors are.  They troll and search and bargain and buy and then, well, then the thrill is somehow gone.  

And one is simply left with dozens and dozens of pieces of amazing Wedgwood.

I haven’t touched base with Rick as they are just getting ready to unveil a new shipment, but a little bird told me that this is his collection spilling from shelves and tabletops in the shop.

It’s tempting isn’t it?

To build a collection in one fell swoop.

The basalt – the all black pieces? “Wrap it up!”  Oh, don’t I wish.

I’m restraining myself.  Like Meg, I’m focusing on the essentials.

Stick around.

You know me.

This just might be essential.
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Birds of a Feather

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There has been great blog coverage of the Winter Antiques Show in New York over the last couple of weeks.  A crowd favorite was Elle Shushan’s booth designed by Ralph Harvard.  (For more information on this design and that of shows past, do click over to Emily Evans Eerdmans.)


One of the delightful design details of the booth were paper birds that were attached to the wallpaper near the ceiling.  While I was shopping for eggs Sunday, I noticed these in the March issue of World of Interiors.

I don’t know if these are the same designs that Harvard used, but they are quite similar.  These animals are available on-line through Raspera.

There’s quite an assortment, and here’s the bonus – you pay a one-time, thirty dollar fee and you can download and print until your heart’s content.

Image, top, courtesy of Ms. Eardmans.
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