This past weekend every member of the Special Moments staff has been busy making dreams come true that shouldn’t be much of a surprise! One of our weddings was in Dunedin, a place I have visited little, but is undeniable a place you should stop through. I love going to antique shops and getting a glimpse of the past. Watching my dad and helping him find the next radio over the years always gave me an appreciation for history and the allurement of antiques. He would get home and plug it in and listen, I think it took him back to his childhood and listening to the radio with his father. ![]() The radios were all beautiful and interesting, each with a story of its own once you wiped the layer of dust away. We would go to flea markets or antique stores and once he found his prize his face would light up all day. The offerings include examples of American folk art, Chinese export and ceramics, European and British art and ceramics, and needlework, as well as examples of American Queen Anne, William & Mary and Federal furniture.As long as I can remember my father has collected vintage radios, the classic body styles and the retro. Sam and Sally Herrup enjoy working with collectors interested in building specific collections and people furnishing homes with antiques. ![]() Samuel Herrup Antiques at 116 Main Street (41), seeks to buy the best possible examples of any given particular period, based on aesthetics, condition, and authenticity. Tables, chairs, settees, chests, corner cupboards, blanket chests, and more, in styles ranging from William & Mary to Federal, are found here, as are 18th- and 19th century art. Kuttner Antiques, 576 Sheffield Plain (41), specializes in American 18th- and 19th-century furniture, both high country and formal, painted and unpainted, with a special emphasis on figured woods such as tiger maple. A two-story barn houses an extensive collection of antique wicker sets in all styles, as well as individual antique wicker couches, chairs, rockers, chaise lounges, tables, desks, planters and wicker accessory pieces. Meet the lazy, hazy days of summer with period American antique wicker furniture from Corner House Antiques, Route 7, (41). The store provides a huge variety of antique, vintage, collectible and unique tins, toys, glass, pottery, garden stuff, furniture, farm tables, marbles, paintings, postcards, and more. Looking for something funkier-and more affordable? Only a couple of miles farther north is Berkshire Great Finds at 840 North Maine Street (41), a compendium of kitsch sure to strike a nostalgic note somewhere in everyone’s soul. She also looks for cleverly designed and beautifully made military campaign furniture. She shifted career directions, opening a shop specializing in 18th- and 19th-century Georgian and Regency furniture and accessories. The owner, a former New York interior designer, discovered a passion for English and Continental antiques. Owner Edith Gilson opened her shop in 1989 and still has the passion of the collector.įarther north on Route 7, one finds the eponymous Susan Silver Antiques,755 North Main Street (41). Distinctive tall case clocks, Swedish folk art, Gustavian furniture all can be found here. Owners Larry and Carol Solomon search England and France for unusual antique pieces, bringing back classics, such as a Welch pine cabinet dating to the beginning of the 19th century or whimsical accessories such as mid-19th-century hat blocks used in France to mold hats.Ĭupboards & Roses at 296 South Main Sreet (41), seeks inspiration for its patrons in the stylish, sinuous forms of Swedish furniture, which combine so tastefully with the warmth of painted finishes. ![]() ![]() Painted Porch at 102 South Main Street (41), specializes in country antiques. It is impossible to mention each of the stores located along Antiques Alley, but here is a sampling: Some sell the quirky and collectible others purvey elegance and costly artifacts. Many of these shops specialize in American antiquities others have an international flair. Pound for pound, it has more antiques shops-19 of them-than any other town nearby. The town seems to revel in its antiquity. It was here that the Sheffield Resolves were written, presaging the Declaration of Independence in many of their sentiments by two years and here that Theodore Sedgwick took on the case of Mum Bett, eventually putting an end to slavery in Massachusetts. Sheffield MA is one of the most historically important of the towns. Known unofficially as Antiques Alley, the towns offer a continuing parade of antiques shops of varying seriousness. History is rife in the architecture, museums, art and antiques-especially antiques. From Kent CT to Lanesborough MA, Route 7 wanders through some of the most historically significant towns in New England.
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