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Every wet and grey wint'ry June, we get a weekend to brighten our spirits up

by visiting the annual Antique Fair in our neck of the woods.

My hubby was one of the stallholders in past years and dealt in large pieces of antique furniture which he'd restored back to beautiful originalty.

So he particulary enjoys seeing english or french dressers and dining settings etc. but sadly for him, each year the stalls have increasingly become more focused on what are called "smalls" in the trade.

Mainly lots of silverware, small ornaments, glass and beautiful china make up the displays nowdays,  and one is utterly spoilt for choice when it comes to picking a favourite piece!

These two Shelley settings were my pick last Sunday.

The lighting in the centre made it difficult to take really good photos.

Nevertheless,  I think you can see how very lovely these are even in bad light!

This red and gold Royal Worster set looked stunning - pity one of the saucers had a huge crack in the upper corner.

Still, it would make a wonderful and dramatic display on a sideboard or in a cabinet.

I spent quite some time perusing the pretty figurines at the Royal Doultan stand.

Not so much for Toby jugs that were there, but for the full figures in costume such as the well-known Balloon Seller etc.

And of course, I had to check out the various trays of vintage jewellry just around the corner!!

My favourite stallholder was missing this year :-(

I always look forward to visiting their lace shop and getting lost amongst all the wonderfully embroidered vintage cloths and bridal veils that they have been enthralling me with for many years.

I hope they come back next year - it's usually the highlight of the day for me!

I did eventually manage to find some beautiful lacework from Greece though :-)

Do you want to know what was the best part of my day out?

I actually had a chance to spoil myself by buying something at this years Fair - but I didn't come home with anything!

Not that that's unusual, mind you..

 I found that even though I really liked a number of things and could have brought them home with me, the desire to possess them was just not strong enough.

The best reward for me was to be able to spoil myself visually by appreciating the beauty of artistically made objects, without the need to have them!!

Besides..I've got more than enough things to dust at home already ;-)

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