Brimfield Anticipation

May 9th, 2008 by Keri

As most of you probably know the Brimfield Antique show is starting on next Tuesday May 13. Brimfield is by far one of the premiere venues in the world to host an antique show. With over 4000 dealers spanning for about five miles, and lasting for one week you can find virtually anything from mid ranged antiques to very high end antiques such as a Rembrandt etching. Some refer to the show as being the mecca of antiques. I am so lucky that I live about an hour from there.

This will be my fifth time going to the show as a collector but my first time as a dealer. In the past I would say that I never found any great deals there but at the time I wasn’t reselling anything that I was buying. Now it is a whole different ball game.

The show is held three times a year. May, July, and Sept. Apparently the May show is the best one to attend. The weather is generally cool and all of the dealers are coming out of the long winter and are ready to buy for the upcoming year. The July show is way too hot for me. The Sept show can be warm too but I would rather take my chances then. This Sept I am actually thinking of selling at the show with my mom and possibly another good friend of ours from California.

This past Tuesday we spent the day with our old friend Dona shopping in Concord and showing her our space in the shop. We hadn’t seen her in about two years, so it was nice to reminice and talk about antiques. Dona has always loved antiquing. Although it is not her full time job she claims it is a sort of therapy for her after a stressful day at work. When I told her the name of my site she thought it was perfect!! Dona is in a group shop in California. Her specialty is vintage hats, silver, fur and pretty Shabby Chic things. What was interesting to me is the fact that she does well selling furs in California. Who knew!! Out east it seems difficult to sell something like that. I guess different parts of the US have different trends.

Here I have taken a shot of us after a day of shopping, as well as one of my favorite flower shops in Concord called Winston Flowers. They have the most perfect beautiful flower arrangements that you have ever seen. Enjoy!!