After more than 50 years in this amazing business, we welcome you to our happy site. Nothing has altered our dedication to real American "country", as it was known to all of us in the 1970's, when the first stacks of pantry boxes showed up in magazines, when Martha was beginning her journey in nearby Westport, CT, (I was in New Canaan, a few miles away), baskets were hung from beams, hooked rugs met stretchers,
quilts hung on walls, weathervanes on stands, and on and on. We were an undaunted bunch, and we loved being together, buying, selling and gabbing. Still do.
Look here on DIG for my most recent and most ancient finds. It is our shop window and our attic combined.
One caveat: I do not like returns. This is a polite way of saying --"Please, no returns."
Please ask as many questions and request as many photos as you like. I will gladly give you undivided attention.
I price very sensitively, based on cost. I will do what I can to make your purchase a pleasure. Shipping costs have become a burden to all of us; we strive to keep them totally fair. We accept personal checks and PayPal, and offer Lay-A-Way as well.
Please enjoy my finds. Living with antiques is one of life's greatest pleasures.
PS: We work hard for you to offer really authentic things. I'm sure you are noticing peculiar iterations of
country things everywhere now. If it's unbelievable, please beware. It is probably a fake. A clever artist can add "old" paint to a piece of woodenware; those objects are simply reproductions. It takes time, effort , conscience and love to offer true objects. Occasionally, I will offer re-creations by living or recent folk artists, worthy of collecting. These will be attributed to the artists.
These dolls are with Bill Smith of Plainfield, NH, along with many other pieces of our personal stuff, all of which are going into the July 29th Country Americana Sale, known also as the French House Sale. It's time to move these precious things to new homes. There are things that have been with me since my first days in the business (1971) and pieces we have treasured and never offered for sale. Please check Bill's website, wsmithauction.com, where the collection is now listed. Photo courtesy of Wm. Smith Auctions. We are not going out of business, but at the ages of 85 and 89, our time as caretakers is diminishing!!
