antique hunting in style

We continued our antique hunt with a visit to one of my favourite trade stores which is always brimming with delightful and interesting antiques. And all presented with flair. Above is a 19th century rocking horse...very primitive in form but quite stylish. It is French and dates to around 1850.

The rusty French antiques sign on the exterior of the store.

I bought these vintage sweet jars in a wooden crate. It is very hard to find so many together.

Other French jars held spools of cotton of various colours. An instant collection!

I can never have enough white or cream china. Gorgeous French oyster plates in the shelf above.

A collection of wooden milliners heads in pigeon holes. I have never seen forms such as these. They are German and date to 1900. Nice shelving too...

A painted chest of drawers with character and a collection of pond yachts.

A collection of colourful drums. I bought a lovely French cherrywood elm dough bin today with lovely carving. Tomorrow I am going to a small trade fair and I hope to have more great finds!