Hot on the heels of SXSW comes another Texas sized festival — the Round Top antiques fair. Neither Karly nor I were sure we could make it this year, but hooray! Fortune prevailed. On Saturday morning we said good bye to the menfolk (who were not disappointed in the slightest about being left behind), grabbed our pal Diana, gorged ourselves on sugary cream cheese kolaches, and then headed out in search of treasure.
After hours and hours of weaving from booth to booth, Karly and I both scored a few items, but nothing big this year. Sadly, Diana went home empty handed, which is oddly easy to do at Round Top. There is so much stuff there that it’s easy to get glazed over and just shut down. I’m still mighty tired from all the walking in the heat, so this post is gonna be short on words, but no need to worry: I went a little berzerker with the old point and shoot this year, so it will be crazy long on images. Enjoy!
Stuff I almost bought:
Pair of what look to be Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates chairs upholstered in houndstooth fabric for $375. Cool, but pricey, and I have no place for them right now.
Brass swan faucet that Karly spied for $75, and large painting for $200. I may kick myself for not getting that faucet, but I just don’t have a place for it right now, plus it needs refinishing. The painting was done in 1930 and has an awesome old money feel, but it was damaged and the douchey seller wouldn’t come down. His loss.
Stuff we bought:
Huge revolutionary drummer boy painting for Ike’s room for $45. SCORE!
Karly got these Seven Deadly Sins dessert plates for practically nothing.
I also bought a big white globe swag lamp for over the kitchen sink, but I forgot to take a picture of it. Hopefully The Hunny can wire it up soon and I’ll capture it in situ, along with my “new” shelves that I’ve been threatening to post for months.
Here we are near the end of the day. Karly has on her sessy face, and I look like a kid that got caught playing with daddy’s creepy Kaiser hat. We had an awesome time, but I am glad to be at home on the couch, in the air conditioning.
Happy Monday, dudes!
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Ike’s drummer boy is FANTASTIC, and Karly’s plates are the best.
That alligator bag cracked me up!
Always love your Round Top posts.
yummmm, like all of your photos. your lens makes everything more appealing! Adore those houndstooth chairs, but can understand passing. I think we all have a few too many chairs, huh?
So my family moved around A LOT, and we lived in a house for several years in dallas while I was in middle school that had that EXACT Swan faucet that spewed forth water into the jacuzzi tub. It was yellow gold and the sink faucets coordinated (though only the bathtub faucet was a swan). Sigh. hadn’t thought about *that* design detail in years. haha.
other thoughts- whatever pieces of turquoise metal with a tiger head on it is AMAZING and i want it right now. and i love patriotic drummer boy though at some point Ike might be all WTF MOM!!?!? and i if i am ever asked over for desert, i better get to eat off the lust plate. for reals.
air conditioning?!? ugh, the grass is always greener i guess. but it’s frigid here.
Alison, welcome to springtime in Texas!
Susan, the tiger head was on an old carnival ride. It was pretty damn sweet.
Karly, I can’t believe you didn’t buy the GOLD SWAN fixture. I bet you would have if it had been half the price
Connie, the new threshold is $5.
Man, it looks like so much fun.
Great photos, Erin!
Great finds as usual! I love the drummer boy and I love seeing Round Top through your eyes! You and Karly are adorable.
Can you ask Karly to look on the back of her plates and let me know the manufacturer of them. Would live to try and find a set of my own.
Jenn, the plates were vintage. Someone hand painted them, so they weren’t a manufactured set. Hope that helps!
I know this is a day late and a dollar short, but I just wondered if there was any info on the drummer-boy painting. Is it one of a kind (if it is, lucky!) or can it be found elsewhere? I have a seven-year old girl obsessed with anything revolutionary war era and this would be great for her!