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Knaresborough Antiques Hunt - Featuring The Amazing Donkeys Years
Well, what a lovely few days I've had! Great weather, wonderful company, beautiful scenery and one seriously good antiques centre! We are lucky to have a great array of antiques shops and fairs in and around Yorkshire, and this weeks instalment of my blog is going to be about one of the best. Donkeys Years in Knaresborough is a place dreams are made of! So, get yoursel' a brew, sit back and let me tell you about my dream trip to Knaresborough.
Happy Yorkshire Day - For The Love Of Whitby Jet!
Happy Yorkshire Day everybody! For those of you that don't know, Yorkshire Day is celebrated annually on 1 August to promote and celebrate the historic English County of Yorkshire. And in joining in these celebrations myself, I thought it might be nice for the sixth instalment of my Source Vintage Blog to be about the stunningly beautiful gemstone, Whitby Jet.
Covid-19 & Its Effect On The Antiques Trade
In the light of current world events, have you seen or do you foresee a change in people's antique buying and selling habits? Are people going to be shopping more online? Will antiques fairs, markets, car boot sales and shops suffer as a result, or is the antiques trade different to other retail? Will people still want to handle and examine a physical item before they commit to buying? The antiques trade is also one of the only trades left where deals are made based solely on trust, reputation and a handshake. Therefore, will buyers still want that personal face-to-face interaction with a seller before parting with their money?
My Favourite Antique, Vintage, Retro, Collectible, Curio, Jewellery Finds
Here Are A Few Of My Favourite Antique, Vintage, Retro, Collectible, Curio, Jewellery, Finds!
WW2 Militaria Trench Art Model Spitfire - My Favourite Find & TV Appearance
Not only was this World War 2 Militaria Trench Art Model Spitfire one of my favourite finds, it also led to my TV debut!