A Walk Around the Fair

90% set up.  K's stuff to go out tomorrow, and a selection of paintings I have here.  Reluctantly offering my favourite horse picture, dated 1913, but I can live without it, and need to carry on the downsizing exercise and moving things on.    Shattered now though, and will rest this evening and hopefully sleep well.  Thank Goodness it's not a 7 a.m. start like it was with the last folk who ran it - they added an hour either end where we had to be with our stands, so they saved on two hours' Security payment. . .

LOTS - and I mean LOTS - about half each front (expensive) hall - of empty stalls, for whatever reason.  The back sheds are fairly full though, so perhaps people have moved there, as perhaps it's the the cheaper option. Or have just decided it's not worth it for them to come here.

I had a walk round once I'd done my stand, and here are a few of the things on offer.

My friends' stand - still a few things to go out.  They specialize in Wemyss ware and Llanelly plates.

A pretty European cradle with a folksy design.

Some nice things on this stand.  Keith and I loved it when we dealt in period furniture.

Another stand with all sorts on it.  Looking at the chest of drawers, I get the feeling that the handles and key escutcheons are far too big.  We have Georgian chests of drawers and the handles are a good bit smaller, so possibly these are covering where it was "modernised" with round wooden knobs in Victorian times.  Each would have left a big hole on removal.

Another nice setting.  Those gate-leg tables sell so cheaply at auction now. . .  Yet they are so practical as fold down to just the width of the central legs.

Royal Worcester I believe.  Several display cases full.  OK as long as customers want Royal Worcester . . .  A lovely display but eggs all in one basket springs to mind.  You can't say that of my stand!

Oh my goodness, if Keith had been there he would have been over and asking the price!!  The legs are a . . . later! - addition and look like they've been made of drainpipes!

Someone's late lamented Jersey cow, taxidermied!

Some interesting treen here.

A few quilts for your delectation on a friend-from-the-old-days stand.

An example of what many of the backsheds stands look like, bits of everything . . .  Hah, mine looks like a menagerie this time!

Right, off to sit down with a glass of water now.  Hoping the weekend goes well.