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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 214672, member: 37"]Went to the Winter antique show that is run by the folks that have our big outdoor market in the Summer. It is not nearly as large but it was such a great day they sold some outdoor sites besides all their indoor spaces. I didn't have great expectations so didn't get there until around 11:00 AM. Even so, I found a couple things. I didn't get pics taken so these are of identical items borrowed from the internet. </p><p><br /></p><p>This pair of modernist .835 Wilkens candlesticks were marked as plate and bought for $8.00. They bear proper German hallmarks.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]63206[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63207[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Haeger Earthwrap bowl was marked as "<i>Indian? pottery"</i> despite bearing a faint Royal Haeger mark on felt bottom. Bought for $6.00.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwu92jj6PSAhVH1oMKHZOLAdAQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fcln%2F1307655%2Fcrackle%2F129082689010&bvm=bv.147448319,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNHB_NEXS0iWnILueHZgXhOpYwI6wg&ust=1487832772045483" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwu92jj6PSAhVH1oMKHZOLAdAQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fcln%2F1307655%2Fcrackle%2F129082689010&bvm=bv.147448319,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNHB_NEXS0iWnILueHZgXhOpYwI6wg&ust=1487832772045483" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LtAAAOSwZkJUUogN/s-l400.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>There were some other things I wouldn't have minded buying but they weren't bargains. I always find it interesting to see that so-called professional dealers get things so wrong. I find it even stranger that after 3 hours of being open and hundreds of customers passing through, that there are still sleepers such as the above to be found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 214672, member: 37"]Went to the Winter antique show that is run by the folks that have our big outdoor market in the Summer. It is not nearly as large but it was such a great day they sold some outdoor sites besides all their indoor spaces. I didn't have great expectations so didn't get there until around 11:00 AM. Even so, I found a couple things. I didn't get pics taken so these are of identical items borrowed from the internet. This pair of modernist .835 Wilkens candlesticks were marked as plate and bought for $8.00. They bear proper German hallmarks. [ATTACH=full]63206[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63207[/ATTACH] This Haeger Earthwrap bowl was marked as "[I]Indian? pottery"[/I] despite bearing a faint Royal Haeger mark on felt bottom. Bought for $6.00. [URL='https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwu92jj6PSAhVH1oMKHZOLAdAQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fcln%2F1307655%2Fcrackle%2F129082689010&bvm=bv.147448319,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNHB_NEXS0iWnILueHZgXhOpYwI6wg&ust=1487832772045483'][IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LtAAAOSwZkJUUogN/s-l400.jpg[/IMG][/URL] There were some other things I wouldn't have minded buying but they weren't bargains. I always find it interesting to see that so-called professional dealers get things so wrong. I find it even stranger that after 3 hours of being open and hundreds of customers passing through, that there are still sleepers such as the above to be found.[/QUOTE]
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