Shopping for Antiques In New Hampshire

I loved this huge painted canvas sign at the entrance to the Barn Star show! It reminds me of the bears that my maternal grandfather had, who drank “sody pop” and occasionally beer. 🙂

I’ve had “attend antiques week in New Hampshire” on my Get Out & Go Do These Things Because You Live in New England List for 20+ years.  Last week I finally made it up there! It was just as great as I thought it would be, but even more breath takingly expensive than I expected.

Here is a glimpse at just a few of the great things we saw.

Some of the crowds at the NH Antique Dealer’s Association show.

Without a doubt one of the best things we saw!!! This press bed has it’s own raised panel cupboard, making it a very early (1830’s) version of a Murphy bed!!!

When the door is closed you can’t tell there is a bed folded up inside ❤

A closer view of the door on the press bed cabinet.

Too great! A wonderful turkey decoy.

Of course I loved this little rocking horse. Such a practical, sturdy design and painted my favorite dapple gray!

Huge red, white and blue bird cage!

Worth a closer look!

Great rug, great saying 🙂

I’ve love this Justice Da Lee water color portrait of the little girl in the red dress holding her doll for years. It was amazing to get the chance to see it in person…. If only I had had $45,000.00 I could have brought this pair of portraits, framed together, home with me!

 

In addition to antiques, we spent a little time eating in interesting places such as the Red Arrow Diner and The Tuckaway Tavern, Market and Butchery.  We even managed to locate McDonald’s lobster rolls, something we couldn’t find at home in New Milford. 🙂

McDonald’s lobster roll

fried pickles at Red Arrow Diner

macaroni and cheese with hashbrowns at Red Arrow Diner

pork pie with french fries & onions at Red Arrow Diner

Tuckaway Tavern

Tuckaway Market

Tuckaway Butchery

Tuckaway Butchery

Tuckaway Butchery

Tuckaway Butchery

Tuckaway Butchery

Tuckaway Butchery

Tuckaway Butchery

hot pretzel bread sticks with beer & cheese sauce and honey mustard

“the real burger king” ground steak tips burger with carmelized onions and black truffle aioli

marinated steak tips with french fries and onion rings

* If you’d like to see and read about the dolls and doll related antiques I found in NH click here.