n honor of the fledgling spring season, I am happy to feature this wonderful, miniature mallard duck figurine. Made by Royal Doulton, this sweet fellow (he’s a male – the females are brown) is about the size of a quarter. I saw it on the table of Michael Rabinowitz at the East 67th Street Flea Market when I visited recently.
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I received this exciting press release from the Queens Traveling Market! Here it is in full: This Valentine’s Season on Feb 13th, 5 local women in business owners from Queens plus an all women designer and vendor team will be showcasing and selling there products at Veslo in Astoria! This will be the first Women Only run market from start to finish in Queens!
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The venerable Grand Central Terminal turned 100 years old this weekend! It was almost razed to the ground in the 1970′s to make way for some sort of abominable modern nonsense. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Jackie Kennedy Onassis and her cohorts for taking the action required
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Still need something awesome for Dad? Check out the graphic T-shirts and great belt buckles from Devils May Care at the Nolita Market. I absolutely love the aesthetic of designer and fine art photographer Jamie Greenberg. Her images are beautiful and also thought provoking in an artistic way. The T-shirts
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Happy New Year!!! I hope you had a great holiday season! I purchased every single gift this year at the wonderful holiday markets all over town, starting with an antique Bavarian porcelain tea cup from the Greenflea that I sent my mom for her sacred afternoon tea, and finishing with
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