top:2px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>You know I love living in Europe, but sometimes it seems I am on “the wrong side of the pond” at the wrong time! This week, April 25 – 28, Chicago is hosting
The Merchandise Mart International Spring Antiques Fair, which is considered to be one of the top antique fairs in the USA and with
the dollar weak and euro strong I am certain I could cash in on some genuine treasures if only I were there instead of here! Fortunately Spring has arrived in Holland and the sun has begun to show itself with some regularity, but right now as I write this blog,
it’s raining cats & dogs and I’d give anything to be visiting my friend La Reine’s Chicago “pied a terre” right now!
I love Chicago! The lake, the skyscrapers, the shopping, the musical, the music group…. Mere mention of stuffed pizza brings me back to my husband’s corporate apartment his company kept for him on the Gold Coast while we were living in ton/summary/” target=”_blank”>Boston and he was commuting each week to the Midwest for meetings in tower.com/” target=”_blank”>The Sears Tower. But enough about me, you want to hear about this fantabulous antiques fair going on in Chicago this weekend! More than 130 vendors from around the globe will storm Chicago, bringing with them Asian Antiques, Decorative Arts, Folk Art, Furniture, Jewelry, Paintings, Rare Books, Maps & Silver… Pretty much it’s guaranteed that at The Merchandise Mart Spring International Antiques Fair you’ll find everything but the kitchen sink — and who knows, perhaps you’ll find that there too! Some of the best vendors in Europe (including a few from the torique/Default.htm” target=”_blank”>Puce de Paris as well as a LAPADA) are making the trip and setting up shop for a few days in the USA! If you’re feeling sad, bummed that you’re going to miss out on this event, don’t fear. It’s coming back to Chicago this Fall – October 3 – 6, 2008!
Hmm… I guess I’d best run. All this talk of Chicago has my stomach growling and I think instead of making dinner tonight I might just order takeout pizza and pretend I’m back in the good ole USofA! Before I dash, I’ve one last tip — Just today Country Home magazine sent out their weekly newsletter and they’ve an excellent article packed full of great Chicago addresses of one-of-a-kind antique shops & boutiques. If you’re heading to the fair this weekend, you might want to print & bring along this perfect guide for a weekend away!
Until next time,
The Antiques Diva™