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| From Louisville Antique Market |
On my first full day in Louisville, my mom Fran and I went shopping for mid mod antiques, of course. Our destination: Five floors of eye candy at the downtown Louisville Antiques Mall. I can’t say I saw a ton of mid century modern. But one thread I captured: Outrageous Oriental lamps and such.
I have decided that I quite love love love these. The watercolors aside (lovely!), they are so on the unbearable lightness of being end of the spectrum. Let’s not take ourselves too seriously, retro renovators.
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| From Louisville Antique Market |
One of two lovely Japanese watercolors.
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The second Japanese watercolor.
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I think you would call kitschy Siamese cats with jeweltone eyes Oriental art?
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These two little oriental statuettes could light up many a corner. I am a real sucker for anything with metallic gold sprinkled throughout.
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I think this is a lantern of some sort.
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Not Outrageous Oriental… but, my mom Fran in an outrageous 50s hat that we spotted. Great hat! Great mom!
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Cheeky boudoir lamps, in pairs, make my heart sing.
The only thing I bought all day: A fab 60s mod outfit for $10. We also had a memorable lunch in the Mall’s 5th-floor cafe, with good food, and views of downtown environs. What a fun day!
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Awww, those little white and gold statuettes would have been mine! I love 1950’s Asian themed items… We have figurines, shelf sitters, wall hangers and prints sprinkled through out our house. I wonder if “non-vintage” people who visit find it a bit odd!
I visited this mall when I was in Louisville on biz a couple years back. Scored some fab treasures: a flawless oval cracked-ice formica and chrome table with fountain leg base for $20, a set of hot pink ’50s Samsonite luggage for $17, working Bakelite Philco ’30s radio for $40, and some other stuff I’ve forgotten. Great vintage mall — wish my life took me to Louisville regularly!
I was just going to say if you are in Kentucky check to see if you can find Willett furniture and I see that you did. I think the furniture is on par (specially the later transitional lines) with Heywood and actually better made. I let a dining room set go on Craigslist for $300 and I am still kicking myself!!!!