I already shared the antique ironstone milk pan I purchased at the Lucketts Fall Market in THIS POST, but I wanted to share the rest of the things I bought.  I ended up coming home with a relatively empty van because I didn’t buy any large pieces, but I still brought home several treasures.

My first purchase was this little notebook from Hearth & Home Mercantile.  It’s not an antique, but I loved the French book cover, and fabric spine, and the papers were heavy-weight craft paper with a mix of designs.  There were small grids, lines, and blank pages.  It’s hard for me to resist a unique notebook even though I have a more-than-ample supply!

I wanted to find chunky, antique gold frames in smaller sizes and this one from Amanda’s Mercantile was exactly what I had in mind.

I mean, it is chunky and so beautiful! I’ll have to paint just the right piece for it.

Sadly, it was not $5.00, as stated in red marker, but it was still a fair price for such a lovely frame!  I did rib them a bit about the hand-written price, but I know how that goes as a former antique dealer.

I also bought a pair of antique frames from Barn Fresh Designs.  I think these will be perfect for a pair of rabbits or small landscapes.

While browsing the stalls on the outside of one of the pavilions, I spotted a few vintage articulated artist’s mannequins.  I already have a nice little collection going, so I just look for ones that are different from what I already have.  Well, this one was the most feminine artist’s mannequin I’ve ever seen.  She’s like the Barbie of mannequins.  She’s a wo-mannequin as one of my Instagram followers pointed out.

She needs a little bit of oil to hydrate the wood and then she’ll join the rest of the group…

The funny thing about buying this mannequin, though, is that I couldn’t find the vendor it belonged to.  I was carrying it around with me for a good, long while, feeling like I was going to get called out for attempted theft.  But, as I was looking for the vendor to pay for the piece, I was drawn into the booth of Daryl of The Queen’s Brass Ltd.  I enjoy looking at jewelry at events like this because you can typically find one-of-a-kind pieces and ones that are a bit more artsy.  I loved her pieces!  As the name would suggest, she had necklaces made of horse brass medallions, but she also had jewelry made out of odd antique bits and pieces.  My favorites were made out of old silver and mother-of-pearl baby rattles and teething rings.

Daryl shared that she watched many young mothers at these events, struggling to manage a fussy baby on her hip while trying to shop.  She thought an antique baby rattle or teething ring might keep them distracted and make a lovely necklace for the mom.  I thought that was brilliant.  Thoughtfully solving a problem while expanding her business.  I no longer have a baby on my hip, but I couldn’t resist the creativity and uniqueness of these pieces.

I bought a bell-shaped rattle on a silver chain.  The rattle is from 1931 but was engraved in 1962.  I looked it up and found an identical bell HERE on eBay, so I could see it used to be attached to a mother-of-pearl teething ring.

I was working in the church baby nursery last week, so I decided to wear it to test Daryl’s theory.  I ended up holding a newborn, so she wasn’t very active, but she did grasp at it and liked it when I rattled it for her to watch.

I also bought a sterling silver pendant from England that was probably a luggage tag or watch fob.  When I buy pieces like this that are monogrammed, I don’t really care if they are my initials or not.  It’s cool if I find something that includes one of my initials, but I’m just as happy if it doesn’t.  I think it’s a part of the history of the piece and shows its value to the previous owner.  You don’t engrave your name on things you don’t care about, so to me, something that is monogrammed signifies it was special to someone.

Daryl gave me a tip that she stores her jewelry with a silica gel packet to prevent tarnish, so she included on along with a care sheet in a little fabric bag for each piece.

I also bought this dainty necklace from JBS Mercantile…

Their property was flooded and damaged during Hurricane Helene, so it was amazing they were still able to make it to the Lucketts Market.  I know that preparing for an antique market is exhausting and adding flooding clean-up and property repair to that must be so draining.  I tip my hat to them for making it happen despite the challenges.

I also bought a brass cricket at my mom’s prompting.  I thought it was cute and might be fun to sketch or use in still-life vignettes and it was only $10, so I snagged it.  When I shared the purchase with my Instagram followers, they informed me it’s a “hearth cricket” that is put on a hearth for good luck.

There is a Dickens story I hadn’t heard of called The Cricket on the Hearth, so that fits nicely with my next purchase…

I finished the day with a stack of Charles Dickens’ books from 1891 from Chartreuse & Co.  I love old leather books and Dickens is a favorite.

These were printed in 1891 from the original stereotype plates and include illustrations.

Of course, Jeff was elated that I bought more books.  He feels like we don’t have enough and I need to rectify that.  I’m just doing my best to oblige.

In the end, I was thrilled with my purchases and already look forward to the next Lucketts Market in the spring…