We got a call several days ago from an antique dealer from the
Mid-western part of the United States who said she had several
pieces that may interest us. In 3 hours we had packed our
bag, gotten hotel reservations, filled the gas tank, got a
replacement for the museum hours, and were off on the 5 hour
trip to Portland where she was participating in a large
antique show. This rooster and bull, no doubt of Swiss
origin, were being saved for us.
An email came from Italy several
months ago, with pictures of a fabulous peacock, origin and
date unknown, but my guess would be Italian, 19th
C. This dealer had also found the farmer that was featured in
an earlier column.
It is not unusual to get a call
around 2:30 in the morning from a dealer from the Netherlands
who at the moment was attending an antique show. The large
wooden screw of various woods he found in England. Can you
imagine trying to make a decision about a nutcracker like this
with a verbal description over the telephone? Or about the
carved figural also that he found?
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The Nutcracker Museum is
handicap accessible.