Showing posts with label polish antique market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label polish antique market. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

kolo: polish antique linens

These antique linens caught my eye at the antique market. Although the lace work is not as intricate as in Belgian lace, these linens have a raw beauty to them. They are very light, reminiscent of the feeling Anthropologie's home collection gives off. What is unusual about them is their shapes-- long, vertical on the sides and, in the center, a short panel.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

kolo: hanging lamps

antique folk trunks

These are pretty good examples of Polish antique folk trunks. These dealers just drive around the countryside to small villages and buy them up to sell in Warsaw. The antique trunks are hand painted, oftentimes in a floral motif, with the date. They are very expensive but I will still keep pining away for one..

treasures at the kolo