A day in the life of an antique dealer.
Had to bank a cheque this morning, sold a particularly nice small sized Regency style chest of drawers yesterday, several of my customers still use cheques.
Drove down to Acland St to deposit and had a coffee at Abbey Road Cafe.
My friend the prettiest, grooviest, waitress in Melbourne, Simonè, always brings me the perfect coffee.
Then to the shop and fed my sweet pigeon mates some breakfast.
Into workshop to check over this very nice first quarter 20th century Australian Blackwood Art Nouveau hall stand.
Sonya & Andrew will be very pleased.
Then a couple popped into my shop with a very nice mid century retro pastel nude, a vintage Chinese tray and two ceramic birds, so I purchased all.
I quickly rearranged a dresser rack, adding the ceramic birds.
Next, Thom my light restorer arrives with seven of my eleven newly arrived Italian and French chandeliers.
We placed the Pink Murano straight into the window and another mid century Italian retro into the other. Then the other five where we could…
All this until not long past noon! I’m still trying to properly rearrange the showroom as been so busy, as usual just had lunch 3:30pm, not complaining.
Over the next few days I’ll photograph my new lights and once all restored and hung, I’ll ask Russell Winnell Photographer to photograph all of my new lighting.
Heading home around 6:00pm, looking forward to summer as always get to enjoy the sunset.
Often visit customers on way home to deliver something or advise on restoration or rearranging, sizing down etc… I’m clearly not an early morning person.
So that’s today finished. Maybe I’ll walk down to The Espy for a light dinner.
Maybe I’ll pour a beautiful Plymouth Sloe Berry Gin onto a giant cube of ice and reflect on how lucky I am to have such wonderful family, friends, customers and that fantastic morning coffee.