Lucite and Jewels, Toys and Tribes! My Favorite Antique Show—Part Two...
Florida’s 1920s tourist destination is today’s destination for antique and vintage lovers! St. Petersburg’s annual Sunshine City Antique Show boasts such fun, fine and fabulous antique and vintage variety that we came back with this bonus episode to show more!
Take a spin with me through the grand 1926 Coliseum Ballroom, where Frank Sinatra and Count Basie once performed and Tampa Bay’s premier antique show now takes residence. This episode highlights specialty dealers from New York, New England, Canada, Michigan and the West Coast (that’s me!).
They show us real depth in collecting categories…great selections of true antique and vintage dolls, Steiff plush toys and Tonka Trucks are fun for nostalgia trippers. Bohemian handwork reveals its art deco loveliness, in forms ranging from basket lamps and vases to jewelry and tableware. Estate and costume jewelry from the last two centuries and the best Lucite purse collection I’ve experienced make this an eye popping episode.
What does a Burmese silver bowl featured by Sotheby’s have in common with a Seminole jacket (and a groovy plaid shirt)? Ponder that along with the mysteries posed by Big Little Books, and the unexpected appearance of Ronald Reagan at the show.
A list of other highlights follows below…
I hope my review of Sunshine City Antique Show and this truly special events center helps you learn more about antique and vintage items, St. Pete’s historic attractions, and the fun of attending a good antique show!
I’m excited to share my real world vintage encounters with the online community. I love sharing our passion and hope we will all help each other with our antique education.
Here’s some more of what I find:
Farm primitive pump, vintage store displays, Mexican vintage casual furniture, Native American basketry and stone tools, Snowbabies, vintage Santas, vintage Christmas, vintage dexterity puzzles, naughties nudies and bathing beauties, Vaseline glass, Chinese antiques, cameo glass, Peter Max Kentucky Derby print, Sydenstricker Glass, French art glass, American art glass, antique quilt, antique ewers, Pietra Dura
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"Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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