Portobello Markets

A few weeks back the girls and I decided to hit the antique shops and markets on Portobello Road in Notting Hill.

The boys were all at the Ascot Races (in the rain!) wasting their money on punts so we were let loose to spend money on some vintage treasures.

And vintage treasures we did find...there was all sorts of things on offer....from useless junk to antique teacups, fur coats and vintage bags, silverware and old maps.  There were reasonably priced antique wares and then vintage shops that looked like they were museums - the stock was so old and special.  I fell in love with quite a few vintage pieces that I told myself I would buy if they were still there the next time I came.

I bought a few little trinkets:

• An old ceramic ginger beer bottle that dates back to 1890;  
• A little red and white tin pot that looks like a billy can that was actually used by an Indian family as a dowry for their daughter.  The story is that it sat on the mantle piece of a very wealthy Indian family and was a dowry gift collected from Eastern Europe;
• A print of some Disney characters from 1940; and
• A tea cup set (the tea cup is entirely platinum and reflects the pattern of the saucer - it's a little bit special).

We feasted on yummy fresh food from the markets and red velvet cupcakes from world famous Hummingbird cafe.

I also now have a long list of coveted items including a fur coat, some vintage maps and some tortoise shell vintage binoculars.  I better start saving those pennies....

E&S
xoxo