Trampin' around town.

photo by ©J. Dias

photo by ©J. Dias

Picked these up while thrifting at the Goodwill this past Saturday. Gold and black mid-century swirl graphic. Not sure if they are vintage (could be Ikea for all I know) but they look authentic and are very good quality. At six for six bucks it don't matter much.

Then while at St. Lawrence Market today I found these two freaks of Rosenthal awesomeness!!!

photo by ©J. Dias

I couldn't resist this face vessel thingie designed by Bjorn Winblad for Rosenthal's Studio linie and even though it has a chip and is missing the stopper it needed a good home, MY PLACE!!!  Jonathan Adler, I know where your getting your ideas from!

The other mini bowl/vase/creamer beauty, also by Rosenthal, is a sweet little addition to my white West German collection. Ahh, but just when I thought I could make a clean break for the exit I saw this...

photo by ©J. Dias

A small tramp art frame with it's original glass. The carved pattern is less pyramidal and more zig/zag which is kinda neat.

But I saved the BEST for last...

photo by ©J. Dias

photo by ©J. Dias

It's the biggest one I have to date, around 20"high by 18"wide. The dealer said it came out of a home in Cambridge, Ontario and was made in Canada. Instead of being made from old cigar boxes, most Canadian made tramp art was made from a very dense wood. It's a bit out of the ordinary for me to come across Tramp art frames in the city, so to see two beauties such as these in one day, from two different dealers nonetheless, make for one happy day! If your interested in Tramp art, the dealer highly recommended this book:

available from Amazon

Okay, yeah I know I went a bit overboard today but c'mon I was good over Christmas so I deserve a little vintage therapy. I have been in love with these frames ever since a good friend introduced me to Tramp art a few years back and I've been hooked ever since, so Betsy if your reading this, it's your fault!!!