The latter of the two shows, being the Goffstown Show, provided a variety of attractive country furnishings; although, there was nothing that I brought home with me. This show also offered a feature that I have never seen done before - around 11:30 am - the show organizers auctioned off a card with the number '1' on it that allowed the highest bidder early entry into the show at 11:45 am, which enabled them to have fifteen-minutes worth of early buying before anyone else entered the show. That special ticket sold for $205.
Goffstown, NH Antique Show
Photo Taken Around 11:30 am - the Show Began at Noon
The Milford Show was a decent show today - I saw many familiar faces, who were selling - and, others who were buying. The show is held in a country club or a sports club that really offers a pleasant setting on the exterior, which today included horses roaming the area. This is the same weekly Sunday morning show that I wrote about last winter; however, today's show was a special event that coincided with Antiques Week in New Hampshire.
Horses Outside the Milford, NH Antique Show
Photo Taken Around 8:10 am - the Show Began at 8:30am
Sign for the Milford, NH Antiques Show
Milford, NH Antique Show
Milford, NH Antique Show
My lone purchase of the day came at the Milford show. The following object (redware pitcher) was purchased from a husband and wife from Georgetown, Massachusetts. The bulk of their booth contained early New England glass; however, I managed to find a really neat red earthenware pitcher mixed in with the glass. They told me the pitcher was found at the Amherst, New Hampshire flea market decades ago. The pitcher is in wonderful condition with the exception of two small chips along one side of the rim.
Personally, I have never been to the Amherst flea market before (unfortunately, it no longer exists); however, the amount of stories that I have been told about it makes it seem legendary today. My parents have told me stories about what this flea market used to be like - and, so haven't some of today's longtime prominent dealers in New England.
This is my impression of this pitcher: First-off, it is very-well made. The potter was obviously well-skilled in their craft. It also has a very-subtle, but attractive glaze. The more I stare at the glaze in sunlight - the more beauty I can see in it. I had initially felt this pitcher may have been produced by the Burpee family in Boscowan, New Hampshire due to the partial glaze covering on the exterior. The Burpee Pottery is known for this characteristic today; however, this decorative technique was also done by a small group of potters in Maine. I would probably sway more towards associating this form to Maine today; however I can't be sure of that. It probably falls in line with the group of products today that are not completely identified as a Maine-made or a New Hampshire-made product; although it was almost certainly produced in one of these two states in the nineteenth-century.
I have also shown a smaller pitcher below that appears to be a related in form-style that was discovered in a small shop in downtown Bath, Maine last year. The woman operating the shop told me she recently found it buried in a house in Bath. She said it had been in this house for a longtime.
Note: The glare seen on the larger pitcher shown below is not really on the pitcher - it was caused by today's bright sunlight and the green bushes, plants and trees that surround the area where the picture was taken.
19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Probably Made in Either New Hampshire or Maine
Circa 1840-1870's
Stands 8 3/8" Tall
Found Decades Ago at the Amherst, NH Flea Market
Purchased Today at the Milford, NH Flea Market from the Couple Who Found it in Amherst, NH
The Couple Said They've Owned it for Decades
View of the Handle
Another View of the Pitcher
View of the Interior
View of the Unglazed Exterior and the Base
(Left) 19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Probably Made in Maine
This Form is Comparable to the Pitcher I Purchased Today in Milford, NH
The Smaller Pitcher was Recently Found in a House in Bath, ME
Circa 1840-1870's
Stands 4 3/4" Tall
There will be more from Antiques Week in New Hampshire as the week progresses. The best is still to come!
Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...
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