The Jewelry Idol, Connie Parente, has doubled the size of her space at Sherman Oaks Antique Mall. Parente is also known as the “Set Up Queen” because it takes her so long to arrange her booth. She announced, however, that at the December Bustamante Show it only took her two full days (around eight hours each day) to set up her 16′ x 10 1/2′ space, instead of the usual three. That is one of the things she loves about the Bustamante Show–there is plenty of time to set up. ”He’ll let you set up here on Tuesday if you want to,” she said, adding that the venue is clean and comfortable. ”The parking is great and the moving in and out is easy,” she said. “For me it’s the most dealer friendly show I do.”She is still dealer #119, but she now offers jewelry lovers twice as much Bakelite, vintage rhinestones, Native American and other dazzling costume pieces. Since she was set up at the Bustamante Show, which she never misses, she was unable to attend Sherman Oaks Holiday Party and Open House. ”It conflicts with Bustamante every year,” she said. In addition to branching out at Sherman Oaks, Connie is adding another mall to her resume. She is in the process of moving some of her jewelry into Little Paris on La Brea in Los Angeles. Her space is located right in front of the showcase section.
Category Archives: Dealer Space
Calm's promoter relinquishes last show space
When CALM’s Show promoter April Thede saw the heartfelt plea from Marie Gauthier of Revival Antiques. she couldn’t help but relinquish her last space to the Pasadena Spanish Revival dealer. Thede opened up her package of the September issue of Collector and saw the article about Gauthier’s desire to sell at her show and it inspired her to make it all happen. Gauthier enthusiastically accepted the space at the Santa Barbara Show slated for October 16th-18th. Gauthier’s Spanish Revival, Mediterranean, Monterey, and Craftsman furnishings will be a perfect fit for the seaside area that has many larger, vintage homes in those styles. ”We’re going to bring the best stuff,” she announced while shopping at the September Rose Bowl. Among the items will be an inlaid walnut and bone Spanish vergueno (writing desk) from the 1700s with iron hardware. CALM’s is the only indoor general store in the area, whereas Canning’s Ventura Show is the main outdoor venue. Both shows draw a lot of interest from nearby Carpinteria and Summerland, but dealers do come from as far away as San Diego and San Francisco. Veterans CALM’s dealer include George of Fullerton and his parrot Fred, Char Connell of Hesperia, and Don Bennett, a dealer in Native American Art. CALM’s is held at the Earl Warren Show Grounds in Santa Barbara. Admission is $6 and parking is free. Call (805) 898-9715 for more information.
Connell joins Carriage House
Char Connell has moved into a new mall, Carriage House Antiques, located in Hesperia. Connell is dealer #1 at the new mall, which is located at 11370 Hesperia Rd. in Hesperia. The mall celebrated its official grand opening on January 12th.
Scott Brakes "guy stuff" at wertz
Scott Brake, who had 13 spaces at the recently closed Old Chicago Antique Market in Fountain Valley, has retrenched and moved his well-known inventory of “guy stuff” to Wertz Brothers Antique Mart in Santa Monica, Normandy Metals in Costa Mesa, and his own warehouse. His genres include aviation, nautical, scientific and cinema items. Among his current offerings is a heavy brass one-gallon spirit cask that imbibes for $395; a brass lion light fixture from England that also roars for $395; a 3′ long wooden model of a 1940s Chris Craft speedboat with a Bettery motor that whizzes along for $975; it shudders at the sight of Brakes 16′ long Northwoods canvas-over-wood canoe that paddles for $3,950; and a defeaning 5′ brass “Concert Horn” for an Edison Victrola, $475; A little out of character for the dealer in ultra masculine items is a circa 1920 bronze and ivory Art Deco dancing lady lamp with original millefiore glass globe that illuminates for $1,245.
