Happy Holidays!

Dreamy Christmas card by Ernst Haeckel. More beautiful designs by Haeckel on the Retronaut blog.

Happy holidays to you all! I hope you will spend a great time with all the people you love. May your stockings be full of great presents and beautiful antiques!


Ally x

Christmas-themed home decor: Vintage Santa

Don't know how to decorate the house for Christmas? Want to invest in art and find something to put above the fireplace? I have the perfect solution for you! What about Andy Warhol's "Santa Claus" from the "Myths" portfolio (1981)?

Not bad, eh? This screenprint on board with diamond dust (yes, diamond dust!) is available on artnet.com for a cool $16,000 (!). Hurry, only two days left!

 Just in case you don't have $16,000 to spend on a Warhol print right now, here is a small selection of vintage Santas you can find on Etsy for a much cheaper price:

1958 Santa Claus advertisement for Coca Cola by FrenchFrouFrou available here ($12.95).

 

Santa Christmas Lemon Crate Label by Labelstone available here ($9.99).

'Nose like a cherry' Christmas print by SkitterCats available here ($12.00).

 

 1951 "Flying Santa" vintage Christmas print by ArcaniumAntiques available here ($75).

More Christmas-themed posts to come!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

'silver' by birdandbloke

Vintage Fluted Tin ... 5gardenias $21.50	Vintage Silver Cand... raemj $15.00	Love the cold said ... ZenzPhotograph... $30.00	Jingle Bell Tinsel ... cattales $21.00
1800's silver s... nevastarr $19.95	Silverplate Serving... thisOtherthing $17.99	Letterpress Holiday... jerseyicecream... $15.00	3 Holiday Spoon Tre... daisychestnut $35.00
Silver Winter Chand... seequin $46.00	24 Vintage Metal Be... RobertaGrove $6.00	Couple of pretty vi... AllysAntiques $8.00	Vintage Silver Plan... amberfilkins $32.00
Antique General Sto... LittleKittenVi... $45.00	Reclaimed Glass Clo... BirdinHandVTG $18.00	Custom Silver Bells... PotterandButle... $12.95	Large Estate 13 Pie... ParisCoutureAn... $925.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

A gorgeous silver treasury that gets me in a Christmas mood!