{"product_id":"the-illustrated-guide-to-antiques-sign-up-for-the-waitlist","title":"The Illustrated Guide to Antiques","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow is this guide to antiques different from all the other guide antiques? This one is for \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e: it has pretty watercolor illustrations of the most intriguing and romantic antiques - some rare, and some that you'll be able to come across in your local thrift store - and it will have just the right amount of text so you don't feel like you're doing homework but rather taking in just enough to know what a piece is, why it was made, and what to watch out for. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso: \u003cem\u003ethis book isn't a book!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat?!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a boxed collection of lovely-sized, heavy-stock cards with illustrations on one side and the text on the other, so you can turn through the pages as it lies open on your coffee table \u003cem\u003eas if\u003c\/em\u003e it were a book, or you can take out your favorites, frame them, and hang them on the wall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn about: balloon chairs, Staffordshire dogs, Imari china, Windsor chairs, tulipieres, ginger jars, Delft tiles, Gustavian furniture, patch boxes, nautilus cups, intaglios, sailor's valentines, tramp art, lusterware, oyster plates, Vietnamese shipwreck pottery, and so on....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI began working on this book with my mother before she passed away. We would sit at the kitchen table and go through our lists of antiques, and she would tell me more about the stories and histories of the objects - she knew an incredible amount and she had a memory for details. She also had impeccable taste. My mother had \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Pedlar\u003c\/em\u003e antiques here in the Napa Valley for a quarter of a century, and it was a charming shop with wonderful goodies she found in Ireland, England, and France. I'm looking forward to working on this book, and through it honoring the people, lives, and the objects that brought them joy in the past and will continue to bring us joy long into the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that this book cover is a placeholder and I have know idea what the final price will be. :)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to know when it's ready, then please sign up for the waitlist! You'll be first in line when it comes time to preorder (but you'll be in no way obligated to purchase when the time comes). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susannah Carson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895616196783,"sku":"THE-ANTIQUES-BOOK","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/4311\/7231\/files\/Simple_Border_Design_9_x_10_in_3.png?v=1780281751","url":"https:\/\/susannahcarson.com\/products\/the-illustrated-guide-to-antiques-sign-up-for-the-waitlist","provider":"Susannah Carson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}