Growing up, we didn't antique at all. In fact, I'm fairly sure I thought all antiques were old and stuffy. I'm not sure when that changed exactly, most likely when I discovered Scott's antique market in Atlanta or when we moved here and I discovered a plethora of wonderful antique stores in our area, or perhaps when I realized that mixing in old, well made, beautiful pieces of furniture would be more affordable and also help to avoid my home looking like a catalogue and like everyone else's home. At any rate, I love to go on a good antiquing day and I've acquired many a wonderful, special pieces throughout the years. However, it's rarer and rarer for me to go and spend an afternoon doing so. I've gotten pickier and pickier because I don't need anything more. Therefore, in order for me to purchase something, I have to really love it.
Recently, I was on an outing with Gretchen, and found this beautiful platter. It's a well and tree platter, meaning it has grooves (that look like an outline of a tree) and a deep well at the end of it. The grooves are meant for meat juices to run off into the well. I've never seen a platter like it. It's made by Wedgewood and is their popular Asiatic Pheasant Pattern. From the little research I did, it's probably from the late 1800's. While we will probably use it to serve Bryce's brisket, I also loved the idea of using the well for a dip for vegetables and crackers, which is exactly what we did when Ben and Lauren came to visit recently! All the veggies are from the garden, I loved how pretty it looked!
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