:hb2: and I have something else to tell you (also) as I hit my head on the wall.....
Back last year (November) when I went to an Antiques show here the guy had the two (male/female) figurines for sale. These, were a matched set. I looked at them, and then asked why the female was so cheap. Here the female figure had been broke. He wanted $68 dollars for her, but was willing to sell her to me for $45. I thought about it, and thought what good was it to only by the female, and not the male. He wanted more (about a $150 more for the male).
I thought about buying the female (but never thought in the long haul) that I would be buying the male. So at the time, I thought if I could not afford both...then why buy one, and the female was the one that had been broken (but repaired beautifully). I thought about buying her--held her in my hands. I did NOT want her to be split from her glass partner. Also due to the fact she had been broken, but repaired. So I said NO, and gave her back to the dealer.....never for her to touch my hands
Fast forward to 2008...
Antique show on again, the same man there, but female figure was gone. I inquired if she had gotten sold at the last show (or IF, he just did not bring her this time). No -- she had been sold. The guy remembered me, and said he only has the male left now (as I KICK MYSELF). I hummed, and hawed about, mad at myself that I had not purchased them both last year.
This time, I was not thinking about it. I did not care if it had a label or not, or that this was a bit more than I wanted to spend. He knew I was in love with them last year. We talked about his price (which was firm), but did come down quite a bit for me, almost $100 dollars less, but I still paid over a hundred dollars for the Male.
Moral of the story -- I know that somewhere out there around here -- in this prairie city, there is somebody that has the broken (but repaired) matched figurine for this male. I will be searching. I may contact the sellar -- just to see by chance, if he may have retained (or have) photos of what the female looked like. For my knowledge, and the board....
God - last year I could have bought them both -- the set, but my ignorance because the female had been broken and repaired, I did not. Now I have only the male.......
But I WILL search for her around here, and ask the seller if he kept any records (names) of the buyer whom purchased the matched (repairer) female to this male...I will always be looking. Maybe she will show up here at another Antique show, at a different seller's table.
There is a big Antique show coming up at the END of the MONTH here. I WILL BE LOOKING FOR HER, and hopefully find her there...... (:fingers_crossed:)
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