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"Shopping with Charlotte Moss\nAt this fall's Lauritzen Gardens Antique &amp;amp; Garden Show in Omaha, Nebraska, AD walked the aisles with designer Charlotte Moss, who offered suggestions on how to get the most out of fairs\u2014whether buying or just browsing\nEngage the dealer\n\n \"These are beautiful urns, really remarkable,\" noted Moss at the booth of Earle D. Vandekar, the New York porcelain gallery. This expression of interest elicited a great deal of information from owner Paul Vandekar: The urns, which are likely Eastern European, are painted creamware from around 1840. And it is incredibly lucky to find a pair, especially with lids intact. The lesson? Don't be intimidated to visit with dealers and ask questions\u2014they are usually passionate about their inventory and eager to share.\nNot all good things are precious or expensive\n\n \"It's not always about the age or rarity of the piece, but how you use it,\" Moss said, spotting these striking, modestly priced vintage topiary forms exhibited by Kimball &amp;amp; Bean Architectural and Garden Antiques of Woodstock, Illinois. Admiring their ability to bring vertical gardening to a small space, she envisioned them covered in climbing ivy.\nAntiques are for the living\n\n In other words, don't think of antiques as things to simply put away on a shelf. Moss said she pictured these two leather wing chairs from New York dealer Zane Moss in a library. \"I even like that low table in between,\" she added. \"It's nice that it's not blocking the conversation.\" The chairs have a wonderful patina from use\u2014whoever buys them shouldn't be afraid of adding to it.\nGo slow\n\n Sometimes the really remarkable objects are not the ones that shout. Minneapolis dealer Anthony Scornavacco's booth held many attractive items, from silver and porcelain to jewelry. But Moss eventually zeroed in on a pair of mid-19th-century Venetian mirrors (one pictured here). While the shape is a simple rectangle, the mirrors come alive in the detailing, which features a cobalt band outlined with two delicate turquoise beads on either side. \"I'd put these over brackets with one slender Georgian candlestick,\" said Moss. \"They'd be perfect.\"\nEducate your eye\n\n \"This space is curated\u2014every piece is something special,\" said Moss of the stand put together by Jayne Thompson Antiques of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. It was filled with distinct items, including this English stone bust of a lion, circa 1840. The finely carved head is attractive, but it's the composition\u2014the head resting on paws\u2014that makes the piece unique. Hanging behind it, the hand-colored botanicals are smartly framed unmatted to reveal the paper's textured edges.\nBe inspired\n\n Moss admired this case filled with porcelain, tortoiseshell, and opaline glass objects presented by Sallea Antiques of New Canaan, Connecticut. The display of eclectic pieces unified by a common color was striking and anything but staid, and Moss suggested that could even serve as a tutorial on how to build an entire collection.\nSeize the day\n\n You might start out with a very firm wish list: chest for the front hall, mirror for the powder room, dining room chairs. But shopping for antiques is often unpredictable. If you fall in love with a piece, don't be afraid to snap it up, even if it wasn't in your original plan. Moss did just that\u2014with this circa-1800 English silver argyle, or gravy server, exhibited by Anthony Scornavacco. Sometimes need isn't the issue."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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