Blue Moon Antiques, and our partnership, began in 1976 at a yard sale where we purchased a 1930’s souvenir pillow from Florida, improbably embroidered with an orange branch with fruit on one side and on the other, a poinsettia. Interestingly enough, after 15 years living and doing business in New England, we have now lived 25 years in Florida, doing business on both the West and East Coasts and, yes, we still have the pillow!

We could never have anticipated that surviving and thriving in this world of antiques would become a 7 day a week, 10-12 hours a day learning experience. One does learn a lot from mistakes and, given that truth, we have learned a lot.

Once settled and established in Sarasota, Florida, a monthly antique show in Atlanta became a way of life. It was there that we were exposed to the Southern hobby and passion for entertaining and decorating the home. Throughout the South, this genteel pastime coincided with the antique business and a brand new learning experience began; the need to adapt to trends and changes in tastes and styles and, in the process, find a way to re-invent the way we did business.

Blue Moon became known for selling mid-century decor in the 1980’s, as interests shifted from the earlier Art Deco and Arts and Crafts revivals. Trips to Europe brought a love for Continental artifacts such as painted furniture, 17 and 18th century objects, French and Italian Provincial styles. Added to this was our continuing self-education at the multiple museums which our travels offered us.

Today, style is more important than the mere age of an object. Function, form and beauty is what we search for and select, a true eclectic mix of genres and decorative arts. Our model of business has always had the element of sensible pricing and the encouragement of repeat business. We have profited greatly from the advice, support, critiques and on-going relationships with the decorators and clients who have been with us for many years and contributed to our business longevity.

We trust this website and blog format will keep us connected to our past, present and future customers.