Hens on nests........

Are you into chickens?  Do you raise them, live on a farm with them, keep a couple in the back garden for fresh eggs........or like my friend Anna, of Chickens In The Basement who took a cute little girlie chick, let it grow big and strong in the house, following her about as she did her chores, until 'she' turned into a rooster!  Of course 'he' had to move to her basement and spend his time watching her paint furniture and such!!!!!  Anna, I still search for 'chicken articles' from European mags. for you girlfriend.............when will you get a day off and come back to SuzAnna's?

Why all this chatter about chickens?  Because dear ones, according to those shelter, homestyle, decor, call them what you may, magazines out there, hens who are sitting around on nests, have suddenly become 'collectible'. 

From Flea Market Style.......hens on nests

Tables in 19th century England often sported colorfully painted ceramic hens on nests.  People were drawn to their decorative outsides, not to mention the hard-cooked eggs often stashed inside.  You can expect to pay anywhere for $300 to $3,000 (yikes!!!) for a piece, with large colorful hens costing more than small plain ones.  The earliest hens aren't marked, so a hen stamped 'England' or 'Made in England' is newer, from the late 19th or early 20th centuries.  The hearty hens make great everyday table centerpieces, or use smaller hens on a dressing table to hold jewelery or trinkets.

I have a rooster in my kitchen too. He's definitely quieter than Anna's!  When I spied Ms. Hen looking down at me from a cabinet in Teresa and Gary's booth at SuzAnna's Antiques..............

...........I just knew she needed to come home to my kitchen to keep my Mr. Rooster happy.  She's adorable, softly colored and happy sitting there on her eggs.........and she certainly didn't cost much even though she not stamped England or anywhere else!  Teresa did say Ms. Hen belonged to someones grandmother so who knows, she could be old and valuable!  That's antiques and thrifting for you, never know what treasure you might find!

"Guess what?  I've got a girlfriend now.......

Cock-a-doodle-doo!"