Babushka Antiques has used up all the dolls hidden in the main doll and called it a day. Owner Sonia Alex started her antique legacy at Barritz, 883 Mt Eden Rd. After 11 years there, Sonia purchased her current home at 156 Garnet Rd in 1990. The front part was already a shop so she turned it into Babushka Antiques. I have borrowed many props from Babushka for food shoots and along the way acquired a collection of old chinaware that I liked. With Sonia turning the Biblical 4 score in July this year, it’s was time to bring down the curtain on an antique institution. The Closing Down Sale stared last May 2018 and Saturday was the final day of trading. I purchased two plates, one an embroidered pattern “Victorian” made by Royal Winton. The other was Yosemite Valley, California: “The Bridal Veil” Fall, made by Adams of England. The back of this plate is beautifully marked with exquisite typography. My final purchases from Babushka will remind me of what the shop stood for. Sonia will continue living at the back, surrounded by more antiques. I doubt she will be like Miss Havisham as she has divested quite a lot of her collection. What she has left is what she can’t bear to part with and that is still a formidable number. In a few months time, a chemist will morph from this spot. As they say, it’s the end of a distinctive collectable era. Sonia will still drip feed items on Trade Me or Marketplace. The shop stock is being sold at auction. #babushkaantiques #garnetroad #closingdown #endofanera #antiques #chinaware (at Babushka Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx_oREYJ2SC/?igshid=1kqjbd2f4b2aa
