One of my fondest memories of my recent visit to Buenos Aires was shopping at the outdoor market in San Telmo. Each Sunday from 10 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., the neighborhood transforms into a fascinating hub of antique vendors, artisans showcasing handmade goods, tango dancers, jazz musicians, and folks walking around with baskets selling homemade empanadas.
A colleague and I were so enchanted that we spent the whole day milling around from booth to booth and down the long side streets. I purchased a few coffee table accents that I adore, including two pony-hair Chinese calligraphy brushes encrusted in turquoise and lapis lazuli gemstones, an early 1900 desk clock encased in crystal orb from Germany, and a pair of antique brass binoculars from France.
