Shop Around the World The Finest from the East, West and Beyond! By Carolyn Patten Photos Carolyn Wright
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ne block west of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, nestled close to a bakery, wine bar and art galleries, Asian Adobe is a treasure house of exquisite home décor accessories, high-quality antique Chinese furnishings, gifts and the finest collection of pearl jewelry in New Mexico. Owner Fidelia Kirk traces the origin of the store to the mid-1990s, when she and her husband lived in northern China. Over time, she developed close relationships with local antique
furniture collectors, began collecting hand-embroidered textiles and built her personal collection of pearls. Now those relationships and interests are showcased in this multi-room shop, and Kirk says her finest and most unusual pieces of Chinese art and furniture are on consignment from American collectors. “We are getting some amazing things,” Kirk says. “Everything from antique kimonos to a huge collection of blue and white ceramics to a rare coromandel
screen. Many people have inherited antiques from their parents, and others are downsizing and find that their homes aren’t large enough, or they simply want to switch up their furniture and décor, so they place these pieces on consignment.” From its beginnings offering antique Chinese furniture, Asian Adobe has expanded and evolved to include the full range of home furniture and design, adding gifts, jewelry, flower arrangements and a myriad of accessories in a mixture