Another weekend, another estate sale, another anonymous car with tinted windows.
Until the doors are opened.
Every inch crammed full.
And an awesome trunk that is as magical as Mrs. Weasley's tent....capable of holding an amazing number of things.
A Turkish rug (a real one)...
A turn of the century carpenter's trunk, complete with four sliding wooden trays and a tricky lock and key...
And a Windsor chair, a small pedestal table, a heavy duty handmade oak curio shelf....
A handmade tray (I'm planning on putting postcards in it)...
A handmade full size quilt top in Sunflower pattern, plus a twin size floral chenille spread...
An antique military souvenir scarf from Czechoslovakia, right next to the embroidered dresser runner...
1920's souvenir plates - one from Saratoga Springs, New York (during its heyday as a resort community)....
More linens...this time crocheted tablecloths and doilies....
The weirdest pair of lamps I've ever seen, and these will end up with their own blog post, because they have attachments that give them their name: spider lamps. More to come on that.
An unusual oil lamp, with a heavy brass base, sporting an odd blend of art nouveau and late 1800s European painted glass. Probably the sleeper of the day.
It's not old, but it's a beautiful print by an artist my daughter loves. And a great frame.So, all in all, we're still batting 1000. Now I get to research and tag all this stuff, and move it over to the booth. Just in time for next weekend's sale.
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SCORE!!! Awesome finds!! But what does "move it over to the booth" mean?
ReplyDeleteCarrie -I've opened a couple of local antique booths,one in January and one in March. I'm actually closing the first one *today* and shifting everything to the second, expanded location. All these finds, well, almost all,are "moved over to the booth" for sale. Sometimes I get to keep the really cool stuff.
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