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My Treasures from the Weekend 11/8
Nov. 14th, 2008 09:43 amThis weekend, I went down to Manchester--which is a hell of a drive--to a much larger auction. It was the auction Ford Brothers had mentioned last weekend.
And boy oh boy did I spend way too much! (sorta)
And I only really bought two things!
One was a really cute little primitive-type child's bookshelf. It's red, and has glass shelves inside of a wooden frame... and the top of it has these little Dutch figures painted on it, with a piece of glass over it. I paid $30, which was the highest I was going to go for it... and was probably too much. I'll mark it $38 and be happy if someone looks at it sideways.
I'm telling myself that it can be stacked on top of something (since it's so small), and be used as a display shelf. And it can. And it is cute, cute, cute.
The other was where I probably fell down. It's an old Bissell display rack, probably from somewhere between 1910-1930. It's a wooden frame, with cast iron details---the rack parts and the feet are all cast iron. It really is cool, and I liked it as soon as I saw it. I thought it would go for a lot/lot/LOT! so when the bidding went down under $100, I bid on it. So did another woman. And we back and forthed until I won it at $180. Good heavens. I'd already mentally set my limit at $150, but... it's a really rather interesting piece, and even at the auction there was a lot of interest in it--not bidding, but people looking at it. So I overshot by about $30... and hit my budget hard (I'd allowed up to $250 for the day--if I spent everything I had in reserve for stuff).
It can also be used as a display shelf, if I want to put the time/effort into adding glass shelves. The wooden frame is in perfect condition, but some of the iron is missing (I have ten out of sixteen "arms" and most of the slots for them--but some of the slots are cracked/broken). So I have definately broken my own rule of not buying anything broken. That's annoying me a little.
It's a cool piece, though it needs a bit of TLC... and if I put shelves on it, I guess I wouldn't mind hanging onto it for a while.
When I take it in, I'll put $210 on it... if I put shelves on it, I'll put $265.
The bad thing about it is... I broke my rules. It's not totally intact, and it is one of those things that I'll have to hang onto until the "right person" comes along.
I also have to figure out how to tell Gran how much I paid for it, cause she'll think I'm crazy... ...or... ...how much to tell her I paid for it may be the way to go. (In which case, $140 sounds good.)
I also stopped by the local Salvation Army and bought some brass candlesticks at fifty cents each... I marked them $1.00-$1.50, and will put them out for Christmas. I think if I can find a red or red/green plaid ribbon, I may put a bow on them too... just to liven them up.
And boy oh boy did I spend way too much! (sorta)
And I only really bought two things!
One was a really cute little primitive-type child's bookshelf. It's red, and has glass shelves inside of a wooden frame... and the top of it has these little Dutch figures painted on it, with a piece of glass over it. I paid $30, which was the highest I was going to go for it... and was probably too much. I'll mark it $38 and be happy if someone looks at it sideways.
I'm telling myself that it can be stacked on top of something (since it's so small), and be used as a display shelf. And it can. And it is cute, cute, cute.
The other was where I probably fell down. It's an old Bissell display rack, probably from somewhere between 1910-1930. It's a wooden frame, with cast iron details---the rack parts and the feet are all cast iron. It really is cool, and I liked it as soon as I saw it. I thought it would go for a lot/lot/LOT! so when the bidding went down under $100, I bid on it. So did another woman. And we back and forthed until I won it at $180. Good heavens. I'd already mentally set my limit at $150, but... it's a really rather interesting piece, and even at the auction there was a lot of interest in it--not bidding, but people looking at it. So I overshot by about $30... and hit my budget hard (I'd allowed up to $250 for the day--if I spent everything I had in reserve for stuff).
It can also be used as a display shelf, if I want to put the time/effort into adding glass shelves. The wooden frame is in perfect condition, but some of the iron is missing (I have ten out of sixteen "arms" and most of the slots for them--but some of the slots are cracked/broken). So I have definately broken my own rule of not buying anything broken. That's annoying me a little.
It's a cool piece, though it needs a bit of TLC... and if I put shelves on it, I guess I wouldn't mind hanging onto it for a while.
When I take it in, I'll put $210 on it... if I put shelves on it, I'll put $265.
The bad thing about it is... I broke my rules. It's not totally intact, and it is one of those things that I'll have to hang onto until the "right person" comes along.
I also have to figure out how to tell Gran how much I paid for it, cause she'll think I'm crazy... ...or... ...how much to tell her I paid for it may be the way to go. (In which case, $140 sounds good.)
I also stopped by the local Salvation Army and bought some brass candlesticks at fifty cents each... I marked them $1.00-$1.50, and will put them out for Christmas. I think if I can find a red or red/green plaid ribbon, I may put a bow on them too... just to liven them up.
