Saturday, August 28, 2010

Fun auction finds!

We spent another Fun day with the good people at the Great State Auction company in
Wilkesboro. As always, there were lots of interesting things to see and many bargains to be
had. I brought along some of my chocolate chip cookies, and everybody was happy!
See? Interesting! Not every day you see a Hillary Clinton Voodoo
doll kit! And, that State Birds of North Carolina dessert set is cute too!
There were a couple of beautiful Upright pianos... That went for a song too!
This flatware set caught my eye. It's a 1937 Roger Brothers
wedding set. The pattern is, First Love - I think it's Charming!
We've seen these at every North Carolina auction
we've attended thus far. And I still don't get them...
However, someone must get them, because they always sell and they always sell high!
Abandoned cedar Hope chests always make me a little
sad... Hard not to think about who they once belonged to 
Look at those two handsome guys holding up quilts! One of them is Randall Woodruff,
the President of the Great State auction company... The other one comes home with me!
Speaking of home... Here we are, and these are my fun
auction finds! First is this sweet little Dutch Delft set...
Last time I was in Amsterdam I was a teenager. But
even then I wanted to bring goodies like this home!
This took my breath away when I saw it...
One of the earliest Delft marks I've ever seen. Auction-Gary said it's likely from the 40's!
There were two...
And they remain safely Together tonight!
Remember that sweet Birds of North Carolina dessert set? Here it is! 
Complete. Unused. Just the way I like my finds! It just needed someone to love it again...
And, I plan to love it forever!
Speaking of Love! Look at the two gold Wedding rings on the top of this box...
It truly was Love at first sight for me with this lovely flatware
set. Unfortunately, I wasn't the only one Smitten at today's auction...
But in the end, there could only be one Winner. And, you're looking a her!
It took me just a little over an hour but it was time very well
invested to see this beautiful Silverware come back to life!
I've decided to have it monogrammed!
Because our Monogram is the only thing that could make it better!
I looked this set up on-line tonight to learn a little more about it, and can't
believe the prices! Complete, it ranges from $299.00 to $459.00. However...
None of the sets for sale on-line come in this style box, which I love!
All this means that for my $55 winning bid... I scored! And, honestly,
if someone offered me a thousand dollars right now... I would not sell it!
So what did you do today!?

5 comments:

  1. Janet!
    Can I come to your cozy house and have dessert on those SWEET~BIRDY plates!?
    You are just too precious!
    I love it that these sweet~beautiful pieces mean so much to you!
    That silver flat wear is just heavenly!
    All of your finds are just lovely!
    Just like you!
    You must be the most SPECIAL person to live with!
    Lucky lucky Terry!
    xo

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  2. Ok, seriously I'm green with envy. I wish we had auctions like that here! Love, love, love the silverware. It's absolutely perfect! You lucky girl!

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  3. I think it is positively beautiful. Perhaps you might want to look into seeing if it will change the value of the set to do any changes to it. :)

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  4. $55 for that beautiful silverware set- you got a steal my friend! I think the round box makes it special. But I can't wait to see it with your monogram on it.

    Paula Deen had one of those pottery pieces with the ugly faces (they remind me of The Goonies) but her piece was an egg seperator. The yolk would stay in the cup and the egg white would slide down through the nose. It was so gross but funny!

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  5. $55 for that beautiful silverware set- you got a steal my friend! I think the round box makes it special. But I can't wait to see it with your monogram on it.

    Paula Deen had one of those pottery pieces with the ugly faces (they remind me of The Goonies) but her piece was an egg seperator. The yolk would stay in the cup and the egg white would slide down through the nose. It was so gross but funny!

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