Friday, March 18, 2005
continueing adventures in estate sales.
i did 2 on thursday. 1st one i drove WAY out of my usual area, but it was treasure traders(1 of the best) and the listing said antiques and such. well. it was the first day and not long after opening, so there was about a 1/2 hour wait. of course it took me about the same to find it.
but the ranch houses had large trees and much wildlife. listened to cardinals and such while i waited. and every once and a wile, the sun would peek through.
i spent quite a bit, but only because i bought an old bottle. 6ยข store bottle.probably late 1800's. but worth $5 to me. also got a 'art nouveou' ink stand. probably reproduction, but it was only $3. with ink holder.
also got an old ebayable lock that might pay for all of it. and a plaster horse. needs to be painted black and then do something to it. similar to the egyptian horse via pennsylvania one.
2nd one was a house that had to be seen. on wisconsin avenue. in the GOOD section. big old houses. and from scoping it out earlier in the week. ooh boy. a big craft'sman and i always always loved that huge tree in that yard.
of course the nitwit seller had it when there was no street parking. steve is a twit. i got a great fan off him. 'as is'. if he had tightened the screw on the oscilator, it would have worked perfect.
well, it was more of a moving sale, but i managed to find something. the original porcelain street numbers address holder w/ numbers. 6722. i have a single 1 and another one. i don't know why, but i like them. and for $1!
the house itself was a mixed bag. for the exterior, the interior was not that big. sure it had high ceilings with beams, but they had been painted white at some point and even stripped, they just don't look the same. nice floors. redone. but oh my, aweful aweful wallpaper. blegh.
the house had sold. i wonder how much. 250? 350? had to alot. even if it was smaller.
now if only there were some sales on washington boulevard, sherman boulevard.....
oh. i have to return to monday's sale. now i know i mentioned the print i got.
WELL. that nice little intaglio etching was done by a known artist i had never heard of. Hedley Filton, 1859-1929. one of his prints on ebay, only one there is up to $104. whoohoo!
wonder if a dutch scene will do as well. being an artist who is educated in many deciplines is really helping.
wonder how much the smillie would make? not that i would sell my hudson river print.
oh, and georgie is still an asshole.
i did 2 on thursday. 1st one i drove WAY out of my usual area, but it was treasure traders(1 of the best) and the listing said antiques and such. well. it was the first day and not long after opening, so there was about a 1/2 hour wait. of course it took me about the same to find it.
but the ranch houses had large trees and much wildlife. listened to cardinals and such while i waited. and every once and a wile, the sun would peek through.
i spent quite a bit, but only because i bought an old bottle. 6ยข store bottle.probably late 1800's. but worth $5 to me. also got a 'art nouveou' ink stand. probably reproduction, but it was only $3. with ink holder.
also got an old ebayable lock that might pay for all of it. and a plaster horse. needs to be painted black and then do something to it. similar to the egyptian horse via pennsylvania one.
2nd one was a house that had to be seen. on wisconsin avenue. in the GOOD section. big old houses. and from scoping it out earlier in the week. ooh boy. a big craft'sman and i always always loved that huge tree in that yard.
of course the nitwit seller had it when there was no street parking. steve is a twit. i got a great fan off him. 'as is'. if he had tightened the screw on the oscilator, it would have worked perfect.
well, it was more of a moving sale, but i managed to find something. the original porcelain street numbers address holder w/ numbers. 6722. i have a single 1 and another one. i don't know why, but i like them. and for $1!
the house itself was a mixed bag. for the exterior, the interior was not that big. sure it had high ceilings with beams, but they had been painted white at some point and even stripped, they just don't look the same. nice floors. redone. but oh my, aweful aweful wallpaper. blegh.
the house had sold. i wonder how much. 250? 350? had to alot. even if it was smaller.
now if only there were some sales on washington boulevard, sherman boulevard.....
oh. i have to return to monday's sale. now i know i mentioned the print i got.
WELL. that nice little intaglio etching was done by a known artist i had never heard of. Hedley Filton, 1859-1929. one of his prints on ebay, only one there is up to $104. whoohoo!
wonder if a dutch scene will do as well. being an artist who is educated in many deciplines is really helping.
wonder how much the smillie would make? not that i would sell my hudson river print.
oh, and georgie is still an asshole.
