Friday, April 20, 2007
RANDOM ESTATE SALE POST- no abu G included
good area. almost. hit 'ranch' area, although some nicer ones nearer the parkway. this ranch was a boring one and most of the stuff was not anything that would pique my interest. there was a very nice old desk in the basement. wonder the price on that.
nice dinning set going for $250 or try making a deal. it was quite nice. 40's empiresque. 5 leaves. nice base. similar to the one my grandparents had.
and there, looking very out of place. a dark wood chair. is that tiger maple? hmm. after i did the house and got about $3 worth. ok, i paid too much for the bag of old matchbook/boxes, but inside i did find some good ones. and a little synchronicity. did i mention the chipped Hotel Imperial Wien ashtray? well, 3 matchbooks from there. very posh. fancy wood mayches like the cruise line ones my grandma hoarded and i ebayed.
back to chair. looked it over. peg construction. back tiger, splat? curly?, main stretcher tiger, the rest looks good. and the caning is new and in great shape. usually i just say no to caning.
comfortable and quite sturdy.fancy 'country' constructed chair. 1840's? maybe. certainly before victorian. originl price $75. 2nd day. would be 32.50. think. pansypoo doesn't NEED a chair. she has toooooo many. but if i dicker....it's the best 'cheap' chair i have ever seen. i can't pass up a great deal on something screaming to be taken. the estate lady says $30. i think about it more while she goes out, and the poof with her says $25 as i am at checkout. SOLD. aunt not interested in dinning table. will post pic soon i hope. cross finger that apple is ripening.
good area. almost. hit 'ranch' area, although some nicer ones nearer the parkway. this ranch was a boring one and most of the stuff was not anything that would pique my interest. there was a very nice old desk in the basement. wonder the price on that.
nice dinning set going for $250 or try making a deal. it was quite nice. 40's empiresque. 5 leaves. nice base. similar to the one my grandparents had.
and there, looking very out of place. a dark wood chair. is that tiger maple? hmm. after i did the house and got about $3 worth. ok, i paid too much for the bag of old matchbook/boxes, but inside i did find some good ones. and a little synchronicity. did i mention the chipped Hotel Imperial Wien ashtray? well, 3 matchbooks from there. very posh. fancy wood mayches like the cruise line ones my grandma hoarded and i ebayed.
back to chair. looked it over. peg construction. back tiger, splat? curly?, main stretcher tiger, the rest looks good. and the caning is new and in great shape. usually i just say no to caning.
comfortable and quite sturdy.fancy 'country' constructed chair. 1840's? maybe. certainly before victorian. originl price $75. 2nd day. would be 32.50. think. pansypoo doesn't NEED a chair. she has toooooo many. but if i dicker....it's the best 'cheap' chair i have ever seen. i can't pass up a great deal on something screaming to be taken. the estate lady says $30. i think about it more while she goes out, and the poof with her says $25 as i am at checkout. SOLD. aunt not interested in dinning table. will post pic soon i hope. cross finger that apple is ripening.
