Saturday, June 30, 2007
RANDOM EBAY POST-rosemaling
okay, i posted the pictures of most of the stuff i got at the antique dealer's sale. WELL, i started putting some of the stuff on ebay. gotta keep doing that. stuff in, move it out. WELL, i have gotten a few hand painted things-spoon, recipe box. painted box. they made me a little money. the recipe box didn't sell. rather like it anyways.
but at the dealer's house, i found 3 nice wooden platters in the attic. seeing i paid so little for them. the least of them. the small 3rd, i put a low buy it now. bought toot sweet by a nice texas bidder who lived 2 years in norway. then put the very good little one. but that buy it now $5. paid about 8¢ each. that one is very nicely done i must say. dated, signed and all.
but took longer to list the big one luckily, cause thurs, after listing it, i checked my usual favorite ebay search and low and behold, a slightly smaller, newer platter with the same name Lysne was selling for $60+. WHAT??? i check the listing. and not even a lysne, but maybe a student of. apparently a known Minnesota rosemaler. i started low. 99¢. 5th day and over $2 and 11 people keeping their eye on the listing. talk about serendipity. i think this was the first time i really had a chance to get some nice rosemaling at an estate sale. will tell how much it sells for. but i must say. i like the 2nd one the best. but i like that i took the platters from the dealer's attic, just shoved in a paper bag, and finding them homes where they will be appreciated. the big one certainly deserves it if she was that big.
oh, i so do love finding treasures even i don't know about. that is the fun i find. money is nice, but the hunt, the knowledge gained. i must find out about this LS Lysne.
