Saturday, April 14, 2012
i actually did an estate sale in this house. not much at all there, tho the living room had TWO baby grand pianos. rather tired interior. but the new owners have fixed up the deteriating pillars + you can see striped it + were painting it last oct.
RANDOM 341 OBJECTAntique COBALT Decorated STONEWARE Beer Ale PITCHER – Motto - DRINK A LOT SLOWLY -$26
With advice worthy of any of the ancient thinkers embossed on its face, it transcends, or at least blurs, that imperceptible line between philosophy and B*LL-S**T - between redneck rationalization and situational ethics. Trinke Langsam Aber Viel, which loosely translated from German simply means, “Drink slowly but drink a lot.”
I don’t know who made it, but I assume it’s German. I don’t know its history either. Ricky Bob, the auctioneer at the little country auction down the blacktop from our little dirt farm just held it in the air, asked for ten bucks to start it, and, when the dust settled I was the new owner. I think we can safely assume the original owner is dead, so it is time it found a new home. I nominate you!
Okay . . . Let’s get something out of the way right here up front . . .
The “2” on the bottom probably means it holds two liters, but who the devil cares about that?
I love the warty surface because of something my grandfather told me back when I was a pup: “Always remember,” he said. “Turn a wart inside-out, and you’ve got yourself a dimple.”
At least I think it was my grandfather who told me that. Could have been something written by Plato.
a fallbrett-falling board. blunt edge. late 1400's. not very efficient.
RANDOM ESTATE SALE
st pat's day haul. need to fix some pics, but ryan and i had a interesting tour. more later.
Friday, April 13, 2012
toola. she was an injured otter unable to be released and she then went on many years to foster lost babee otters. but she is no more.
looks like they added floors to this building like the one my aunt works in.
RANDOM 341 OBJECTSAntique 3 pc TEA SERVICE with TEAPOT – Unknown “Silver Co. of N.Y.” - Sheffield -$62
The surfaces are tarnish, but I don’t think the set was ever actually used. If it was, it was certainly used with care. It’s ideal for a little private tea. All three pieces are marked, but after long, intense and careful study for a couple minutes, I still can’t identify the maker.
