Estate Sale #1 - Oak Lawn

It's another busy week with 3 awesome estate sales!  Our first sale finds us in Oak Lawn with an eclectic home that redefines the word "overflowing"!  Plenty of photos to give a glimpse of the oodles of treasures this sale offers!  Due to the overflowing nature of this sale, we will limit the number of guests at one time.  The stunning Handel of Chicago bronze lamp with slag glass shade, Victor Victrola in case with records, fabulous ball and peg Victorian armchair (circa 1880), Globe-Wernicke barrister bookcases (one 7 stack and one 3 stack) and the rare George Quaintance male sculpture are just some of the highlights of this incredible sale.  

Collectibles:  Dr. Pepper porcelain thermometer, rare 45 star United States flag, four 48 star flags, Air Force and Navy items...old ROTC pins and patches, Gibson mandolin, Rene Duval clarinet...Beatles desk blotter, 1960's Mobil Gas calendars, lightning rod with glass globe...Art Deco handpainted ceiling light globes, oil lanterns, old photos, antique frames.  Cast iron toys include large car with rumble seat, firetrucks, airplane, tow truck and other cars.  A wood Budweiser draft wagon with horses and 14 kegs, Art Deco scotty dogs, Black Americana pincushion, iron bulldog and iron elephant cigarette dispenser...treadle sewing machine, vintage oscillating fans, typewriters...marbles, 1951 Monopoly game, Chinese checkerboard, inkwell desk set, stamps, postcards, scrapbooks...old keys, flower frogs, insulators, antique doorknobs and hardware...ashtrays, vintage projector and stained glass.  Wheat pennies, silver and silver certificates...dagger, pocket knives, lighters, cigarette case...antique wire-rim eyeglasses, fountain pens and a mother of pearl writing set.  Sterling items include jewelry, napkin rings, souvenir spoons, holloware and a flask.  Local collectibles include SMU megaphone, JFK and Oswald newspapers along with many other items pertaining to Dallas and Texas...hotel and railroad.  Pharmaceutical glass...medicine bottles and vintage glass medical syringes...bookends, desk accessories, political pins, safety razors...miner's hat with lantern, vintage gas stove, fossils and shells. 

More collectibles:  celluloid and mother of pearl vanity items and shoe hooks, Christmas decor, ladies and mens vintage hats...vintage purses, hankies and dresses...quilts, blankets, crochet work, hatboxes and luggage...cosmetic and lipstick cases, pillboxes, jewelry boxes...mens cufflinks and tiebars, mens and ladies watches, costume jewelry...cameos, necklaces, sterling earrings and bracelets, decorative pins, crucifixes and rosaries.  Artwork includes a Ben Ortega wood sculpture, Paul Geissler etching and a Bo Pound watercolor as well as many old prints, oils, etchings and watercolors and a variety of unusual items from Asia, Africa, India, South America and Central America.  Also, don't miss the original lighting and gas heaters from this 1923 home!

Furniture:  many Victorian and Edwardian pieces including a writing desk, sideboards with mirrors, parlor sofas and chairs, corner wall cabinet and dining table that converts to a hall table.  Also, Barley Twist, Mission Oak, sheet music cupboards...kitchen pie safe, trunks, dining chairs, plant stands...grandmother clock, bookcases, wall etageres and a fireplace surround mantel with mirror.  Mid century pieces include a wedge shape desk, dresser set, two twin headboards...end tables, upholstered chair, long blond coffee table, slat coffee table...Ralph Elliott Barwa lounge chairs.

Pottery:  an absolutely incredible selection of planters, vases, wall pockets, etc. by McCoy, Ephraim, Howard Pierce, Red Wing, Hull, Roseville, Shawnee, Love Field, USA and Occupied Japan

China and Crystal:  beautiful set of Haviland Limoges with serving pieces, Richard Ginori Aosta china set, Mignon by Winterling/Bavaria set, Blue Willow and flow blue.  Vintage dinnerware includes Harvest Time set by Iroquois, LuRay pastels, Fiestaware, Bauer, Tamac and Vernon Kilns.  Crystal includes Waterford Lismore stemware and cut rock crystal stemware.  Glassware includes Murano, Blenko, Fenton, Brilliant Cut glass, Bischoff...Carnival glass, Iris candlestick, Candlewick, painted Nippon...antique Ruby Flash, Jadeite, cranberry...Ruby and Forest Green by Anchor Hocking, Black Amethyst and a fun selection of glassware sets.  Also, Jasperware biscuit barrel, copper  lusterware, lovely Canton dessert plate set, Rosenthal vases, Majolica and Royal Doulton tiles along with glass towel bars in milk, clear and jadeite.

Vintage Kitchenalia:  Pyrex (including Butterprint mixing bowl set), Purinton range set, canister sets, percolators, enamelware, refrigerator water bottles, canning jars, bakeware, earthenware pitchers, toasters, utensils, salt and pepper sets, ice trays galore and so much more!

Books, etc:  lots of books on a variety of subjects including, antiques, art, architecture and gardening...old Bibles, algebra books from 1892, 33 volume "Makers of History" set...sheet music, old magazines, movie posters, records...Bonsai Society papers, leather Bible cases and tooled leather bookcover.  Big Little Books include Shirley Temple, Jane Withers and Dick Tracy.  Also, a collection of vintage male erotica.   

Patio:  garden statuary and architectural iron, metal patio chairs in a variety of styles, tables, large selection of garden pots (many for bonsai)...hand and yard tools, birdcages, street signs, garden art and lots of project furniture pieces.  Also, an electric wheelchair and a Chevrolet Impala being sold for parts.

Truly a "one of a kind" sale with something for everybody!