MAGNIFICENT ESTATE SALE
Aug 7
9am to 1pmAug 6
9am to 5pmTerms & Conditions
SIGN-UP SHEETS:
Please stay on the premises once you sign ONLY your name to the numbered sheet posted on the door. The first 50 people in line will receive numbers a few minutes prior to the start of the sale and will be the first shoppers allowed to enter the door.
PRICING:
Everything will be full price the first day and half price on the second day UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Only workers may mark items sold; we do not use stickers from other sales. You must give your name and phone number for items to be marked sold. We do not change or haggle on prices. Everything is sold “as is.”
RECEIPTS:
The yellow copy of the sales receipt, which is the customer’s proof of purchase, will be checked as you exit the sale. When items are paid for but are to be picked up at a later time, the yellow copy must be presented. Everything must be picked up by 1 p.m. on the second day of the sale unless by prior agreement.
BIDS:
Bids will be accepted on individual items that are priced $100 or more and all bids must exceed 60% of the posted original price. Bids by other customers WILL NOT be discussed or revealed. Bids will be opened at the close of the first day of business and the highest bidders will be notified between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Unanswered calls will result in offering the sale to the next highest bidder. Items won by bid MUST be paid for and picked up by 10:00 a.m. on the second day of the sale or the item will be offered for general sale.
PACKING:
We have very limited boxes, bags and packing materials; please provide your own. We reserve the right to inspect bags if necessary. We are not allowed to pack or carry any items for customers. Movers are usually on site, but the price of tips, moving and delivery is solely between the customer and mover.
PLEASE NOTE:
Sale locations are usually small and confined, so we ask that no baby strollers or large shopping carts be brought into sales locations. Most sales are in private homes and are not generally set up for handicap maneuvering. Customers enter locations at their own risk. Neither Michael Respess Estate Sales or the owner of the house is responsible for accidents.
Bathrooms are used for our personal storage and ARE NOT open to the public.
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We will make every effort to answer questions prior to the sales.
Contact mjrespess@knology.net or 334-265-9288 for more information.
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We now take most major credit cards.
Checks must be accompanied by address and telephone number.
Michael J. Respess
Description & Details
MAGNIFICENT ESTATE SALE
Monday, August 6, 9-5
Tuesday, August 7, 9-1
(PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE CUL-DE-SAC)
We are honored to offer items from the New York City Park Avenue apartment and the Connecticut country estate of Brooke Astor, well-known philanthropist, art collector and avid supporter of the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Animal Medical Center of New York and many other agencies.
Also included are items from the accumulation of a well-known Mobile, AL collector.
From the Astor Estate: a large collection of antique porcelain; figurines, cachepots; numerous landscapes and pastoral paintings by listed artists; carved walking sticks and canes; needlework portraits of cats, dogs and horses and much mor
FURNITURE: 19th Century English low-boy; English pine cabinet; painted French armoiredisplay cabinet; marble plant stands; large 19th Century oak lawyer’s desk from a prominent Montgomery family; mahogany writing or entry table; modern iron full-size tester bed; French tole single bed; several upholstered sofas, fabric wing chairs; numerous side chairs and tables, pair of marbleized plinths; cast iron baker’s rack
CHINA AND CRYSTAL: Waterford; stack of dinner plates; miscellaneous patterns of tableware
SILVER: flatware; sterling candlesticks; hollowware; silver-plated Towle tea service and footed serving tray
ARTWORK: four-panel leather animal/hunting screen; very large 19th Century tapestry preparatory cartoon; antique English portraits; 2 large wallpaper hanging screens and numerous paintings and illustrations by listed artists
KITCHEN: casual dishes, glassware, cookware and decorative items
MISCELLANEOUS: 19th Century Austrian fully functional music box; silver picture frames; Dore’ bronze candelabra; Dore’ jewel casket; Native American items; pair of English hand-carved wall brackets; 2 large decorative birdcages; antique and first edition books; WWI-era University of Alabama yearbooks; vintage children's books and numerous other books;
RUGS AND DRAPERIES: light colored room-size Portuguese rug; handmade Oriental rug; numerous patterned rugs; custom-made window treatments
CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY AND COLLECTIBLES: large assortment of Christmas and holiday items, including decorated lighted small tree and Dept. 56 assortment
LINENS: coverlets; decorative pillows; guest towels
GARDEN AND PATIO: large pair of concrete dolphin planters; cast iron, cement and terra urns; two patio tables with chairs; pair of iron rockers; painted wooden church bench; small metal birdbath and miscellaneous yard tools
GARAGE: miscellaneous small tools and handyman items
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