One Last Pirouette

Hold onto your ballet shoes—The Ballerina Estate Sale just dropped for this upcoming weekend. Pirouette your way into a last-minute exclusive weekend sale packed with one-of-a-kind finds. Step inside the home of a professional ballerina where elegance meets artistry. Discover curated furniture, striking artwork, and unique decor inspired by a life in dance. This is a rare estate sale filled with style, movement, and inspiration—don’t miss it.

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Explore a unique estate sale from the home of professional ballerina Sydni Knox O’Rielly, known for her strength, elegance, and expressive artistry on stage. Her refined eye for beauty is reflected throughout this collection, blending classical sophistication with modern artistic influence.

Sydni was very involved in ballet, being a dancer in her younger years, and then moved on to being an instructor later inl life. She had danced all over the world. When she settled down back in Chicago she was associated with the Ruth Page School of Dance and the Ruth Page Foundation. At one point she operated a non-profit called “Sentenced to Dance” where she would work with the courts and try to introduce ballet dancing for “at risk” city kids. She was a remarkable person.

This sale features a curated selection of fine art, including figurative drawings, abstract works, and framed pieces, alongside quality wood furniture such as dressers, console tables, accent chairs, and marble-top cabinets. You’ll also find decorative lighting, mirrors, and a variety of home accents that reflect clean lines, intentional design, and artistic expression.

Highlights: Include mixed jewelry lots, unique decorative objects, and a range of lamps and wall decor. The overall aesthetic mirrors Sydni’s approach to ballet—balanced, expressive, and thoughtfully composed—making this sale ideal for collectors, designers, and anyone seeking timeless yet distinctive pieces.

Publishers and Press: Random House, Simon & Schuster, Doubleday, Crown Publishers, Penguin Group, Bantam Books, Grosset & Dunlap, Henry Holt and Company, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Harper & Brothers, Time-Life Books, University of Chicago Press, Oxford University Press, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Ballantine Books, St. Martin’s Press, Pocket Books, Alfred A. Knopf, Scribner, Basic Books, Harper & Row, Modern Library, Warner Books, Grand Central Publishing, Houghton Mifflin Company, Little, Brown and Company, W.W. Norton & Company, International Collectors Library

Art and Artists: Norman Rockwell, Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Salvador Dalí, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Fernand Léger, Maurice Estève, Karel Appel, Albrecht Dürer, Xu Wei, Giorgio Vasari

Fashion and Designer Brands: Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Brooks Brothers, Givenchy, Anne Klein, Liz Claiborne, Kenneth Cole, Juicy Couture, Moschino, Bottega Veneta, Nike, Guess, Levi Strauss & Co., Victoria's Secret, Ermenegildo Zegna

Retail and Lifestyle Brands: Marshall Field’s, Macy’s, Sears, Lord & Taylor, Target, Pier 1 Imports, Sharper Image, Borders, Cabela's, Kirkland Signature

Media and Publications: TIME Magazine, Vanity Fair, LIFE Magazine, Art in America, Chicago Tribune, Consumer Reports, The Atlantic, Reader's Digest

Music and Entertainment: Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Joan Baez, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Judy Collins, Harry Chapin, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Blues Brothers, NBC

Organizations and Cultural Institutions: New York City Ballet, Chicago Cubs, MLB, The Art Institute of Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo, United States Marine Corps, Smithsonian Institution, National Audubon Society

Design and Lighting: Artemide, Michele De Lucchi, Giancarlo Fassina, Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Luxury and Specialty Items: Alper Furs, mink fur coat, designer apparel, luxury home decor, curated furnishings, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Panasonic

Books and Authors: William Shakespeare, Isaac Asimov, Guy de Maupassant, James Fenimore Cooper, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, James Joyce, O. Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Victor Hugo, Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck, W. Somerset Maugham, Jack London, Ray Bradbury, Ayn Rand, John Irving, John Updike, Hermann Hesse, Mitch Albom, Nicholas Sparks