Chicago Living Estate Sale-97 year old woman-1800's furniture thru 1930's, FRIDAY night UPDATE

Friday, 10pm.  Thanks to everyone for making this a very successful sale.  Almost all the furniture is sold.  Remaining is one bedroom set, the pine dresser, living room furniture, another dresser.  A few misc pieces.  There still are some neat smalls.

I just don't want anyone making the trip for no reason.  Any questions, call my cell after 7:30.

We are definitely closing at NOON on Saturday.

It is such an honor to have been hired to run this sale.  The furniture is killer.

Some key items include: 

Double angle lamp (probably from an early 1900's train depot) (very cool),

1860's pine dry sink in original finish, original copper liner, very nice condition

built in oak sideboard

ice box (refinished)

antique desk

antique pine drop leaf kitchen table

pine bin table or baker's table (pre-dates those with a back)

MCM dining room set-table+5, china cabinet, buffetoak lamp table

1950's kitchen table and 4 or 5 chairs

Newer oak round kitchen table and chairs

Waterfall dresser

Metal free standing closets - 2

old pine dresser

old pine washstand  (no wishbone)

blond bedroom set

2 other bedroom sets

Smalls include:

Royal Bonn porcelain clock

Bohemian (?) luster mantle lamps, pair

child's tea sets

2 sets of china

2 sets of silverplate flatware

huge Chris Craft boat model, NIB

Fire engine model, NIB

2 antique wedding dresses, one with veil and 2-1930's wedding pictures of bride in dress

Ford Motorcraft sign

1976 Levi's sales award, desk pen holder

Purdue University pictures

Chicago World's Fair cane, pyrograph and metal tag

Schurz high school yearbooks - 1930's=mother, 1950's=daughter, how cool is that!

2-1800's pair of bloomers, one slip

Kimono

3 vintage bed jackets, nightgown, 2 robes

linens, scarves, hankies, gloves, hats

wonderful salt glaze cobalt decorated jug (no hole in bottom-you should be able to take lamp attachment out)

vintage photos

Currier and Ives lamp

table coffee grinder, butter mold, large spools, much more.  List to be continued as we move on.

Some costume jewelry

Coffee table books including re: Lionel trains

New in Box electronics:

Wireless camera kit, mini dv, video pinhole camera, wireless security kit (rec. and camera), receiver, USB DVR.  Seriously, there is a supply of each, the gentleman sold them as part of his business.  Quantity discounts, the more you buy of the electronics, the happier we both will be.

15" flat screen in box

Normal kitchen and household.  Clothes.  Some tools.