MYSTERIOUS MANSION SALE PART 2!

We're back! The much anticipated part two of the mysterious 3 floor victorian mansion sale in Joliet is ready for you. Our client has added more items, and we have cleaned out another area of the house that was not previously open to the public during our sale in January. This home has been boarded up for decades and filled to the rafters with antiques. 

***I will add more pictures, not everything listed is photographed yet*** Also, I have 7, yes 7, more sales in the area planned for this year including a long time antique collector's estate in the western burbs with thousands of pieces of antique advertising and at least two rooms of an antique Christmas collection, two sales in Joliet's historic Cathedral Area and both full of antiques, one near Plainfield and another near Homer Glen. It will be a busy year! If you come to my sales, you know I only take sales with antiques and good stuff, nothing that looks like it should be a garage sale.

STERLING.... set of Tiffany & Co. sterling silver, many pieces of Sterling flatware and decorative items, etc; I need to photograph the sterling, it will be pictured soon. Thanks

ANTIQUE BOOKS... hundreds of antique books dating back to early 19th century, many early leather/sheepskin bound books, some first editions, early bound issues of National Geographic from late 19th century up to the 1960s, early bound issues of Saturday Evening Post from 1930s-1960s, early issues of Look, 1960s Playboy, 1970s Playgirl, early-mid century issues Readers Digest, Civil War interest books, Illinois historical books, local history items, early issues of Time, Life, 1940s forward women's interest magazines, mcm interest catalogs, etc; Rare bound set of Agatha Christie mysteries, early science fiction books, Many/ most of these books were not in previous sale, as we had no room to put them out.

ANTIQUE JOLIET ITEMS...several early large antique photographs of Joliet people and places including sporting teams, these were not in the previous sale, very special. 

GLASSWARE...we found more LALIQUE including some additional vases, hundreds of pieces of WATERFORD including stemware, cake stands, serving pieces, large bowls, carafes, napkin rings, ornaments, ETC; large collection of ANTIQUE CUT GLASS including punch bowls, ewers, large vases, etc; SWAROVSKI...several paperweights, ORREFORS, BACCARAT, other Irish, English and German crystal. Large unusual artist made piece of Venetian glass, perfume bottles. 

SILVERPLATE... many large vintage and antique high quality pieces, our client was a collector as well as caterer.

ODD AND UNSUAL.... large vintage ornate parrot cage, antique Ansonia figural clock, marble/alabaster bust, 2 huge ORIENTAL RUGS, 

ARCHITECTURAL... set of stained glass windows that came out a speakeasy once owned by Al Capone, large winding staircase from the mansion that used to be next door to this home, great collection of antique victorian hardware including ornate hinges, escutcheons, door handles, etc; antique fireplace inserts and fireplace screen.

FURNITURE...19th century French mirrored armoire, victorian marble top dresser, antique oak dining table and chairs, 

ANTIQUE LIGHTING...large antique crystal chandelier from the lobby of the Covenant Club of Chicago, antique gas light fixture, gas shades, antique glass shades, chimneys, antique sconces, National Underwriters Laboratories Lightoliers MCM industrial lighting. etc;

CHRISTMAS...extremely large antique/vintage Nativity set, some pieces are marked Germany, others Italy, high quality Christmas ornaments and decorations. Boxed Dept. 56 Dickens Christmas pieces, Silvestri, blown ornaments.

EARLY COMMODORE COMPUTER in original box and with multiple accessories, lots of office equipment. (I still need to photograph this)

HUNDREDS OF VINTAGE RECORDS

VINTAGE KNITTING AND CROCHET SUPPLIES

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT...entire room of unopened and or gently used restaurant and catering supplies.