Items of Value Inc

     I guess we should call this our "mid winter" showroom sale.  We might yet have a big snow/ice storm as the biggest ones generally happen the end of February or beginning of March.  In that case you might wish that you already owned the Russian fox coat we have for sale, the fine wool overcoats, or the pair of vintage snowshoes, or the Franklin Stove-style electric fireplace, or one of the framed snow scenes.  Winter is not yet over.  Regardless of the weather, we will be open to offer you many new items we have received on consignment from new clients. 

     Just delivered to us are a fine ruby-cut-to-clear overlay 19th century Czech goblet and tall mug, a FINE antique French plate by Darte, a German gilt rim plate, old hand-painted porcelain Meissen knife rest, and 5 superb hand-painted mocha/coffee cups/saucers including two Meissen.  Of special local interest should be a matched pair of ebonized carved wood angels that were post supports, reportedly from an old Baltimore church.  Of British interest is the pair of RARE carved wood horse-drawn carriage ornaments in fine condition.  Other rare items include an antique "Bible Box" on stand, a wood canopied bed, a double-sided hand-painted tavern sign depicting a windmill.   Other not-so-common items are a framed antique Indenture from Pennsylvania, an antique cheese roller, and three authentic (now electrified) French game table candle lights.  More delicate is the 1880s square Moser gilt-rimmed bowl and underplate, the large hand-painted Herend Asian male and female, the Herend hand-painted yellow flower dinnerware.   For the collector of etched clear glass, we offer you an antique carafe, handled cup, "Stuart English needlepoint" etched/cut footed dish, and 3 mid-19th century carafes with original stoppers.

      You will discover a small collection of blue transfer-printed plates of both American and English subjects, a collection of hand-painted European pottery, traditional French ceramic roosters, a RARE child-size ice cream parlor set of round table and 2 chairs.  For the collector of vintage electric items, find the old toaster and still working radio.  Also look for the blue graniteware platter, wood butter lather spoon, modern crazy quilt, large wood Neoclassical wall bracket shelves, antique tavern table, rocker made of an antique spinning wheel.  People keep giving us clocks to sell.  As a result, we now have 7 tall case clocks and as many mantle clocks that we have placed around the showroom.

     If you really want to spend the money, we are proud to offer you a RARE vintage ice cream parlor table/chair set that we showed at last week's sale.  The cast iron legs are early 20th century style, painted white.  The 4 wood seats each hang off swivel posts beneath the frame.  This is a unique collector item.  If you would rather spend the money on books, CDs, or DVDs, we have truly hundreds for you to take home.  Perhaps, instead, you will treat yourself to a brand new full-size bed with headboard upholstered in 2 large leather panels that we just picked up in Ashburn, or a lattice-back wood bench with fabric cushion, a pair of medium blue leather lolling chairs that we also just picked up along with a very tall barrister bookcase. 

     We have just been given more sterling silver:  pair of 2-socket candelabra, pair of single-socket candlesticks, small bowls, a Reed & Barton set for 8 people plus serving pieces.  Of special note is the period Art Nouveau 3-panel fire screen.  Note the leaf on curving vine in the top outside corner or each side panel.  Even if you do not buy it, enjoy looking at the limited edition Bierly print of the American Bald Eagle in flight.  It is dramatic.  Nearby look for the antique brass Russian oil lamp.  If you have been looking for fabric valances, we picked up three of them, so measure the width of your window and bring measurements with you. These are ready to be rehung.

     This is the month that we are featuring the taxidermied birds that have been on display.  They came to us from the estate of a professional bird carver, along with a huge box of cast pewter webbed feet, and fully cut but unpainted bird blanks.  Of special interest will be the ptarmigan with feathered feet.  We have decided to group new/clean cookware on a few side-by-side tables near unopened boxes of cookware.  We have also grouped hand tools together on a set of tables in our second showroom.  The hardrock maple work bench with vice is there as well.  Look up as you walk through our two showroom at the hanging new and vintage lights.  So, look forward to another great time in our two showrooms.  Yes, we are working to clear more space in the second one.