ESTATE SALE BY CAROLYN & COMPANY

Hello from Sunset Hills, where we are busy preparing a wonderful sale for you in a lovely and spacious home – three levels plus garage, all filled with fabulous finds, including: a 2008 Lexus RX 400H SUV, in excellent condition and meticulously garaged; some very nice mid-century furniture and other items (many of the great board games, toys, and dolls that you "boomers" remember from your childhood); contemporary furniture; a very nice vintage (1959) Baldwin spinet piano (a great compact starter instrument with surprisingly rich and refined tone for its size, and meticulously cared for); a large selection of sports memorabilia and books; vintage children's and young adult's books (including a very rare true first edition of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham); and much, much more. As you can see from the accompanying list of highlights and photos, there’s a lot to browse and buy – so please do include us in your plans this weekend. As always, we look forward to seeing you!

SOME SALE HIGHLIGHTS

FINE FURNITURE

• Beautiful solid cherry oval dining table, in neoclassical design, with fluting on apron, and fluted and tapered legs; includes three 16-1/2” leaves and eight side chairs with matching tapered legs, upholstered seats, and cane insets in back; by Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, MI
• Beautiful solid cherry china cabinet, in neoclassical design, with fluted frieze and crown molding cornice on top, surmounting three four-shelf lighted display compartments, each with a glass-fronted door, and two additional spacious storage compartments below, by Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, MI
• Beautiful solid cherry buffet/server/bar, in neoclassical design, with fold-out black laminate heat-proof serving surface on top, large tow-door storage cabinet below, and caster feet for convenient portability, by Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, MI
• Contemporary formal 86” four-person sofa in newer floral print upholstery of pastel shades on beige background
• Solid wood octagonal end/lamp table in pecan finish, with inset polished limestone top patterned with seashell fossils, and large storage cabinet below
• Contemporary upholstered club chair, with button-tufted back,  in slate blue damask patterned with small pink flowers
• Solid wood frame arm chair, in neoclassical design, with upholstered seat, upholstered button-tufted back, cane insets on sides, and tapered legs (two available)
• Solid wood square end/lamp table, with marquetry top and shelf below
• Contemporary casual 75” three-person sofa, in predominantly beige plaid upholstery, by Highland House Furniture, Hickory, NC
• Solid wood entertainment console, in dark walnut finish and mission-influenced design, with 48” long top to accommodate a large flat-screen TV, and two-door cabinet with five shelves for components and accessories, from the Bell’O Pamari Collection
• Solid wood two-door console cabinet in pale green painted finish, with carved panels, brass pulls, and gilt detail on doors, and with adjustable shelf inside, by Lammert’s Furniture
• Contemporary casual 117” large curved sofa, in upholstery of abstract pattern of variegated pale pastel colors, by Thomasville Furniture
• Large round glass-top coffee/cocktail table, with unusual wood-frame base, set on an additional round glass shelf below, with caster feet at bottom
• Solid wood small dining/dinette table, with apron and legs in white painted finish, top in natural finish with white tile inset, and four matching Windsor-style solid wood chairs, with white painted frames and backs, and natural-finish seats
• Vintage solid wood small trefoil top table, with three-legged pedestal base, by American Furniture, Chicago, IL
• Solid wood round casual dining/kitchen table, with two leaves, two captain’s chairs, and four side chairs
• Fabulous mid-century solid wood light mahogany china cabinet, with four display compartments above with solid glass sliding doors with etched “handles,” a single large central drawer, and additional storage below with two sliding wood doors, by Rway Furniture, Sheboygan, WI
• Fabulous mid-century solid wood light mahogany drop-leaf dining table, with three leaves in addition to two drop-leaves – also includes custom protective pads
• Mid-century Heywood-Wakefield desk, in brown painted and antiqued finish, with wide lap drawer, two side drawers, bookshelf built into side, and matching chair with upholstered seat
• Solid wood Chippendale-style chest of drawers/tall dresser, with five drawers, by Thomasville Furniture
• Solid wood Chippendale-style triple dresser, with eight drawers, by Thomasville Furniture
• Queen-size bed, with solid wood headboard with lattice center panel, metal frame, and very clean newer mattress and box spring
• Solid wood Shaker-style chest of drawers, with four drawers with wooden knob pulls, from Famous and Barr Co., St. Louis, MO
• Beautiful vintage art deco-style chest of drawers/tall dresser, with five drawers with long, sleek milled wooden pulls
• Large modular office desk, in wood-grain laminate finish, with spacious work surface; large hutch with shelf space, pigeon holes, two cabinets, and bulletin board; side return with two large vertical filing drawers; and drawer unit, on casters, with three drawers
• Large selection of other office furniture, including student desks, work table, several two- and four-drawer filing cabinets, metal storage cabinets, desk chairs, computer desks, modular office dividers, etc.
• Wrought-iron glass-top rectangular dining table, with leaf-and-vine motif, two arm chairs, and four side chairs, suitable for indoor or outdoor use

CHINA, GLASS, SILVER, AND COLLECTIBLES

• “Sophistication” pattern china, by Royal Doulton Vogue Collection, service for fourteen
• Vintage Noritake china (ca. 1918-1921), service for twelve, in lovely floral pattern
• “Blue Twig” pattern china, by Taylor-Smith-Taylor, service for eight – fabulous mid-century look and design
• “Christmas Tree” pattern china, by Spode, service for eight, plus many accessory pieces and glassware
• Large selection of classic Pfaltzgraff stoneware pattern, in yellow with brown decoration
• Selection of antique Meakin flow blue plates
• Selection of vintage and antique cut glass and depression glass pieces
• Selection of vintage and antique hand-painted china serving and decorative pieces
• Waterford crystal clock
• Kildare crystal claret wine glasses
• Large selection of silver serving pieces in both plate and sterling
• Selection of ceramic art pieces and wheel-thrown stoneware
• Selection of wine glasses, cocktail glasses, and barware

ALSO NOT TO BE MISSED

• 2008 Lexus RX 400H SUV, AWD, 3.3L hybrid V6, super clean inside and out, in excellent condition, and meticulously garaged
• Very nice vintage (1959) Baldwin Acrosonic spinet piano, in excellent condition and meticulously cared for – an ideal starter and student instrument, and small enough to fit almost anywhere
• Other musical items: Oscar Schmidt autoharp, in excellent condition, with carrying case and instructional book; Technics SX-KN200 electronic keyboard with stand; Seth Thomas key-wound metronome; large selection of sheet music and music books, some vintage and collectible
• Japanese woodblock print, “Then Zen,” by Clifton Karhu, no. 22 of a limited edition of 100, signed and dated (1970) by the artist
• Selection of other framed original artwork, fine art reproductions, and posters
• Vintage Nishijin Pachinko machine, in very good working condition
• Large selection of sports memorabilia, especially baseball related
• Muscle Beach commercial-quality home gym
• Precor EFX 5.19 elliptical machine
• Very rare true first edition/first printing of Dr. Seuss’ classic Green Eggs and Ham, in very good condition, with critical “50 word vocabulary” sticker intact on the dust jacket
• Large selection of other antique and vintage children’s and young adults’ books, many in very good condition with original dust jackets
• Large selection of other books: sports, fiction, history, cookbooks, business, arts, nature, local interest, etc.
• Selection of LP’s, 78 rpm records, CD’s, audiocassettes
• Selection of lamps: table, floor, desk models
• Selection of mirrors, from large to small, some vintage
• Large selection of vintage children’s toys and games – mostly 1950’s-1960’s – calling all “boomers”!
• Large selection of vintage 1950’s-1960’s dolls – Barbie and Skipper (with carrying cases), Midge, Liddle Kiddles (with “3-Story House” carrying case and furniture), many others
• Pair of World War I trench art hammered brass vases, made from large German gun shell casings
• Selection of vintage quilts
• Selection of holiday décor: Christmas, Halloween, Easter, some vintage
• Selection of cookware, bakeware, kitchenware, gadgets, small electrics, many vintage, including Shawnee, Corning Ware, Pyrex, Sunbeam, Farberware, etc.
• Selection of vintage Girl Scout items, including handbooks, uniform items
• Selection of men’s (size M) including formal wear, and women’s clothing (size M to L) accessories, ties, shoes 7-71/2.
• Selection of women’s furs, purses, scarves
• Large selection of office equipment, including typewriters, adding machines, printers, personal copier, etc. and plenty of file cabinets and large metal storage cabinets.
• Large selection of picture frames
• Selection of linens, including table, bed, and bath
• Selection of better luggage by Samsonite, Pathfinder
• Selection of cameras – 35mm, 8mm movie, video – binoculars/field glasses, other optical, some vintage
• Aiwa CX-ZR525 integrated stereo system with two-speed turntable
• Vintage (ca. 1950’s) General Electric AM tube radio/alarm clock, in very good working condition
• Frigidaire upright freezer
• Vintage General Electric refrigerator with bottom freezer – in great retro “copper” brown finish
• Whirlpool refrigerator with top freezer and automatic ice maker, in black finish
• Maytag washing machine/washer
• Maytag electric dryer