Gotta See It to Believe It!

NOTE:  This estate sale will be held Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4 and Saturday-Sunday, June 10-11.  Please read the above terms and conditions carefully, as our procedure for distribution of entrance numbers has changed.

This is the one you’ve been waiting for – and you’ve got to see it to believe it. We offer you the chance to walk through decades of collecting and curating incredible antiques, vintage treasures, and myriad collectibles, all gathered in one place for your shopping adventure. Travel back though generational collections, not just inside this Seguin Historic Landmark Cape Cod style cottage but outside in the expansive back yard and three outbuildings.  If you are thinking about making the 90 on 90 trip this weekend, you will want to add this estate sale to your list, maybe even first on your list!

Shoppers will find stunning and beautiful furniture pieces, accessories, and décor, including

• Hoosier cabinet (or Hoosier-style) complete with flour bin with built-in sifter, stained glass inserts, and metal storage rack
• oak pedestal claw foot table with two leaves and seven chairs
• large, horizontal antique oak ice box on casters, Indiana Mfg Co, Peru, Indiana 
• unusual oak china cabinet/buffet with stained glass and claw feet
• Odorless antique ice box
• Byron flip top oak antique desk - A must see!
• Eastlake fainting couch
• upright piano with bench and music
• petite secretary desk
• ball and claw tables
• 19^th Century classic secretary desk
• oak drop-leaf table and four chairs
• beautiful converted-to-queen carved bed
• make-up/jewelry dressing table
• antiqued mirrored chest of drawers with a single door
• antique folding chairs
• lovely Art Deco bedroom set with dresser, vanity, nightstand and bed
• 1900s steamer trunk refurbished by Johanna Lange
• burgundy leather recliner
• large office desk
• trundle bed
• occasional tables, chairs, and benches
• 3-way pivoting oak mirror
• pair of mid-century step-down tables
• several coatracks, antique, vintage, and modern
• secretary with stained glass doors
• cedar chest with tray
• vintage lamps, even a pair of pearlescent lamps, and
• Craftsman fireplace screen and antique bellows.

Wall décor to brighten your home includes

• clocks – wall as well as mantle and grandfather!
• artwork - oils, prints, lithographs, signed and numbered, hard-to-find Windbergs and a Ferraro art deco lithograph
• 1930s painted mirrors
• antique hanging light fixtures
• stained glass
• framed cross-stitch and needlepoint
• Jerry Weers signed and numbered Seguin Depot
• several gold-framed wall mirrors
• wall mounts including a javelina and a bass as well as a framed fishing lure collection
• pin-up girls, novelty signs, calendars, posters, and photographs.

Hard-to-find items of special interest include

• 1915 U.S. Army Camp Telephone
• vintage wooden box fan
• early 1900s art nouveau hand-tooled leather bag
• antique Robbins & Meyers brass blade fan
• antique Corona manual typewriter with case
• 1924 Texas Registered Motor Vehicle license plate
• antique doll carriage
• a large collection of vintage toys, most notably 1980s Mattel The Littles Dollhouse complete with dolls and furniture and Tupperware Mini-Serve It teaset,
• aluminum Coke six-pack carrier and six Texas-produced Coke bottles (sold separatey)
• two vintage, lighted, ceramic Christmas trees- one with cardinals!

And then, there are the collectibles – to name a few – as follows:

• vintage wall pockets (over 200)
• shelves of vintage lady/child head vases (Glamour Girl, Napco, and others)
• hats, hats, and more hats…sophisticated “go to church” hats, straw hats, fur hats, felt hats, even several Stetson hats, you name it we have it in hats!
• handmade quilts, quilt racks, and vintage baby clothes, quilts, and blankets
• cameras such as Mamiya 645, Nikkormat, Minolta, Pentax, Yashica, Nikon, as well as Sigma camera lenses, tripold, filters, part, and unused film
• fine linens and beautiful embroidery
• Josef Original Birthday Angel figurines, ages 1-17
• dozens of souvenir spoons and wall mounted display racks
• vintage teacups and saucers
• fishing lures
• old postcards, greeting cards, tintypes, and interesting ephemera of all sorts, loose and in vintage/antique albums as well as older books, some in German
• area high school and college yearbooks
• children’s books including a Childcraft set, Golden books, and a collection of Beatrice Potter books, clock, lamp, and figurines
• antique/ vintage kitchen utensils and bottle openers
• vintage dolls such as Raggedy Ann/Andy; Annie and Sandy; mime dolls; sock monkeys
• various advertisers
• bags and boxes of vintage biscuit and cookie cutters, and
• vintage aluminum and cast-iron pieces.

Evidence of a love for baking and entertaining, an overflowing kitchen includes

• a large set of Franciscan Apple dinnerware, made in USA and England
• glassware, clear or colorful with Ruby Red, cobalt blue, depression green, milk glass, etc.
• Pfaltzgraff canister set
• kitchen utensils and cutlery sets
• specialty items for baking
• Blue Cornflower Corningware
• serving trays, bowls, plates, punchbowls, glasses, stemware, and a large set of vintage glass cups/plates snack sets
• small appliances and large stock pots
• Pyrex, Tupperware, Crockpots
• a wonderful collection of unusual bundt pans (Nordic Ware and others)
• flatware sets, notably Oneida Community Tudor Plate and Reed and Barton Electroplate
• silverplate serving pieces and candlesticks
• Ardco Moroccan style tea set
• Cera Golden Grapes cocktail glasses and pitcher
• Pacific Stoneware carafe and cups
• Frankoma pieces
• leather decanters, and
• sets of Lenox Lace Point China and Titian Pottery.

Shelves of linens include bedspreads and shams; crocheted tablecloths and bedspreads; fine linen tablecloths/napkins; and beautiful embroidery.  Shoppers will also find yarns; fabric; sewing notions; and vintage Singer accessories.

Two full closets and four full clothes racks will allow shoppers the opportunity to purchase hundreds of items of clothing reasonably priced.  Included are furs (mink, muskrat, and rabbit); Allure jackets; beautiful formalwear; western shirts; vintage outfits; everyday wear; military camouflage shirts; as well as dozens of pairs of Wolky shoes.  Accessories are available, of course, such as purses, scarves, hats, caps, and tables of jewelry.

In the yard, greenhouse, garage, and tool shed, shoppers will find yard art galore. Items available include metal lounge chairs; Talavera pottery and terra cotta flower pots; wrought iron; planters including three vertical garden planters; concrete baskets; Ryobi power washer; antique washboards; Texas State Creamery metal milk can; wooden and iron single trees; a large collection of picture frames; Nexgrill propane gas grill (like new); Seguin bricks; large decorative bird cage; wind chimes; serving cart; antique sewing machine base tables; vintage tricycle; and even a claw-foot bathtub!

See you soon!  So much fun at this one – Another great sale brought to you by Design Associates of Seguin.