Items of Value Inc

How often do you see newly installed oak hardwood floors in a house? This house saw an addition plus extensive interior renovations about six years ago. The owner also decided to treat herself to VERY FINE items including some new furniture five years ago. You will discover these mixed in with antiques, making this a most memorable sale. Please do your on-line price research before coming to the sale. We anticipate much interest in the items we have to offer.

Let's begin with FINE furniture. The leather lounge chair is "Shittake brown" by Elena, current retail of $3,166. The 82" sofa is Shittake brown, by Ingrid, current retail of $2,670. Ingrid also made the two armchairs, upholstered in Shittake brown, current retail of $1,362 each. The two end tables flanking the sofa are in Shittake brown, by Lucida, current retail of $1,255 each while the large rectangular coffee table by Lucida has a current retail of $2,079.

Adding a touch of fine reproductions to the antique atmosphere, look at the two diminutive maple tables that we have grouped in the dining room as well as the striking tiger maple table. Real antiques are the oak table in the kitchen with two leaves, the round oak dining table in the family room that has been truncated to become a coffee table, the rocking chair in one of the bedrooms, the small Victorian marble top table, and a vintage dresser. Try sitting in one of the four reproduction Windsor chairs in the kitchen. Windsor chairs are among the most comfortable wood chairs ever made.

Equally fine are four hanging lights of which two are antique and two are vintage, all reportedly purchased during the renovation of a hotel in DC. The "best of the best" is the antique hanging brass oil lamp in the kitchen, which has been polished then covered with a sealant to prevent tarnishing and wired to accommodate an electric light inside a frosted spherical globe. It is 36" high x 12" to 14" diameter. Second best if the antique brass chandelier in the dining room that sports a large centered glass bowl surrounded by four smaller lights, electrified, the fixture polished then covered with a sealant, 32"h x 20"d. You will find a matched pair of French-style crystal garland round ceiling lights in the entryway and on the first landing.

Other features in the living room are a reproduction French-style side table with inset serpentine pink marble top and fine apron and leg carving, followed by the reproduction Howard Miller tall case clock with Westminster chime. One bedroom offers a king-size bed with sleigh-style slatted headboard. Another bedroom has a twin-size bed frame. If you need one, we also have for you a Murphy bed which is hidden behind and part of a set of white bookcases. The bookcases open easily and the bed comes down even more easily.

You have probably never seen so much Waterford crystal as you will find in this house. Look at our photos of the bowls and MANY small desk/bedside clocks. This is your chance to buy a matched pair of FINE reeded cylinder Waterford crystal table lamps. Not only that, the floor lamp between the upholstered armchairs in the living room, having medial round clear glass galleried table is by Waterford. What's more, the flatware is Waterford's "Mont Clare" pattern, new in the box. Complementing the clear crystal is the warm color of brand new candlesticks by Baldwin. We have nine of them.

There are other collections that make this sale particularly fine. One is the antique copper basins hanging on the walls in the kitchen and dining room. Another is the five antique "thermos plates" consisting of ceramic plate set over a metal bottom with spout to fill with hot water. Now let's get on to the large collection of Evesham, most pieces brand new. Go through what you already own to decide what pieces you would like to add. Which years of White House Christmas ornaments are you missing? We have over 30 of them, new in their boxes. We also have about 30 Swarovski Christmas ornaments, all apparently new in their boxes. Take time to look at the FINE handmade ecru Irish lap cover made by Aaron Crafts. It still has the original tag on it. You will find two quilts of equal quality in the bedrooms, plus an embroidered bedcover, new in the bag, for the king-size bed. We assembled the Russian matrioska sets plus the handpainted eggs on tables in the family room. In front of the fireplace there, we set up a very large handpainted Japanese folding fan. Assorted small items we put on tables there.

In the sunroom, the flat screen TV is for sale as is the upholstered furniture. You will find bookcases, hanging wood shelves, tables in various rooms. The particleboard computer workstation in the home office is for sale. Don't miss the high chest of drawers that is there. Children's play items and toys are there. We have photographed only a portion of the books that are for sale. Most are shelved in the white particleboard shelves that conceal the Murphy bed.

The owner liked pictures of flowers and vintage-style posters. You will find them throughout the house. The most magnificent one is the large original floral watercolor in the living room hanging over the Waterford floor lamp. You will also find small souvenirs of foreign travel. We recognized items from Russia, Thailand, France, England. These sit alongside vintage American ceramics and glassware such as cups/saucers, creamers/sugar bowls. There is a small collection of souvenir teaspoons. We also discovered a Franciscan dinnerware pattern.

We have several sizes of machine-woven carpets for you as well as stacks of bath and bed linens that you will find on top of one bed. For you women, enjoy perusing the clothes hanging in several closets and well as the shoes. We have a good selection this time. In the garage, you will find hand tools, an aluminum ladder, plus MUCH overflow from the kitchen along with an upright freezer, a refrigerator freezer, and a reproduction robin's egg blue bicycle.

Are you excited? The sign-up pad is already at the front door!!!

All purchases must be removed from the premises by Tuesday, 31 March. We can furnish recommendations on movers if you wish. Look forward to this sale with great anticipation. Shortly, we will be picking up items from two other estates to offer for sale in our showroom as well as on ebay.