AUCTION UPDATE............SHOCK AND AWE

I cannot believe what the garden seats sold for on Thursday...........$1650 (including lot fee). I thought we might have to pay $650, maybe $700. I guess they just were not for us. Word to wise: LOOK FOR THIS FORM OF GARDEN SEAT--and buy it.

We did buy the Japanese bronze and mixed metal vases

And I sneaked in to the auction to check out the Goya prints........

......... the paper was not "right"; so the prints were off the list.....which is just as well as there is no room in shop for anything else!!

I'm feeling a bit better...still being super careful.

Blessings for the week-end.

Mary & Jones & Cole

THE MISERY OF DEFEAT--Well Not Quite

           THIS IS IT...

I previewed, I hunted, I saw and I conquered only this nice bentwood nest of 4 tables (Quartetto Tables) in the style/attributed to Thonet.
**Quartetto Tables date to the late 18th--through the 19th and 20th centuries. Many examples exhibit detailed inlay and stringing; the Chinese Export examples are often detailed in coromandel lacquer.
Prices at auction were ridiculously high. Many lots went for more than double that which I was willing to pay.
So I ended the day happy and grateful for past Thursdays when I was in the flow. 
Today just wasn't my day. And that's OK.
Here are some of the items that I was bidding on......

This is a stupendous set of about 30 19th c. French pate-sur-pate dishes. The raised classical figures with extensive gold decoration were show stoppers.

This pair of Danish(?)/Italian(?) lounge chairs was super comfortable and the leather showed just the right amount of patination.....I thought we could get them at $800/$900----but it was not to be: the hammer came down at $1700 plus a lot fee of $300!! Yikes.

This Japanese charger went for double what the last one I purchased sold for (and besides they do not sell very well).
But I loved the intricate pattern.........

And finally, this large early 20th c. Chinese garden seat sold for $500 plus the lot fee. That's more than what I paid for the last PAIR that I bought.

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. That we have survived (but not happily) the 366 days since mr. trump was elected. I am overjoyed with the Virginia and New Jersey election results of last Tuesday. Yes, citizens campaigning, canvassing and contributing both money and time can influence our government. The Virginia elections show that we all have a voice that is heard.

Blessing for the coming week-end.
RESIST.

Mary & Jones & Cole

Leaving you with a photo of Jones & Cole and Maggie taken this afternoon. That's quite a glare.