Helen and Her Daughters: Furniture

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Friday, June 6, 2014

The Estate of Starkey Flythe

We attended an estate sale of a local icon today. It was the estate of Starkey Flythe who was an author, poet, magazine editor (The Saturday Evening Post), and collector. I was expecting good things and I found good things. I was hoping for a lot more good junk to dig through than they actually had but I managed to find some really cool stuff.

One funny thing, I picked up a Richard Avedon Book called Observations and carried it around with me until I got ready to check out. The lady asked me how much the book was marked and I said I didn't know so she flipped the book open (I had not bothered to do this - ha ha) and said "Oh here it is, $200", I told her to put it back. While I am sure that it is very collectible, I just couldn't make myself pay that kind of money for it. I do love Richard Avedon's photography though.

I did make some big purchases today, I bought an old store counter (marked on the bottom March 31, 1938) and an old artist easel.

Here are some pic's of both (please ignore the high grass - hope my yard guy comes soon!). They are in really good condition. The counter is oak and it's really beautiful. I normally don't purchase big things like this and neither does Mom but we sure did today. I won't even go into the horrifying ordeal of us trying to get these items home.

The rest of my haul was mostly smalls, but very interesting smalls, here is a sample:

An Art Deco Chrome and Bakelite Cigarette Box (needs to be polished)

A framed Vintage Child's Costume

An Electric Cocktail Shaker

Some Cherubs and Small Vintage Books

A Beautiful Soap Dish

I'm dying over this lamp, also got the suitcase/briefcase (not sure which)

A lovely piece of art and an old photograph (I love that it has a horse in it and he is looking right at the camera)

We had to make two trips over there to get all of our stuff, when I got home I was exhausted! It was fun though and I think I got some really interesting stuff and Mom did too, now to clean it all!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Vintage Wallpaper Table

I like to browse Craigslist on a regular basis to see if anything interesting pops up. I have had luck in the past and found a vintage dress form that I got for a great price. You can see her here.

While going through the ads on Monday I spotted this Vintage Wallpaper Table. I had seen one listed before but passed on it (kind of regretted it later). I really like the size and shape of this table and think it will be perfect for my remodeled office space (still in progress as you will see in the photos).

I contacted the guy and pulled the trigger this time, he even gave me a deal on a nice little bookshelf too!

As you can see, the remodel is still in progress. I have painted and ripped out the carpet. Now to decide on the floors. I think I am going to try the DIY Plywood Fooring. Have any of you tried that? I would be curious to know how it turned out and if you would recommend it.

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Vintage Bread Cart

We had a fun junk hunting day on Saturday. Mom has family in Syvania GA and one of her cousins invited us down to look at some stuff a friend of his had for sale. We invited my brother to come along with us and the three of us set out yesterday morning around 8:30am. When we arrived we did some visiting with family and stopped by a cemetery where Mom's grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather were buried. I found her great grandfather's grave the most interesting. His name was JJ Morris and he was born in 1812 and served in the civil war. I also saw the house where all of my mom's siblings were born. After we wrapped up with all the visiting we rode over to meet the guy who had the junk for sale. He was quite a character. Just like someone you might see on American Pickers. Unfortunately, he didn't really have too much stuff that I was interested in, but you know me I can always find something. I dug up a lovely cast iron bird (that I just love), some old door knob plates, a little bottle, an old veterinarian's instrument and some deer antlers.

I was not completely satisfied and felt the need to do some further junking. My road trippers agreed so we drove to Statesboro and went to a flea market. This particular flea market was practically dead but there was one great vendor that had a lot of vintage. I ended up buying an old coke crate from her. I love the color and size of this crate.

What can I say, that still didn't do it for me. We decided to go to an Antique Shop in Statesboro that the flea market lady recommended to us. Funny story here. I probably would have come out a lot cheaper if not for Mom. The store itself was kind of weird. It was a furniture and vintage store. My brother and I whizzed through it in about 5 minutes and we were ready to go because there were not that many antiques to be seen. We decided to wait outside for Mom and after a while my brother said I better go check on her to see what was taking her so long. As I entered the store for the second time a gentleman ask if he could help me find something and I said "yes, my mother". He asked me if I was with the lady from Augusta and I said yes and he took me to the way way back (which my brother and I had completely missed) where all the antiques were (and there were a lot). I fell in love with the first thing I spotted. A beautiful chippy old bread cart! However I wasn't sure that it would fit in the back of the explorer. We measured and what a bummer it wouldn't fit. I asked my brother if we could tie it to the top and that's what we ended up doing. It made it home safely (although I was worried the whole ride home). So I guess I should thank Mom because if not for her I would never have seen this beauty!