I know that I have whined a lot over the years that vintage Christmas decorations can be difficult for me to get my hands on. I never go to an auction assuming that I will be able to actually walk away with any Christmas items. Really I assume the opposite. So if I actually get something I am thrilled. Now I am thinking about how I may not be able to spend any time admiring this lot of blown glass ornaments I got on Saturday evening. I nearly froze to death getting them too. I know! Some of us gals are never happy. But these ornaments should make someone else very happy.
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Late Auction Update and Other Notes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cottage decorating, vintage collectibles, vintage cottage on November 1, 2008| 1 Comment »
“I’m Late, Im Late
for a very important date,
No time to say hello, goodbye,
Im late, Im late, Im late
and when I wave,
I lose the time I save.”
Yes, I do feel like a frantic rabbit recently. I’ve had an October 31st deadline to edit over 350 Ebay listings. Why am I not surprised that I am still not finished. But I just wanted to take a minute to give a brief auction report from this past week.
Impressed by: the prices that some pink and green depression glass got.
My Favorites: I keep wanting to write a bit about the popularity of oriental themes in the 1920’s and 30’s. These two pieces I picked up this week are actually more from the late 1940’s. The parasol from Occupied Japan has colors that are so current for cottage decorating. The Chinese man is a sprinkler bottle. Of course I would love sprinkler bottles.
Disappointments: A Japanese made cottageware teapot went a little too high you my blood. At a certain point I say hold out for Beswick, Kensington or Price.
Regrets: Happily none this week to speak of.
Back to editing. I must hurry because the Make Mine Pink
12 Days of Christmas starts tomorrow. And guess who isn’t ready.
Art Deco Chenille
Posted in At Preserve Cottage, The Shop, tagged art deco, chenille, cottage decorating, vintage on August 17, 2008| 2 Comments »
Vintage chenille has always been a love of mine. Recently I added a few to Preserve Cottage and was thinking how much variety there is in them from elaborate peacock ones to solid colors. I was also surprised at the great difference in the weight of them. The Art Deco Fan is perhaps the most fascinating. It recalls the 30’s glamour of the art deco age. It weighs about 4.5 pounds. The heaviest at over 5 pounds is this cheerful green and white.
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Sadly Lila has been gone for over a year now. But her spirit was so big she seems to still be present in a way. Here she is in all her charismatic intensity. Slices of Life
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