Items of Value Inc

     Once again we are privileged to have been asked to do another fine sale.  Our client had a State Department career and collected while she lived abroad.  We have items, especially wood carvings, from Africa, momentoes of eastern Europe, especially Hungarian and Czech ceramic figurines and textiles, Russian lacquer boxes.  In addition, she collected Lladro figurines.  We have both small and large Lladros for sale.  Now that she is downsizing, she is also giving up items that she inherited, including vintage post cards, piano sheet music, plus other items dating from the 1920s-1930s.  

      Among the most valuable items is a giclee painting scene by Thomas Kinkade in a very expensive frame that you will find upstairs sitting on a large finely carved wood easel.  There are two large Russian lacquer boxes from Palekh, of which the hexagonal one is superb in the detail of the scene on its lid and sides.  Smaller lacquer boxes you will find inside one of two display cases along with over 20 annual ceramic brooches by a famous Virginia female artist.  Can you come up with her name?  Many of you purchased her prints years ago.  [Buckley Moss]

     We have the finest of Waterford crystal to offer you in the way of a large punch bowl and a large clear-cut crystal table lamp. The huge punch bowl sits in the center of the rectangular black marble coffee table.   Other elegant items are paintings that our client purchased in eastern Europe, including a harbor scene.  The painting to the right of the large display cabinet in the living room is of Paris.  Yet more is hand-painted Herend which you will find on the dining table and nearby serving table, also a small Herend vase with green flowers in one of our showcases.  Look for the Spode porcelain pieces.  Smaller Waterford cut crystal items you will find on the tables in the basement room which has a fireplace.  A hand-embroidered fireplace screen stands before fireplace while a blue/white porcelain cat sleeps on the hearth floor beside a reticulated wood dachshund.  

     Two wall clocks hang on the walls, an antique French one with nice chime to the left of the FINE sofa in the living room and the piercecut Indian standing screen, the other being an extremely fine clock hanging in the dining area to the right of the china cabinet.  The china cabinet is filled with cut crystal and fine glass ware.  Admire the three large ruby-red glass tumblers on the FINE Hepplewhite-style sideboard along with coasters, molded glass pedestal cake plate topped by green stone grapes.  Enjoy looking at the fine painting of cats that hangs over the sideboard.

     A rare item is the antique German Hohner accordeon.  You will find it in the basement room along with many framed items including posters, bookshelves of books and figurines, a surveyor's style tripod floor lamp, a table lamp made from a cleaned and lacquered fire extinguisher, a "wild" standing 4-panel screen, a variety of ceramic pots and porcelain plates.  We have left a box of CDs and several boxes of holiday decorations (especially Christmas of course) in that room for you to enjoy sorting through.  While you are there look for the diminutive vintage washboard and the vintage wood/metal hand mixer.

     We have set up 6 folding tables in the master bedroom and study on the top floor to show off vintage and finely worked brass containers from north Africa, a handmade oval wood "basket" from China, a vintage coffee table with a large handpainted winter scene from eastern Europe.  A small clean refrigerator is in that same room, along with some of the fine clothes our client has decided to part with.  More elegant evening ware hangs in the second bedroom closet behind the handcarved east European rocker.  That room is furnished with a 1920s bedroom set which will interest those of you who would like to have a vintage guest bedroom set.  On top of the bed we have set out rows of purses and hand bags.  At the end of the bed are 8 brand new square pillows, still in plastic bags.  The clear crystal vase of artificial lilacs hang over the purple-cut-to clear glass basket and in front of the clear cut crystal table lamp.

     The kitchen is dominated by a new round oak table with "paw feet" surrounded by 4 oak chairs.  Overseeing the table are two ceramic kits sitting among pots of artificial flowers on an oak shelf.  To the left in one corner is a metal corner rack with ceramic animals on the top shelf, pots below.  In the other corner is a 4-panel standing screen with a most inviting scene of an outdoor table and chairs amid foliage.  We have emptied the kitchen cupboards so that you do not need to open them.  Much of the contents we put on the kitchen counter.  There was no room there for the large food processor outfit, so that sits in a box on the floor.  Note the simulated stained glass panel of cats hanging in the window over the sink and the cut crystal drinkware sitting on the window shelf.  

     The outdoor patio beyond the kitchen has 2 new patio chairs with cushions plus an assortment of clay pots.  If you care to do a little wire brushing, you can prepare the metal bench for whatever paint color you wish.  Be sure to go back down to the lowest level to the laundry room where you will find odds-and-ends, including hand tools, paint supplies, folding aluminum ladder.

     For those of you who lack ready transportation to move your purchases to your place, we recommend Bungii.  All of our clients who have used Bungii have praised the relatively low delivery price, carefulness in handling your items, and quick delivery, normally in the afternoon if you make a purchase in the morning, of the following day.  Come to enjoy browsing and shopping in comfortable air conditioning.

      REMEMBER TO BRING A FACE MASK.  FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THIS SALE.