Friday Night Auction Favor and a few Finds of my Own!

While collecting our finds at last Friday's auction, SpaBoy

and I peeked in on the items on deck for the next auction...

These items were to be sold to settle the estate of one, Pieter Hoekstra, a well-

traveled and fairly interesting man. You can read about him here. As SpaBoy

and I previewed what Uncle Pieter's beneficiaries had willed to us to own, we

very quickly decided that mid-century modern kitsch and Danish furniture
really wasn't our thing. However, there was one piece that caught his eye...

It was this massive quartz cluster!

Unfortunately, his schedule didn't allow SpaBoy to attend last night's Hoekstra

auction. Fortunately, he had a proxy bidder willing to attend for him... Me!

I'm happy to report the quartz cluster is now at home with SpaBoy and

that he is very pleased. And, I'm pleased that I only had to go $25 past

his limit because I anticipated much more competition! SpaBoy didn't

know it, but I was willing to double his limit to ensure he got it. When I

saw my competition struggling to raise his paddle to make his last bid,
I knew it was in the bag for me... One more little bid and it was mine!

There wasn't too much else at this auction I wanted

to take home... Except for this pair of crystal rose bowls!

I haven't even filled the one I picked up at last week's auction with
roses yet... And, I surely don't need another flower vase... But these are
marked Kate Spade, New York (Lenox) - And, the pattern, June Meadow
is discontinued... Put together, it equaled a solid mandate to grab them!

I didn't pay much attention to the collection of vintage Blenko glass until all

of it was put up together. Of course, I couldn't pass up the chance to pick up eight

pieces of vintage Blenko from the 70's for less than the cost of this hurricane!

In the 70's, it appear Mrs. Hoekstra paid $4.50 each. Today, these

cost just a bit more. But what I wonder the most is why she never

used them. I wondered the same thing at last week's auction when

they sold 2 Rolex watches, described as never worn. It started me

thinking... Why not use this stuff and enjoy it? I'm sure going to!

And to prove it, I've worn my Rolex twice this week and washed

 the stickers right off all the old but new-to-me Blenko pieces! Not

the foil labels though... Just the paper ones. Baby steps... Right?

The last things that caught my eye at the auction

last night were these puzzle-piece candle holders!

I almost didn't bid on them after I noticed a tiny chip

on the smaller one. But since the tall one is perfect, I

told myself to just think of the chip as a bent corner!

I love the way they play...

And fit together!

And, at just $20 for the pair... The bent corner becomes totally acceptable!

The way these rose bowls were displayed at the auction house, I thought

they were two different sizes... But they're not. They are exactly the same!

Everything cleaned up spectacularly well!

And, I have plans for all of it!

Big, Bold, Bright...

Happy plans!

I hear a lot after these posts I write about the goodies we drag home from

these estate auctions from readers wondering about how good the prices

really are... And, I don't mind telling you. Even though I know it might

increase the competition for me! For the Kate Spade rose bowls, I paid

$30 for the pair. For all eight pieces of Blenko, $80. And, you already

know the Libera puzzle-piece candle holders were mine for only $20

Which left plenty for jelly beans!

As you can see here, the bargain on the rose bowls is particularly swell!

So I splurged on two dozen roses this afternoon! 

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