A few years ago hubby and I started attending auctions. We were lucky enough to have a local place that held auctions about once a month. You could "preview" at 3:00 and the auction started at 4:00 and would go until......
The first time we went we were looking for a sideboard for our dining room. On that particular day, we found two, and we bought both for a ridiculously low price.....after that we were hooked! Of course, we did not find such great bargains every time, but it seemed like we bought several things each time we went. Anything other than furniture or large-type items were called "smalls". We caught onto the lingo of the auction and learned to follow the auctioneer very carefully, trying not to bid against our own bid (I was bad about that!) and soon we were old pros! Even better, we met a lot of great folks who were as hooked as we were. Of course, there was also a great concession stand, with the standard hot dogs, chips, nachos, popcorn, soft drinks and homemade cakes of all kinds! A lot of times it was more social than anything, going to see our friends and eating!
All good things must come to an end and the auction was bought out by a group and eventually shut down due to poor management. We did not have anywhere to go after that. Then, the original owner decided to reopen at a new location and we've been attending sporatically every since. When I had my little antique booth, I had an "excuse" to buy but since I am not doing that any longer, I cannot always justify my purchases.
Today there was an auction and hubs was working a ball tournament so I took my little self on down to the auction.....let's see what all they had:
This china cabinet did not get auctioned off but I thought the lines of it were pretty
A little french provencial dresser
Camel back sofa in wonderful condition.....someone got it for $65! A steal in anyone's book!
Nice mahagony chest
Another nice french provencial dresser
Table, chairs and china cabinet sold for $475!
The lady in the red shirt was the lucky purchaser of the entire set
They said these chairs came from President Hardy's home (don't know if I believe that or not)
Gorgeous mirror sold for $25!
Rugs
Nice antique love seat
More rugs
Now for the piece' de resistance'! This gorgeous french bed sold for $65! I could kick myself for not buying it for later use
The lady that bought the bed also got this piece....don't know how much it sold for cause I was picking myself off the floor for not buying the bed.....!....BUT, I did get this to-die-for matching dresser (for $50) ....there was only one other bid besides mine!
Some kid went wild with a crayon but I don't think it will be hard to get it off
Up close top of mirror detail
Side of mirror
Although the chest has some chipped places and a little water damage, overall, it is very pretty. I plan on repairing that damage, getting paint mixed to match the current color, replace the knobs with glass ones, and put it......where? I have no idea but for that price, I could not pass it up. It will join its "sisters" in the storage building until needed.....
The next auction is July 19th held at Blue Ridge Auctions on Hwy. 231 in Wetumpka, Alabama. If you live anywhere close by, I would highly recommend that you attend if you enjoy this sort of thing.
