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Avrils Auction Junk?
« on: November 11, 2012, 04:52:25 am »
We were at a general auction yesterday...most of what gets sold there come,s from deceased,s estate,s..
so i suppose this is what you guys call an estate sale...Avril bid on a box of what we call bric-a brac...which is a job lot of miscellaneous goods...there were china plates, a pitcher with bowl,a tea set,a cookie jar, and this...its as you can see a porcelain ornament...it is a limited edition Giuseppe Armani, Mare with foal,..its called First Days,its a Capo-de monte..and the back stamp,has 127/1500 and the N logo as well as a C within a circle and the date 1996 Florence...it sits on a brown marbled plinth...and is in pristine condition...the cost inc buyers premium was £18 for everything...i found one on Worthpoint that sold in 2009 that had a start price of $790...but don,t know what the actual sale price was?...i,ll post more pics of what was in the box...i tried to post 3 pics but they failed to load..i,ll try 1 at a time
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2012, 04:57:45 am »
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2012, 05:42:32 am »
more from the box,the coffee pot is 10in tall,and has been over glazed,the 2 x tiles are Minton...they are 6in x 6in but one is 3/4in thick,the pitcher/bowl has made in Italy...as does the tray and leaves with the strawberry,the little bird is a metal sugar sifter..the plate is a wedgewood,there are 2 of them....there,s lots more..but these pieces are the best of the box
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2012, 05:44:43 am »
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2012, 05:46:34 am »
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2012, 10:15:14 am »
I would love to find a box like that !!  Especially that first one with the mare and foal !!  But I don`t have a horse that color !!  I have 2 gray, a buckskin, 2 paints and a bay !! Good excuse to buy another one I guess !!

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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2012, 11:44:23 am »
Good score for sure, Ineed to move over the pond I guess.

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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2012, 01:09:03 pm »
this auction house has a sale once a month...and, you can easily buy 4/5 boxes of  bric a brac for under £20..but its pot luck as to what you get...but having said that,i know a guy who makes a decent living...selling what he buys,..at car boot sales...and on ebay....I will be selling this capo de monte...as i don,t particularly like them...and whatever i get...will give me funds for the next auction.....
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2012, 01:17:07 pm »
    Yea this is what I do,  I have a auction house near that every two week I go.  I buy things and then sell them so I can go buy more, don't make a living at it yet, but pays to the thrill of the Auction House.

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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2012, 06:31:29 pm »
Looks like you and Avril had some fun! ;D
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2012, 07:28:43 pm »
Darn.......got to get me a plane ticket!  I want to check out yours and Avril's haunts!! ;)

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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2012, 06:36:02 am »
Hi all, we sold the 2 x tiles...on ebay...they stood us £1...we got £30...now we,re on the hunt for more... ;D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160924400385?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2012, 08:12:23 am »
And you called it junk ??  LOL

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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2012, 04:17:05 pm »
but that,s what its called over here...you call them thrift shops...we call them junk shops...same difference.... :D
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Re: Avrils Auction Junk?
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2012, 04:21:27 am »
Right you are, Bigwull, ..... when asked what I did I would tell them .....

"I buy junk, good ole junk .... and sell antiques and collectibles".