You know by now that I deal mainly with toys. This very fact alone makes Andrea worth her weight in gold. Having another pair of eyeballs with unique thoughts is almost neccassary. I see husbands and wives EVERYWHERE at the auction house, but they always seem to like the same thing and they reassure eachother about the same purchase. Andrea and I are a different story as you will be able to tell because all of these items I am about to feature do not fall underneath the toy umbrella.
First, the doll house furniture. I know what some of you are thinking, "doll house furniture are toys." No, they are not. Barbie doll house pieces of plastic are toys. This, is not a toy:
This is a House of Miniatures Coronation Series Scale Reproduction of a Green Tufted Sofa. Then there is this:
This is a Winged Chair from the same series. I am adding this next photo because Andrea thought it was funny the way I set it up:
I believe this to be a handpainted German made Table and Chairs.
The story how Andrea got these was quite funny. There were nine boxlots of doll house furniture on the table. The Sofa being in one box and the chair in another. Those were the only two boxes Andrea wanted because those were the most valuable pieces on the table. Well, she went head to head with a collector/hoarder, the worst kind of competition. The auctioneer tells the crowd that the boxlots of furniture will be choiced out. Andrea and the other lady go back and forth until the bid hits $27.50, Andrea decides not to go to $30 and the lady wins the choice. She takes two boxes, not the two we want. Bidding starts again, guess what happens.... the SAME THING! Andrea bids her up to $27.50 again and she takes two more boxes, neither of which are the boxes we want. Bidding once again starts for the furniture lots, Andrea hits $25 again and starts shooting mind bullets at the back of this lady's head, she looks like she is going to bid again and then shakes her head no. Don(the auctioneer) yells sold, Andrea takes her two boxes. Exhausted emotionally, we walk away from the booth for a minute to gather our wits. Yes, it is a strain on you mentally sometimes.
Doll house links:
Sofa
Chair
Once again, there was more in the boxlots and you can see some of it if you look up teen_titan_fan on eBay.
Andrea won this pretty cool piece for $12.50:
This is a counter top candy or nut dispenser. It is most likely from the 1960's. It is about eleven inches tall and made of cast metal. You pull out the metal handle on the front and there is a teaspoon resting inside. You lift up the spoon and have a perfect teaspoon of whatever you have stored. Perfect for baking! You can see what this sells for here:
Nut Dispenser
Now, probably the wierdest thing that has ever come home with us from the Auction House:
Made in the 1950's, these are Ubangi Drink Stirrers. They show the effect of age on an African American Woman's Breasts. Pretty offensive in my opinion, they fall in the same category as the Sambo themed toys and the Jolly N----r Cast Iron Banks from the previous decades. There are collectors out there that love this kind of stuff. I don't think they are buying it to continue and breed hate but to show just how far we have come as a Nation.
I was debating whether or not to showcase this item and I decided that I needed to because there are people out there that don't know that this kind of stuff was even made. This stuff is part of our history. Offensive or not.
Drink Mixers
The drink mixers were thrown onto a stack of items that included an old wooden chess board and a book of sheet music. The total price Andrea paid was $13.
All in all, Andrea had a busy night. I did not bid on a single item that Monday and I can't wait to see the totals. I bet you can't either. I will post an update as soon as these items sell. "Keep your eyes open!"
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