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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

grasswire

(50,130 posts) Mon Mar 18, 2013, 02:59 AM Mar 2013

Drooling over these auction results [View all]

The site linked below is about all things colonial American. The section about auctions of furniture and fixings from the earliest days is filled with all manner of wonderful, wonderful items. I noted that auction prices realized were usually higher than the estimate -- sometimes dramatically higher.

http://www.colonialsense.com/Antiques/Auction_Results/Main.php

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Drooling over these auction results [View all] grasswire Mar 2013 OP

It's nice to know there's still hope for bona fide antiques. Vinca Mar 2013 #1

High end items go higher and higher, safeinOhio Mar 2013 #2

well, Martha Stewart used to be a trend-setter in that regard. grasswire Mar 2013 #5

I owned a shop back in the mid safeinOhio Mar 2013 #7

Oh well, there is always the silver thimble I found last week.... Paper Roses Mar 2013 #3

oh, how are you, PR?? grasswire Mar 2013 #4

Hi grasswire and other friends in this group. Paper Roses Mar 2013 #6

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