Yesterday Kent and I headed off to an auction…
We have been going to auctions all our married life and many of our treasures were acquired by putting up our hands at the right time and keeping them up just long enough for everyone else to get tired!
About eight years ago we actually sold our farm by auction… it was a very exciting and nerveracking experience… but that is a story for another day!
The auction yesterday was being held at an arena.
We walked in and I scanned the room while Kent got a bidder number.
( Auction tip of the day… always get two copies of the bidder Number so if you get separated you can each bid… learned that one the hard way!)
This is what I saw while I was waiting for Kent…
I had read the listing online and knew there were a few things that would suit some client projects we are working on… and a few things I was interested in myself!
One of which was a glorious hoop top mirror… sigh, gasp, sigh again…
I was good, you would have been proud of me.
I didn’t run over and gawk at it like a kid looking in a candy store window…
I walked patiently down the line of furniture, stopping to examine several things.
Then we got to the end of the arena…
It was even better than I thought!
I may have whimpered… I’m not sure.
I snapped a pic and moved on…
That unique narrow cupboard that I am standing in front of actually opened up at the back… turns out it is for hanging quilts!
The huge flat wall cupboard was rumoured to be from the linen department of the T.Eaton store…
And that bake table had me at HELLO…
There were tables and tables of smalls… dishes, crocks and glassware. I got a few pressed glass goblets to add to my collection.
It took quite awhile to get to the furniture…
I must confess, I am usually pretty professional at these things…
I usually keep my emotions to myself, but when Kent put up his hand one last time and the auctioneer said
SOLD
I giggled, truly, I did!
My feet did a little happy dance right there in the middle of the arena surrounded by farmers, local folk and a bunch of antique dealers…
I didn’t even care!
As it turns out, I am really glad I did show my joy because it prompted a very quiet timid looking elderly man to come over.
He told us that this was his sale… his personal treasures being sold.
It gave me such joy to be able to tell him that we had built a house around a salvaged hoop top door and that this mirror was going to have a place of honour right there beside it… one hoop top beside the other!
Would you like to see how it looks?
I just love it!
The curves are so very pretty…
It was quite a challenge to get it hung up… This beauty is no light weight!
Emmitt seems to approve.
It was a fun day. We found a few other things that will be making there way onto the blog in the coming weeks!
Oh, And that bake table…
Yes well, It needed a new home and I just couldn’t let it down!
You didn’t really think I would have left it behind did you?
If you have never gone to an auction you should give it a go!
It is a fun way to spend the day… and you never know what you might find!
I would love to hear your auction stories if you have any…
Just scroll down and share your best and worst auction adventures!
