"SOLD, to bidder #144"

Well, Anne and I took off again this past Saturday, and drove to Iowa for another auction.  The auction house was packed, so we were a little skeptical about how it would turn out for us.  However, we managed to fill the car again! 

 
This is at the front of the room, looking back at the crowd.  Anne and I stayed up here all day so we could see what we were bidding on really well.

 

Crates, Crates, Crates.  We love them, and can't get enough of them.  This auction had a ton of really cool ones.

 
See what I mean?  These Ball jar crates were so cool, and unfortunately, out of our price range.  Being that they are hard to find, everyone wanted them, and that drove the price up. 

 
This auction even had the Ball jars to go with the crates.  There were tons of the blue colored jars.

 
There were a lot of old food containers.  I wonder why people saved such things.  Can you imagine saving a Cheerios box for 40 or 50 years?   They were really cute though.  I believe one bidder bought most of them.  I can see why people collect them, the old graphics on them are very cool. 

 
There were bottles of all kinds at this auction.

 
I loved this box of old bottles so much, I bid on them and won.

 
This orange glazed Red Wing pottery crock sold for $800.  It was very exciting to watch.  After it sold I remembered I had picked it up early on in the day.  Had I  known, I would of stayed clear of it. 

 
You can get everything at an auction.  Even art work.  There were quite a few really nice paintings that were very reasonably priced.  

 
There were tons of vintage feed sacks at this auction.  Not in the best shape, but really cute.  No one showed any interest in them all day, until Anne and I wanted them.  They must have known we had good taste.  Anne walked away with two of the cuter ones!  This being one of them. 

 

See all that stuff under the tables?  That's our stuff a quarter of the way through the auction.  We filled up two 6 foot tables underneath!  It may look like junk now, but just wait. 

 If you have never been to an auction, you should give it a try.  They are a lot of fun. 

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa Auction

This past weekend, Anne and I, (and dad) drove to Iowa for an Estate Auction.  I wanted to share some photos of what was there.  We managed to fill the back of the car, but were a little disappointed because we would of liked to of brought a few larger furniture pieces back.  Even in the middle of winter there is fierce competion at an auction!  We like to keep our prices very fair, so we tend to be very cheap. 

 
This was one of our favorite pieces, but it went too high in bidding.  It is the perfect little shabby piece of furniture. 

 
These were both so cool, but again, the bidding was out of our league. 

  
Vintage trunks are a common site at auctions.

 
There were tons, and tons of great little chairs.  Dining chairs, stools, and benches also.
 
This was our other favorite piece of furniture.  We loved everything about it.  It had cutting boards that pulled out on top, and large metal bucket drawers on the bottem.

 
This great old mirror frame came home with us.  I can't wait to make it a chalkboard.  It will be fabulous.

 
Anne snagged this adorable old chenille bedspread. 

 

There were quite a few vintage quilts, and tons of antique linens.

 
There were lots of vintage holiday items.  One of these yellow wax rabbits made it way home with Anne.

 
These little santa bells were so cute.  They came in their original box which was as cute as the santa's themselves.

 
I was drooling over all the old ornaments, which I have an obsession about.  But, unfortunately, so were many other bidders as well.

 
These guys made it home with me.  You will either see them on Etsy in the near future, or next year for Christmas.

 
Isn't she adorable.  She was in great shape too. 

 
Loads of old books and ephemera came home with Anne, including these old craft magazines.  I flipped through every one on the way home for ideas. 

 
There were a few boxes of old marbles.  We don't usually see as many large ones as we did at this auction.

Are you a fan of "American Pickers" on the History channel?  Well, on the way home, we drove through Le Clarie, Iowa to visit Antique Archaeology.  They had closed up shop by the time we arrived, but we still got some pictures in.