CHINESE ROBES AND SKIRTS RETURN HOME

Something quite lovely is happening in the Asian textile world. The Chinese garments and textiles once sold to Americans in China and brought home to the U.S.A., are now being purchased back by the Chinese and taken home to China. This has dramatically increased the prices these items are now being sold for at auction. The garments pictured here were sold at Augusta Auction's Sturbridge, MA. sale in May. The 19th C. blue Kesi Jifu tapestry weave man's robe in the center sold for $2700.00. ( a few years ago, it would have been more like $500.00) The gold Kesi robe and a similar one ( not shown here) went down at $1440.00 and the two 19th C. silk embroidered skirts sold for $480.00.  So I guess Confucius might have said it would be wise to auction your Chinese textiles now, or collect them and see their value grow!

IT WAS A GREAT SALE!

The big event took place on Wed. and it was a fantastic auction. I will post some pictures and details soon, so please visit again!

BELLE EPOQUE VIDEO

LITTLE WOMEN

Precious, aren't they? Some mother long ago put much time, effort and love into making sure her little girl looked pretty in one of these dresses. No designer kids then! Nor was there a closet full of more just like these. Even now there aren't many to be found just like them, which is what makes this sale so unique, because you'll be finding several to choose from, all in one place. So if just looking at this picture is pulling on your heart strings a bit and bringing thoughts of reading Louisa May Alcott again, go ahead!  Have a good read, a good cry, a warmed heart and I know you'll be in the mind set to enjoy a good sale.

ROLL OUT OUR RED CARPETS

All of these beautiful oriental rugs are from a museum collection, new to us, but genuinely antique carpets that once decorated the floors of some very important people. This of course, is just a small example of what will be available at our sale next week for your shopping pleasure. So whether these lovelies are for your personal collection, or for your future customers' collection, they will be a bargain at any price! And we will just keep rolling out the red carpets for you until every last one of them are sold, because there are no reserves at this sale and everything shown will be sold that night. How's that for the red carpet treatment?

THE BELLE EPOQUE' OR GOLDEN AGE

Ah, would that I lived in the Golden Age, from money of course! Edith Wharton, the Asters, the Bellamys, my family, back up, my family?,  (they were there, only they were the downstairs). But I'm here now and all that is here of them is the unbelievable clothing! Lucky me/us! And if I actually had the body to fit in it sans all the binding, I would be prancing around just like a Vanderbilt! So maybe I'm not built like Consuelo, but I totally appreciate her taste and would own one of these in a Newport minute! I won't presume to try to define the Belle Epoque', Karen is going to delight you with this, but I'll be at the sale with my hand up, fair warning! So shall we go aboard the yacht ' Good Ship Lollypop' now? Jeeves, please make certain the guests are quite comfortably seated for the voyage to Sturbridge.

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Love shoes? (I know, silly question) this is just a little teaser, but as you can see, the selection is endless, no matter which era you prefer. Actually, even if you like every era your in luck! ( I mean Love every era..oops) Why are you in luck? Because there are hundreds and hundreds of pairs of 20's and 30's and 40's and... "get the picture?, yes we see"   SHOES!    So I say 'hey momma, take a walk on the wild side'. Just be a little more careful than the two chicks in the very front of the line were.