My wife loves antiques

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Rider77

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My wife once sent me the auction of the home of a lady she new. There was an antique trunk that she specifically wanted. For some reason they auctioned the house before they started selling any contents. It was a very nice house and one that we had admired many times. Because the bidding was very sluggish I noted that it was about to sell at a bargain price, so I entered my bid and bought the house.

I went home that day very proud of my purchase. My wife's first question was "Where's the trunk?" More than forty years down the road she still tells me how disappointed she was that I failed to by that trunk.
 
Rider77 said:
My wife once sent me the auction of the home of a lady she new. There was an antique trunk that she specifically wanted. For some reason they auctioned the house before they started selling any contents. It was a very nice house and one that we had admired many times. Because the bidding was very sluggish I noted that it was about to sell at a bargain price, so I entered my bid and bought the house.

I went home that day very proud of my purchase. My wife's first question was "Where's the trunk?" More than forty years down the road she still tells me how disappointed she was that I failed to by that trunk.
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My mom started collecting "antiques" when she was about 40, and we were all stuck with her precious collection when she died at 85. No one was interested in buying any of it, and only one thrift store accepted a few pieces as a donation.

Know in your heart, you made the right decision.
 
There are not as many collectors of certain things as there used to be. We have a collection of Cambridge glass, not to be confused with carnival glass as some do. My grandparents on my Mother’s side worked at the Cambridge Glass Company in Cambridge, Ohio. As a little boy, (my Mom used to tell me I was never little), I visited the glass company. My grandfather was a glass blower and grandma was an acid etcher.

Each year, there is an auction of glassware that collectors wished to sell. I believe that the proceeds went to the Cambridge Glass Museum. Many of those pieces are beautiful. The different colors of the glass make a very nice display in our home in a lighted corner curio cabinet.

Checkout the beautiful glassware and please look at the etching on the glass. The etching was all done by hand. My grandma was a very good artist for this type of work. You probably get the idea that I was very proud of her. Not an artist of paintings, but an artist of etchings.

Cambridge Glass

I apologize for the bad picture, but you get the idea. The glassware at the top is actually a peach color.

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oldman said:
There are not as many collectors of certain things as there used to be.
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I think that people tend to collect the things that they remember from their own lives and experiences, the things that their parents and grandparents had in their homes, etc…

Some things simply become too old for the average person to have any reference, attachment, or emotional bond.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I think that people tend to collect the things that they remember from their own lives and experiences, the things that their parents and grandparents had in their homes, etc…

Some things simply become too old for the average person to have any reference, attachment, or emotional bond.
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Yes. There are many antique tems in my home that belonged to my grandmother and pieces my mother collected and refinished. I do not know the value of these pieces on the market, nor do I care. They're just meaningful to me beccause I know the history behind most of them.
 
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