My wife loves antiques

[Rider77]

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.

 

[Naturally]

... you had one job

 

[Jules]

Are you still in the house?

P.S. It’s only been about 15 years since my husband ate the grapefruit that I picked fresh from the tree. I‘ve still never forgiven him.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Are you still in the house?

The dog house!

 

[Happy Heart]

I used to like antiques but as I become one, they are just too much work.

 

[Murrmurr]

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.

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.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Sounds like poor little Jack Spriggins and The Enchanted Bean, 1734.

 

[oldman]

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.

 

[debodun]

Send her to my garage sale!

 

[Aunt Bea]

There are not as many collectors of certain things as there used to be.

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.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

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.

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.

 

[Beezer]

That's a nice story there, @Rider77. But I just have one question...
WHERE'S THE DAMN TRUNK?!

 

[oldman]

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.

I went to a baseball card show with my grandson just last month. It was a 2-day show and some Philadelphia Phillies’ players showed up
I believe my grandson was more interested in talking to the players than he was buying or trading baseball cards.
I, too, was/am a Phillies fan, but I don’t waste my money buying baseball cards.
The first day with the players in the house was very busy. The place was wall to wall with people. The second day, we had to go back for the grandson to pick up a special card. It was completely opposite. There was only about 50-75 people in a hall that holds a few thousand.

 

[dusty]

I collect antique art when I can afford it. I have several paintings, pastels, etc collected over the years, including a Calder, and other listed artists. L love art and can get a piece if I want it bad enough within my price.

I think I am a throwback from another time. I like furniture from the mid 1700's and love spinning wheels from the beginning of time (lol) to the present. My apt has furniture made before 1860 that I use and it is quite comfrting for me to be near.

 

[Rider77]

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.

So far we have had almost 59 years together, and some good things to look back on along the way.

 

[Veronica]

I collect antique art when I can afford it. I have several paintings, pastels, etc collected over the years, including a Calder, and other listed artists. L love art and can get a piece if I want it bad enough within my price.

I think I am a throwback from another time. I like furniture from the mid 1700's and love spinning wheels from the beginning of time (lol) to the present. My apt has furniture made before 1860 that I use and it is quite comfrting for me to be near.

I have collected a lot of antique art over the years. Im pretty much full up now. But I could be tempted though If I came across something really tempting like an oil painting of a cat.

I collect mostly oil paintings. Some gouache, a few chalk, and some darker pastels. Some signed and unsigned prints.
Some older photography prints. Nothing pink or blue. And no abstract stuff. I like my trees to look like trees.

Actually I collect a lot of different things. I have quite a few small collections. You wont see me with 27 cookie jars.

I prefer older furniture too. My furniture is mostly1800's and older. The husband had a thing for one drawer stands.
So I guess you might say I have a collection of those. I think theres spinning wheel buried in the barn hoard.

 

[Jules]

Round Top Texas, (pop 100) is known for its antique fairs twice a year. About 100,000 attend, so antiques aren’t totally passe. My DD & her husband go every winter and they spend.