A Bundle of Estate Sale Bargains

I don't know about your neck of the woods,
but around these parts, estate sales are rarely
held on a Tuesday.  Today was an exception.

Ridgewood, New Jersey, is a village in Bergen County

with fabulous - and I do mean fabulous - old homes.

All eras.  All styles.  Nearly all gorgeous.

I can stalk these houses for hours.

 Street after street of beautiful homes.

So when the estatesales.net website told me that there was a 

one-day estate sale in Ridgewood . . . well, you know I was going to be there!

Especially since these were among the for-sales:

Drexel shield-back dining room chairs, 6 of them.

Howard and I had tried to win 8 Drexel shield backs at Sunday's auction, 

but got skunked.  So I thought, today's my chance!

But after I saw them, I decided no.

They were marked at $495 for all 6, but I could

have made an offer.  However, while they 

were lovely, they are not as heavy as the Drexel shield backs

we already own; I'll hold out to find their siblings, instead.

But I did get this at today's estate sale:

An old washstand, pine, nice patina and wear.
(The CD shelf does not go with it, lol.)
Heading for our antiques booth!

And also this:

A sack-back Windsor chair by S. Bent & Brothers, a Massachusetts maker
of fine furniture, especially Windsor chairs.  It's prettier in real life!
It will go to the booth, too.  It's reproduction, but really attractive.

And finally - a maple drop leaf, gateleg table.  No picture!

It will be pressed into duty at the booth to hold "smalls" and

all those things I have so much trouble finding room for.

I made an offer on all 3 pieces at once -- it's called "bundling," and if an estate sale

is amenable to bargaining (check first!), this is definitely a good way to do it.

I paid 65% of the asking prices by offering a single price for all three pieces.  It's a win-win;

I got a bargain, and the estate sale sold three pieces at once for fair prices.

And now I'm going to go wax my new old furniture, so it's all

ready for a trip down Route 287 tomorrow to Somerville Center Antiques.

I hope your Tuesday was as rewarding as mine.

Cass

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