vintage flatware in my butler's pantry...

 1930s set of fish knives and forks from England...

1935 Royal Saxony...

1914 Patrician...

 gorgeous 1940s King Edward set...

and so much more.  Stop by the shop and take a look around.  Drop me a line if you don't see what you are looking for - my shelves are full of gorgeous pieces waiting to be listed.

More great listings from all my shops next week!

jeanette@evertonterrace.com

after the auction...

We haven't been to our (usually) regular auction since January.  The auction looked quite promising this weekend so we spent a long 5 hours there on Sunday (I wore the wrong shoes and my back is killing me from standing the whole time).  This is the bulk of what we brought home.

I bought several flats of jewelry to sell in my Everton Terrace shop (I was outbid on more than I brought home this time).  The pieces go from display trays to baggies before we leave the auction house.  I get home and separate the trash from the treasures...

I'm always drawn to the silver serviceware.  I think it mixes well with any type of decor and can be used for so many different things.  I like to keep the little bud vases and smaller containers to use for flowers or hostess gifts.  Probably all of this lot is headed for sale in my Maude & Lola shop...

Okay, I might have to keep these two because they are glorious and regal looking...

Not sure what this is.  I'm thinking maybe vintage knife rest.  I've just never seen one with multiple slots like this, it was made in Italy - will investigate...(anyone know?)

Confession.
I'm also thinking about keeping this adorable little pressed glass cheese dish...

I mean how cute is that?

That's what our place is like after the auction.  Much to research, sort, clean, photograph and list but that's my job and I enjoy it so.  We did have what might be an auction first for us - Andrew Henry bid on and bought himself TWO things.  I'll share those tomorrow.  Can you guess???

Fun beach colors nail polish giveaway still time to enter right here!

vintage finds wednesday...

We did it again.  I don't know exactly how it happened but we braved the crazy heat and went to the auction again last weekend.  I need to build up enough inventory to make it through the upcoming holiday season without having to go out and treasure hunt so off we went.  Totally worth it.  We carried (okay drove) home lots of looty, serious fruity tooty looty because not too many people showed up - that's how psycho hot it was.  Like it was still 103 degrees at 9:00 P.M. kind of heat.

I scored mountains of silver, most of which I will have to polish up before I put it in the shop - ugh.  This beautiful set was all jumbled up in a shoebox but I could tell there was a whole lotta chic underneath that shabby...

This one was already looking more chic than shabby by showing itself off in the original cutlery box.  What I loved most, (besides the fabulous service set itself) was the awesome pink lining in the box.  How cute is that (and how great are the deco pieces in front of it)?

Some more fun stuff I haven't started going through yet...

Don't want to overload you with the rest but do want to share what might be my favorite find from the weekend.  This is a miniature table.  It was a salesman sample table.  Salesman use to take them  (legs fold up) around to show and try and get stores to carry them in their shops.  I adore it. 

I also adore my blog friends and want to thank you for both stopping by here and give a hug to those of you who shop with me in one of my shops.  That hug is coming in the form of a discount.  I am giving my blog readers a 10% discount now through December.  So if you see something you like, in either Maude and Lola or Everton Terrace, be sure to use the discount code BLOGREWARD10 at checkout and feel me hugging you, unless you have personal space issues then just consider it a friendly wave and smile.

vintage finds...

Vintage finds Wednesday is chock-a-block full and all from the daughter weekend.  There was an estate sale where I picked up vintage bits and bobs to use in my jewelry making...

The daughter picked up.........what else?  A couple very old books of course. 

There was an auction.  Gotta love an auction - you just never know.  I got outbid on several items but still managed to bring home a few treasures for my shop.   Here are just a few...

This amazing bedouin necklace modelled by the daughter (whoops - already sold this one but it was such a great vintage find I still wanted to share it with you)...

Beautiful bracelets.  Coral and silver (I have a matching necklace)...

Large heavy coral and turquoise cuff with fabulous carvings inside and out...

Old Mexican Silver grapeleaves with amethysts...

and this amazing piece which has a matching pendant...

Victorian hat pins that came in a lovely Nippon holder (see it in the background)

and these adorable vintage sterling silver peacock placecard holders that my daughter picked up (courtesy of her "Grami").  Haven't cleaned them yet but they are tres chic no?  She got 15 of them...

It was a fun and crazy day at the auction and we came home with even more great vintage finds.

Have you ever bid on anything at an auction?