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Our collection features a mix of classic and contemporary items, combining cherished keepsakes from loved ones with American contemporary pieces purchased from stores like Ethan Allen or Raymour & Flanigan. Among these, the pieces we hold most dear are those given to us by family and friends. To highlight a few, please keep reading!
We have a China closet that I striped and refinished in tung oil many years ago that was here paternal grandparents. It holds the China service for 12 of Theodore Haviland French Limoge from her Maternal grandparents and silverware set.
Mixed among the newer pieces of furniture and the like are things left to us over the years. A Theodore B. Starr grandfather clock from the 1880s was donated to my wife’s aunt and uncle by their two daughters, both Sisters of the IHM and Dominican orders, respectively, and are now both deceased. They also gave us her aunt’s end tables and a claw-foot humped-back couch that we had recovered circa the 1940s.
A book cabinet handmade by the father of our late Aunt Mae, who passed away a few years ago at the age of 92. Her father handmade a book cabinet in the late 19th century. We were also given a drop-leaf, glass-topped coffee table from the early 20th century by her.
Another piece donated by a friend updating their style but fit ours perfectly as a curio cabinet that dates back to the 20’s or 30’s.
A dining room table presented to my wife as a birthday gift from the 19th century by her late brother Steve. It seats fifteen, and we purchased a set of eight antique chairs to accommodate it from the 1940’s or 50s.
We also have a cabinet case with a humidifier Wurlitzer upright piano that is a pretty nice piece that sits in our garage, of all places. Also, several professional Singer sewing machines and buttonholers that are all quite old! They were given to us by the family of a dear friends and neighbors whose husband owned and operated a dry-cleaning business and did alterations and the like over many years.
Point to Ponder: We have learned over the years, especially as I’ve been married to an avid flea marketer, that one person’s junk is another person’s treasure.
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