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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9439526, member: 5398"]Finding this set so cheap was kind of a shocker. The store has really upped their prices for other vintage jewelry and even most of their cheap newer jewelry is priced higher that this set. </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding original art, do you mean paintings, sculptures, etc. by known artists? If so I don't look at the art section in thrift stores because that's not my area of "expertise." I do, however, look at metal decorative items because I think I missed out several years ago on buying a small Bertoia wire spray sculpture in a Minnesota antique mall (not sure if that's the right description). It was only about 12-15" tall and priced at $20, but wasn't signed and I thought it probably wasn't authentic and I didn't really know about Bertoia, but had some vague memory of seeing something similar in a magazine. But then I read later that he was commissioned to design a sculpture for Southdale Mall in Edina, MN when it opened in 1956, and I thought maybe some of his small pieces were sold in the mall at that time....so now I always check out the decorative metal aisle in the Twin Cities thrift stores and even across the river here in Wisconsin hoping for a miracle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did buy a Curtis Jere metal Urchin wall sculpture for $19.99 at a MN thrift store 20 years ago (not knowing anything about Jere at the time), but I don't see anything along that line nowadays. I used to occasionally buy antique framed original etchings, water colors, etc. at estate sales in the Twin Cities (I live across the river in WI) to decorate my own home, but I stopped going to estate sales 10-15 years ago, so I don't know what they're like now. Do you ever check out estatesales.net for various cities to see what's available? </p><p><br /></p><p>I just thought of something you might be interested in. Starting next month I'm going to be helping my sister sort through a house full of antiques that she's bought over 50 years at various farm auctions, antique malls, estate sales, etc. She stopped selling several years ago and her house is packed. She has some original art, but probably not known artists. I think she's going to be selling through one or two online auction companies that are on estatesales.net. People can bid online, but have to pick up in Wisconsin (the companies don't ship). Message me if you're interested in more details.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9439526, member: 5398"]Finding this set so cheap was kind of a shocker. The store has really upped their prices for other vintage jewelry and even most of their cheap newer jewelry is priced higher that this set. Regarding original art, do you mean paintings, sculptures, etc. by known artists? If so I don't look at the art section in thrift stores because that's not my area of "expertise." I do, however, look at metal decorative items because I think I missed out several years ago on buying a small Bertoia wire spray sculpture in a Minnesota antique mall (not sure if that's the right description). It was only about 12-15" tall and priced at $20, but wasn't signed and I thought it probably wasn't authentic and I didn't really know about Bertoia, but had some vague memory of seeing something similar in a magazine. But then I read later that he was commissioned to design a sculpture for Southdale Mall in Edina, MN when it opened in 1956, and I thought maybe some of his small pieces were sold in the mall at that time....so now I always check out the decorative metal aisle in the Twin Cities thrift stores and even across the river here in Wisconsin hoping for a miracle. I did buy a Curtis Jere metal Urchin wall sculpture for $19.99 at a MN thrift store 20 years ago (not knowing anything about Jere at the time), but I don't see anything along that line nowadays. I used to occasionally buy antique framed original etchings, water colors, etc. at estate sales in the Twin Cities (I live across the river in WI) to decorate my own home, but I stopped going to estate sales 10-15 years ago, so I don't know what they're like now. Do you ever check out estatesales.net for various cities to see what's available? I just thought of something you might be interested in. Starting next month I'm going to be helping my sister sort through a house full of antiques that she's bought over 50 years at various farm auctions, antique malls, estate sales, etc. She stopped selling several years ago and her house is packed. She has some original art, but probably not known artists. I think she's going to be selling through one or two online auction companies that are on estatesales.net. People can bid online, but have to pick up in Wisconsin (the companies don't ship). Message me if you're interested in more details.[/QUOTE]
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