Douglas Auctioneers

Takes place on 6/24/2011

At , Route 5, South Deerfield, MA, 01373

Furniture – Two Chippendale slant front desks, Chippendale curly maple tall chest, 3-drawer blanket chest, Federal secretary, 2-drawer blanket chest, mahogany Queen Anne drop leaf table, Federal bookcase, pine cupboard, sea chests, Hepplewhite bow front chest, continental dressing stand, Sheraton table, mahogany tall clock, sets of chairs, oriental alter, early Queen Anne mirror, and other furniture. Art – W. Lester Stevens, N.A. “Cricket Hill Beeches” (Conway, Mass), example of gouache watercolor by Alfred Fuller, James W. Maddocks, collection of Stephen Hamilton watercolors, and more. Accessories –quantity of estate jewelry, Rogers Groups (“Checkers up at the Farm”, “Wounded to the Rear”: One More Shot), set of “Bellevue Sea–Green” by Lenox, quilts and coverlets, quantity of antique and contemporary oriental rugs, and more. Vehicles – 1917 Federal Truck, 1926 Fordson tractor, 1926 Case tractor, 1964 Cadillac Deville Convertible, 1999 Cadillac Deville, 1994 GMC Sierra K1500 Pick-up, Honda ST90, Honda Trail 70, Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5, Honda CD175 MA Lic. #AU1764

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Armchair Quilter: Summer in San Francisco

Sewing is taking a backseat to some much need home improvement projects.  We're in the midst of wallpaper removal... 4 layers, that is.  This is what we found under the vinyl that stripped off easily.  The birdcage print and fake grass paper are GONE!  We have no intention of living with 50's era brown leaf patterned paper, either, and since this snapshot was taken, 3/4 of the room is now cleared down to bare plaster.  The floors are next on the list ... then painting, and so goes the summer! I found it very refreshing to work some of my non-trendy designer fabrics into this work.  Although I find the online quilt world, including flickr a wonderful source of inspiration, the rush to use the latest and greatest new fabric lines, is getting old (for me).  Not that I don't LOVE fabric, it just seems like sometimes people respond to the "designer used" over the quilt, the creativity and skill the sewist invests in her craft.  It can be a challenge to filter it all out and listen to my inner voice and create what I want without worrying if anyone is going to like my work because it isn't "trendy".

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