Thursday, May 16, 2013

Austin Productions Sculptures sell very well on Ebay . This one is "VOGUE"

Sometimes you just have to go with your gut on things. I found this sculpture at a thrift store and wasn't sure on whether or not to pick it up since it is large and larger items are harder to ship. There seems to be an active market in these sculptures from the 1970s and 1980s on Ebay though. Prices are all over the place but generally pretty good on most items. Many sellers mistakenly call their items "Austin Products" as productions is often abbreviated on the statues themselves. There are numerous good sellers by Austin Productions (and the man called Fisher Austin that created them). Most are figural, showing people, some with hands. All larger than most decorative items. This one I am selling is called VOGUE . It is no longer in production and as I type this has 6 bids and is up to $35. I have seen these sell up to $100 or even higher on websites. If you search Austin Productions Vogue on Ebay you will see my item (if you search in the next 3 days it has left LOL). Keep your eye out for these. They are generally heavier, high quality items!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Antique La Belle turkey platter plates flow blue Wheeling Pottery c.1893

A good friend of mine does a lot more "high end" estate sale picking than I do. She picked up and listed this AMAZING set of turkey plates that she currently has for sale on Ruby Lane, a high end antiques site. So if you have been looking for this set (which is very rare and hard to come by in this condition). Please check them out at the link below!

http://www.rubylane.com/item/463593-RL-3604/Antique-LaBelle-turkey-platter-plates