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There's always a great story behind my finds and this one is no different.
I was working in a small town and decided to drop by one of the local "junk shops." The first time I went in I bought a cane topped coffee table (I no longer have it as I left in the last house I moved out of.) I went back and saw a set of chairs and tables. I did not buy them. That weekend I visited Design Within Reach (DWR) and noticed something...something truly remarkable. The same chairs that I saw in this shop were also in DWR for $1100...each.
Well I went back to the shop...inspected in piece and sure enough I was in the presence of an authentic 1950's Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table and four Tulip Chairs. Well I was stunned. I went home researched one more time just to make sure I had the right items ( I still did not buy them...neither was I worried about someone else buying them as they were in the store for quite some time). Sure enough the items were authentic with a BR-51 under the seat of each chair.
I did some browsing on ebay and came across an ad where someone had recently sold a set of four, for around $3200. They also described how they restored them. So, I took notes and did the same.
So I went back to this small shop. The guy wanted $125 (thats right one hundred and twenty-five dollars). I offered him $100 and it was a done deal. Load them up in the Tahoe and home they went! A complete set of four Tulip Chairs and Tulip Table for $100!!!!
Small towns are crawling with hidden treasures so take a small trip to one and see what you find.
It was another day...another GOODWILL HUNTING.
9 comments:
wow what a find ilove treasure hunting it is so exciteing to find a wonderful piece and you know there is a story behind it .I had an old dinning table once and always use to wonder what storys it could tell if it could talk.my daughter use to go to a lot of estate sales and sell things on ebay.we got an old lamp for 25cents once and we put it up on ebay we had 2 people bidding crazy we sold it for 140.00 it was funiam looking forward to comming and visiting your blog to see what you find next
i love your blog so glad i seen it i also love to treasure hunt have done it many years.my daughter and i use to go to a lot of garage sales and estate sales and amvets goodwill we use to sell things on ebay once we bought a lamp of a buffalo cast iron we paid 25cents sold it for 140.00 wow 2 people had a bidding war it was so funi will be visting to see what new thing you find:)ps what a deal you got good eye for sure
Thanks so much for stopping by! I have a number of treasures and I cant wait to post them all! Please drop by again!
Mr. Goodwill Hunting.
I love it when something like this happens. Good find!
I am jealous of the flatware find below...
Thanks for stopping by.....Yes TC can be pricey, although I would think homes should be coming down in price.....It depends on the neighborhood...I am not in a big subdivision, yet I am not in the older section....so we bought at a good price, at a good time.....good luck something will pop up for you!!~
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?????????????? OMG--you are ridiculously lucky! Great find--good for you!
what area do you live in?
Great FIND!!
My stomach literally knotted up when I read this. I have been wanting this exact set for some time!!! Anything like this would be snapped up around here in seconds--the locals are pretty savy :( But congrats on your find. I'm loving your blog by the way!
OMG! I would die, die!
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