April 21 – 22, 2014

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Dashing through the s’burbs
In a 4-door Kia Borrego,
Then setting up a SALE
For all y’all to go-go

It’s bustin’ at the seams
Don’t miss this one NO WAY ~
What fun it is to know that we’ll
Be seeing you all Mon-day yay-yay!

Ah, just  a li’l bit o’ inspiration from the lighted Christmas tree that will greet you upon arrival!  We’re festive that way.  THIS is a fab sale 🙂

IMPORTANT STUFF:  ** Note the later start time per Mission Hills.  ** PLEASE NOTE:  heretofore, if guests bring in/wear bags/handbags/purses/coats into a Blue Tape Sale, we reserve the right to look in the bag … thanks in advance for your cooperation.  Just the way it is.  ** Valuables are off property til sale day.  ** As always, please respect family’s privacy  ~ they’ll be there til the sale ~ Thanks 🙂

  ** look for a second posting Monday night on estatesales.net announcing the Blue Tape sale that runs WED-THURS (April 23-24th in OP)

2201 West 68th Street, Mission Hills 66206  (West of State Line on 68th Street)
MONDAY  ………………..  9am – 5pm
TUESDAY  ……………….  9am – 11am @ 25% off (home cleared @ 11 for resetting)
                                           11:15-3 @ 50% off

Where to start … the seriously awesome artwork selection probably:  two large signed original R.C. Gorman paintings (Dream Day and Two Women), Three Navajo Women by Roberts, Black Foot Camp by DeDecker, Desert Canyon by Dempsey, Row Boats by Brooks and SOOO much more …

beautiful dark wood King 4-poster bed, raspberry loveseat, 2 full-size mattress sets, 2 daybeds, a Henkel-Harris desk, a down-cushion settee loveseat, a (large) room-size 12×18 oriental rug, a SO-beautiful inlaid-edge Duncan Phyfe table with 2 leaves, 6’ wide antique English sideboard, 3 narrow drop-leaf wall tables, 10 upholstered seat dining chairs, an antique writing desk/hutch with inkwell slots …

several antique marble-top tables, marble-top chest, scroll-arm custom-upholstered (by Andrews & Abbey-Riley) antique carved wood couch and matching wing back chairs, a darling pink-checked Century Hickory NC, Nano iPod,  …

2 super-cool wide-seat/high back white wicker rockers, several wicker side tables, FOUR wrought iron tables (one w glass top), 3 sets of wrought iron chairs, wr. iron baker’s rack and loveseat/bench and side tables,  3 grey/blue wicker rockers, heavy wr iron wall table, 4 strap chaise loungers, 4 white lounger pads, older Weber gas grill and TORO Snowblower …

the Mu-tha-lode of silver plate serving pcs (2 large serving trays, coffee and tea pots, water pitchers, c/s, serving plates, butter, bowls, interesting misc), Alaskan jackets/coats, Rosenthal – Nippon – Wedgewood china sets, Nambe, grrrreat selection of stemware (pilsners to wine to m’rita’s to sherbets to hi—balls …), old Hummel lamp, BOOOOOKS! old and new, including the 1946 10th printing of the 1st Edition of the Alcoholics Anonymous book …

great selection of STERLING including a large REED & BARTON Sterling flatware set with lotsa serving pcs, pr sterling candelabras, cups, bowls and other misc, 300-ish CD’s, albums, great selection of wall mirrors and interesting lamps, 2 large/med copper pots,  many nice end tables, black marble-top 3 drawer chest, wood top kitchen cart, pair of wood twin beds, nice weight bench …

the equivalent of SIX closets full of nice women’s/men’s clothing/shoes/coats/jackets/ties … Chicos, Talbots, LL Bean, Harolds, Polo, Brooks Bro’s, Eaton, Sigrid Olsen, London Fog, Barbour, E Bauer, Sanyo, Ferragamo, Stuart Weitzman and more … many small sizes, but mostly large to 2X, some fragrances (Shalimar, Samsara, Hayman 273, Rochas), good selection of costume jewelry …

   3 1952 repro aerial-shot photographs of Pearl Harbor, a slew of 50+ beautiful women’s scarves (Echo, Gucci, Burberry, Vera ~ all dry cleaned!), Justin cowboy boots, SONY BRAVIA 32″ flatscreen TV, KDS Rad-7 display monitor, Compaq Presario Computer, several office chairs, 2 nice Rowenta irons, Whirlpool upright freezer, Scandia King down comforter, vintage Mizzou Tiger blanket …

an Indian beaded breastplate with choker, packed kitchen ~ small appliances, pots/pans, cookbooks, LARGE punchbowl, kitchen table and 4 caned-back chairs, nice luggage, large plant pots, 2 hose reels, workshop tools and garden tools and garden hoses a-plenty (seriously), 8’ Davidson alum ladder, aluminum extend ladder, wheelbarrow …

   3 Hoover vacuums: Elite upright ~ an Encore cannister ~ a hard floor Cyclonic, Japanese woodblock prints, lots of old lithos, Caithness paperweights, Steuben, Herand, Waterford, an awesome map of Africa dated 1720, a 9’ long work-seated bench, mini trampoline, 13 foot work station or play desk for your playroom, vases-vases-vases, some old board games, nice walkers/potty seats, lalala, TABLESSSS OF smalls ….

and a RED vintage COLEMAN cooler that, when opened says aloud:
“I have partied in the park
to the tunage of The Simon & Garfunkel
with a shipment of Shlitz coolin’ inside”

Talking coolers are awesome.

Continued note taking:  ** CHECKS WRITTEN WILL REQUIRE A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE …  it’s our way of helping our guests to avoid becoming felons.  Limited entry may be necessary on Monday morning.   Alllll items MUST be picked up before 2pm on Tuesday.  And since we don’t move furniture, please make certain you have the proper moving help before you purchase something heavier than a D’Bronx pizza.  

Oh you so wanna be at this sale.  We have had an absolute blast setting this up this sale and getting to know this terrific family.  We are lucky bugs.

Peaceout, peeps ~

Nancy ~
   and 8 of the biggest blessings in my life,
        Tina, Paula, Sue, Trish, Barb, Diane, Carole and Shannon

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Here is a map of the sale!