Monday, March 25, 2013

On the Road with Cindy's Collectibles: San Marcos



San Marcos, California
This conversation actually took place on the trip to an estate sale in San Marcos, California…

Husband (in his best Ron Burgundy voice):  “San Marcos... it’s an old German phrase that means a Whale’s Vagina”
 
Me: “Sweetheart, I know you’re the history guy, but I attended Catholic schools for 13 years, and I’m pretty sure San Marcos is Spanish for Saint Mark.”
 
Husband: “Agree to disagree”

… And that’s one of the reasons I bring him. He still makes me laugh.


Seth Thomas Mantle Clock
Anyway, we’re on the way to San Marcos or Lake San Marcos if you prefer which is about a 40-mile drive south to an upscale suburb of San Diego that has a man-made lake, several golf courses and is home to Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM). Again, my husband and I are expanding our search range for estate sales and communities like this one are a prime target for Cindy’s Collectibles. This ends up being one of our smaller estate sales this year and I’m surprised we only ended up with three items because this sale has some high-end collectibles and as friendly a broker as I have encountered.



Delft Hand Made Pitcher
For any fans of Dutch pottery (including me) I picked up a stunning example of Royal Delft Hand Made Pottery. The small pitcher which I believe is used for pouring maple syrup is absolutely beautiful with the traditional Delft white and blue pattern throughout the pitcher. At the same time my husband found a Seth Thomas Mantle clock, that although it does Not work, is still a beautiful display item and my clock guy informed us that the clock is still repairable. Last, almost at the same time we both spotted a vintage Kundo Anniversary clock made in Germany. This beautiful glass dome anniversary clock is vintage, comes with the original key and works perfect!


Sometimes estate sales are all about the "quality" of the items you purchase as opposed to the "quantity" and this was one of those days for Cindy’s collectibles. But we picked up some very nice items and they are already up for sale in my eBay store!
Kundo Anniversary Clock

The Links below will take you to the eBay listings for all the items in this blog.
 

Thank You

Cindy

http://stores.ebay.com/cindyscollectibles

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