Exceptionally Nice Estate Sale - Linda Shogren Antiques

First, I want to remind all dealers and those who re-sell, we must have a current (2025) copy of you tax exempt form or we will have to charge you sales tax. 

Several of us who conduct estate sales have been recently questioned as to WHY we are charging sales tax when another estate sale company here ( and possibly others) are not charging tax.  Two of my customers called the City and asked why some were charging and some weren't.  They were told everyone was supposed to charge sales tax.  The implication is that we who are collecting the tax are pocketing what we collect.  Trust me - after two of us were cited about a year ago for failure to collect tax, we were audited going back three years and forced to pay - out of our own pocket - sales tax we had not collected for sales held over a 3 1/2 year period. We argued with the sales tax people showing them where on their own website it stated that yard sales and estate sales were exempt from collecting tax.  One person even hired an attorney to fight it but to no avail.  We were forced to pay thousands in uncollected sales tax.  SO, again, we are charging tax as mandated by the City, County and State Revenue Department.  We should all be operating on a level playing field but unfortunately we aren't - which in the end, always hurts those who are following the rules.  Sorry for my rant - but fair is fair. NOW, to  our next beautiful estate sale - to which we have to charge sales tax!   

This is a beautiful home in the Grove Park community.  We will have a wide assortment of antiques, beautiful smalls, rugs, a tremendous amount of sterling,  local art and much more.  We have begun working on the sale and listed below are a few of the many items to be offered. I will be posting pictures throughout the week.  PARKING:  the streets are narrow so parking can only be on one side of the street - the side with NO mailboxes.  Please do not block anyone's driveway - thanks!

Furniture includes a Henredon banded mahogany dining room table with three leafs; set of 6 Chippendale dining chairs, an early (1790's) breakfront/china cabinet that is outstanding - purchased from an antique shop in New Orleans in the late 1980's; an English chest, a butler's English chest (needs a little TLC) ; several early oak carved tables; a French king bed; a beautiful solid cherry pencil post bed (double); an overstuffed wing chairs; chair with ottoman; an early child's Shaker chair; small one drawer country table; a large oak armoire/cabinet; mahogany chest on chest; pairs of chairs (one a set of French chairs); two sofas (both sleeper- one a Lazy Boy; nice country table with set of 7 chairs; set of 4 bar stools; a very nice day bed; marble top Victorian chest; small child's roll top desk; Gov. Winthrop slant front desk in mahogany; pair of mahogany side tables; French style chest and dresser; gorgeous secretary; Coats Spool  cabinet; antique oak four drawer lift top portable desk by Coats; patio furniture including a part of magnificent iron base and marble top console tables; a table with 4 matching chairs in spun fiberglass by Russell Woodward, a pair of antique wrought iron chairs; a wrought iron table with 4 chairs; a wonderful concrete fountain, much more.  

Smalls and decorative items include:  a large amount of sterling and silver plate; porcelains including Staffordshire, Old Paris, Meissen,  Imari, Rose Madallion; wall sconces; a collection of Lenox demi cups and saucers; a pair of Old Paris urns; Old Paris lamp; a pair of Trefoil Acrylic Table Lamps by Les Prismatiques, vintage 1970's - signed in mint condition;  a desk set/letter box; a large collection of antique English push up brass candlesticks; crystal; several sets of china plates; a set of 12 Royal Doulton plates; a set of 8 Dansk plates (Blue and white) with matching platter; marble ink well; a large glass vase by Nathan Goodson (Kentucky artist); a set of 12 plates and two matching covered casserole dishes by Tuscaloosa artist Tim Weber; a tremendous amount of local art by Jake Wagnon, Barbara Gallagher; Clark Walker, Sharon Yavis, MoseT, Slager, water colors by Ada Peacock, 1940's, dancers,  among others; a large amount of cobalt glassware, vases, bowls; lamps, oriental rugs; very nice art books; Regency candlesticks - absolutely too much to list.