Ann's Tag Sales - Ridgewood Old Timey Estate - IT'S A DIGGER!!!!

This is another old time Ridgewood estate sale..... LOTS to dig through still.....

The homeowners were very well educated world travelers who also lived in Japan in the late 1960's. The gentleman of the household was a well respected local dentist and a published author as well as very involved with political science ethics. The lady of the house was very active in the national & international Hadassah organization. We are finding many examples of this in the house, including books, artwork, collectibles, porcelains, silver, jewelry, clothing....... and so on!

Items for sale include:

Furniture: MCM furniture - Lane bedrooms pieces, smaller square dining table (& leaf) with chairs; vintage rattan / wicker / faux bamboo (including Franco Albini "Lobster Pot" ottoman & other pieces); traditional mahogany pieces - ball & claw foot camel back sofa, tilt top side table, Chippendale style dining table and chairs, John Wanamaker hand crafted inlaid sideboard; Asian pieces - Japanese tansu stacking chests with fan shape iron lock plates; Chinese Alter table; Steinway baby grand piano; needlepoint throne chairs; faux bamboo nesting tables; Victorian partner's desk; very long rush seat bench; antique tall case clock Martineau London (needs TLC); MORE...

Art: woodblock prints by: Utagawa Kunisada, Yoshitora, Utagawa Hiroshige...; assorted prints / etchings by Willy Seiler; Katherine McCabe lithograph; Sculptures by: David Gerstein; bronze Buddha signed by Goto Hakudo; Gad Almaliah embossed prints; Eugen Gauss carved stone Inuit figureal sculpture; magazine promotional posters; large Calman Shemi tapestry;

Vintage clothing / shoes / accessories - mostly ladies from the 1950's/ 60's; Vintage clothing, which includes some vintage t-shirts from this era as well, including tie-dye, school shirts and a cool Rocky Horror Show (from the old play). There are also vintage sneakers. So far we have found vintage Nike sneakers (similar to the pair Michael J. Fox wore as Marty McFly in the original Back to the Future and a vintage pair of Brooks running shoes.)

Textiles: hand woven Oriental rugs; small Nichols area rug; hand woven blankets; linens;

LOTS of books (all over the house!!): art, Judaica, fiction, non-fiction, political, children's, Japanese items...; also magazines / ephemera...

Vintage boardgames; baseball & other sports cards; vtg magazines (MAD & sporting); CD's / DVD's / VHS / LP's

Porcelains: large set of Royal Copenhagen "Blue Fluted" - some Full Lace; many Oriental / Far East porcelains (blue & white china, ginger jars, platters.....);

Sterling silver / silver plate: hollowware, Judaica spice tower, Kiddish cups, large water pitcher, pair Continental candlesticks...

Decoratives / Collectibles: MCM teak servers by S. Aomine; crystal stemware; assorted lighting / table lamps; paperweights (Eikholt & Josh Simpson); Galle signed art glass pieces; antique bronze "mirror"; Japanese cast iron tea Kettles;

LOTS of jewelry (costume & fine): 10k, 14k & 18k; Victorian; coral, diamonds, jade, jadite, sapphires, pearls, Coral, lapis, semi-precious stones, sterling, Amber, Czech garnet, vintage Mexican signed pieces; Native American - Don Lucas, T. Skeets; other signed by Georg Jensen, Hobe, Denmark/Norway; Michel Negrin, Trifari, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Ayala Bar, Gale Rothstein, Carol Lee, Erwin Pearl; Judaica; and Vintage watches!! And still discovering more!!!!!!!!!!

Coins: US & foreign; some foreign currency

Vintage teacher supplies

In this diggers’ delight, we have found and continue to uncover cool items and collectibles from the 1970s and 80s:

There is a bunch of magazines that range from the likes of MAD Magazine to sports and entertainment magazines.

There is an assortment of vintage sports equipment, too. Baseball gloves with models from Reggie Jackson and Brooks Robinson …and assorted tennis things.

There is an array of sports cards. Baseball, basketball and football cards from the 70s and 80s are all present.Toys and games, handheld games, board games and toy vehicles of all sizes, like vintage Tonka pressed steel construction vehicles and smaller ones like Lesney/Matchbox.

Lots and lots of books of all subject matter, including paperbacks like MAD, movie tie-ins and Herve’s Tin Tin.

There are lots of loose parts, pieces and items from this era that are spread around the house. Make it a point to ask us questions and check out the cool things here.

SOOOOOOOO much more...stay tuned for more photos & info as we keep digging...