Estate of Well-Traveled Foreign Service Officer
May 29
9am to 3pmMay 30
9:30am to 3pmMay 31
11am to 3pmTerms & Conditions
The official list goes out one hour before doors open. Early birds may create a list to indicate their place in line, but those names must be transferred to the official list and all must be present at that time (you can't sign in at 6 am and leave--you can leave after you sign in at 7 am.)
We accept cash, credit cards ($10 min - no fee), Venmo and Zelle. Sorry, we do not accept checks.
All sales are final. Please, try it on, turn it on and inspect it before purchasing.
Buyers are responsible for having the necessary tools to dismantle furniture, load, and move the items purchased.
All items must be picked up by the end of the sale.
We have limited bags and wrap for fragile items, so please bring your own.
Buyers are responsible for moving and loading purchases. SBG staff are not available to help.
Shoplifters will be prosecuted when caught.
If possible, leave the kids at home, otherwise please watch them and don’t let them run through house unsupervised.
No public bathrooms available.
Picture Disclaimer: Pictures of the items we expect to sell at the estate sale are posted approximately a week before the family reviews the sale. There may be situations where the family asks for items to be pulled after pictures have been taken. If you are looking for a specific item and are coming from a distance, we ask that you contact us to inquire.
Sale By Gale
Description & Details
An estate of a retired Foreign Service Officer with postings in Soviet-era Moscow during Reagan’s first term and later in Mexico and other deployments, along with personal ties to China and Japan. These are authentic higher end pieces.
The home has a wide range of items gathered over years of foreign travel: cultural pieces and artifacts, books (especially about history and foreign affairs), interesting posters, artwork, and décor – along with quality household furnishings and items, and a bunch of stuff in the garage.
A wonderful sale for anyone who appreciates history, American diplomacy and international and cultural affairs and the stories that come along with them. Cool and wild stuff:
- Antique Tsarist Russian samovars (circa late 1800s)
- Handwoven Mexican Tapete rug
- Vintage rug from Moscow in the 1980s
- Tons of authentic Chinese, Japanese and other Asian and African collectibles.
- Vintage chess sets
- French provincial dresser
- Thonet style rocking chair
- Vintage rattan shelving unit and side tables
- Antique steamer trunk
- Midcentury Classics Illustrated comic books such as The Last Days of Pompei, The Three Musketeers, White Fang and numerous other titles.
- Vintage men's clothing and modern clothing with original tags
- Massive DVD collection
- Large collection history and international affairs books, beautiful picture books, travel books, including maps, guidebooks and coffee table books
- Mexican paper mache fruit
- Vintage wooden Mexican dance masks
- Costume jewelry
- Vintage Mexican textiles
- Japanese four-panel byobu
- Vintage Pyrex
- Chinese paper-cutting (jianzhi) art
- Moroccan-style brass tray
- Traditional decorative Chinese folding fans
- Vintage four-panel teak hand-carved divider screen
- Eastern European decorative eggs
- Sri Lanka wood statues
All of this is just the beginning. Come and see.
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