Gary Germer & Assoc. Blog

Warehouse Estate Sale Opens Thursday

We're currently working overtime setting up our next big Warehouse Estate Sale. This sale comprises of a number of local estates that, for one reason or another, selling in-home is not an option.  After donating the every-day household goods (like bed linens or towels) to local charities, we've packed, stored and moved the contents of these estates to a local 6,000 sq. ft. warehouse to be sold. 

(Scene from one corner of the warehouse, early in the setup process.)

To be clear: this is fresh merchandise, not offered for sale before now.

While we have this large space available to us, we will also be offering for sale a few private collections (we unpacked a great vintage cap gun collection just a few days ago.), and we have done some early spring-cleaning in our own warehouse, bringing over some great signed lithographs, glassware and collectibles.

(Vintage cap gun collection.)

We estimate the volume of merchandise is the equivalent of 4 big estate sales.  As you can imagine, it is a lot of work packing it all to move to storage, then moving it all to the sale site, unpacking and setting it all up for sale.  Our goal is to not have to move it again.  Just like a traditional in-home Estate Sale, everything is priced to sell in a short amount of time. 4 Days.

We will be posting pictures and further details daily, as we unpack and set up for this great sale!  Be sure to check back.

2454 E Burnside
Two blocks from the Laurelhurst Theater

Thurs. Feb. 4th
through
Sun. Feb. 7th.

10am - 7pm (or later)

More Pictures: Here

We anticipate a line on opening day, a signup sheet will be available at the front door by Wednesday (2/3) at 5pm, to reserve your place in line.

Happy New Year: My New (Old) Lamp

Well, we put to rest another year. I Hope all had a happy and safe holiday season. I don't know about you, but doesn't it seem that this winter has been darker than others in the past? Maybe I am just getting older, but it seems that way to me. December was filled with friends, food, extra sleeping and making exciting plans for 2010.

I started the New Year off right by going to an auction on New Year's Day. It was out in the country and I thought I would be the only one there. Unfortunately for me, the place was PACKED! It was an old-fashioned country auction with antique furniture, prints and glass, even and old horse drawn buggy! Prices seemed good to me, and my friend Anne made out like a bandit on some nice things for her shop. But, I made the big score! I bought an Art Deco lamp, which must have been from a store or theater display. The auctioneer told us all it was from the 1939 New York World's Fair. But, then again, he was selling African and Filipino baskets as 19th century Native American. (I suggested they were from the Black Sheep tribe.)

Anyway, back to my lamp. She is of the period of the NYC 1939 fair, but I am still researching if she is from that event or made for a different venue. Any info anyone can pass along to me would be greatly appreciated. She is 74 inches tall, heavily weighted base and she seems to be made of a composite similar to mannequins. The bad news is someone spray painted her with silver paint and the globe has been replaced. I am going to restore her once I figure out what she originally looked like. Nevertheless, I love her as she is. I have a soft spot for older women in heavy makeup.

(Images taken by my iPhone.)