Guthery's Auction! (and soon to be new location!)

If you went to Don's last Sunday, I'm sure you heard that they are moving to their new location this week. 3.17.13 was the last auction in their old location.  Their new location is at 650 Bain Street in Springdale.

We sure had a good time on Sunday.  The deal of the day for me was this Hobnail pitcher and 6 glass set.  I picked up this beauty for $5.00  I have found these selling all over  ebay and etsy for crazy amounts of money.  I haven't decided yet if I want to sell these or keep them for myself.

I also picked up an iridescent hobnail rectangle bowl.  I haven't done any research on this one yet so I'm not sure of the value.

For $1.00 I got some miscellaneous pieces on a table which included some bookends, a compote and two small pitchers.  I have found similar bookends selling high on the internet.  I need to do some more research on all the pieces to truly see what all I have here.

I also picked up a cool old wood box and wood shelf for $14 each.

Hope to see you at Guthery's new place on Sunday.  Check out the "Auctions and Events" tab for a listing and photos of the items he will be selling on Sunday.

See you there!
Casey

Busy Weekend... Auctioning and Fleatiquing!

Saturday my son and I visited a hidden gem in Fayetteville.  The shop is called "The Place Where Treasures are Found".  They are located at 5975 E. Huntsville in Fayetteville.  As you are headed through Baldwin on your way to Elkins, they will be on your right., and they sit back off the road so you have to be watching for the sign. This shop is home to 100 vendors and is owned by a very nice couple.  I would put this shop in the "Fleatique" category.

You can check them out on facebook: The Place Where Treasures are Found

Tyler and I were both impressed with their selection.  Tyler picked a clock and a couple of small glass bottles for his collection.  I picked up a miniature tea cup that was stamped "occupied japan" on the bottom for $1.  I also purchased a couple of pink depression glass saucers.

There were a couple of nice collections in the shop that I fell in love with! The first was the Fire King Jade-ite.

 I love Jade-ite and I have noticed a lot of activity with it on ebay and etsy.  I also found a great guide for folks interested in collecting Jade-ite.  It gives a brief history and talked about vintage Jade-ite vs. reproductions.  This is important information if you are collecting Jade-ite and want to be sure your collection is authentic.

Check it out HERE!

They also had an amazing collection of Fostoria dishes, lots of oil lamps and cute Fire King and hobnail pieces.

Next we went to "Me & the Flea Market" in Springdale.  This was also a new store for me.  We put this store int he "Flea Market" category. The shop is located at 4388 N. Thompson.

Visit their Facebook page HERE!

They had a great Frankoma collection.  I only own one Frankoma piece by I'm very interested in starting a new collection with it.  Frakoma was founded in 1933 and produced some amazing pieces over the years.

There is great writeup on Frankoma at Wikipedia and can be found HERE! 

Once of the things I like about Frankoma is it is easy to find and individual pieces are inexpensive so it's a good item for a new collector to start out with.  Now most shops don't have collections this large, but you can usually find individual pieces sprinkled around in just about all of the "Fleatique" and "Flea Market" shops we talk about.

 I also picked up a great locker for $5. I will be giving this to a super talented friend to refinish and maybe even make into a table! I'm so excited to see what she comes up with! Don't you just love creative people!?

On Sunday Jim & Dan accompanied me to Don Guthery's auction.  Don typically has his auctions at his place in Johnson but this week they were at a residence (outdoors) in Siloam Springs.  Unfortunately the weather was cold and raining, so we didn't stay long, but they had a great turn out!  We did pick up a clock for Tyler and they had an awesome lot of old matchbox cars.  We ran into a fellow auction goer a couple of hours later and he said that the matchbox collection went for $500!

 It was a busy weekend for sure. Check back for more of our weekly and weekend outings! We are always coming across cool pieces to share.  Are you looking for something specific? Send me an email of what you are looking for and I'll keep my eye out for it!

Happy Hunting!
Casey

Friday Night Auction Action...Stewart & Ken's

Friday night we went to two auctions...we started off in Avoca at Stewart's Auction on Hwy 62.  This was our first visit to Stewart's Auction.  We arrived at 5PM to preview and the auction started at 6PM.  Jeromy Stewart was the auctioneer and kept a quick pace going which is always much appreciated.  The auction house was clean, served good refreshments and offered a comfortable seating area with no bad seat in the house.  Now for the fun part....the treasures we found:

We picked up two awesome old school house desks.  One was a basic square shape in a distressed greenish blue color and the other was a cream color with decorative legs. I found a similar one to the greenish one selling on Polyvore for $125.00.  http://www.polyvore.com/olde_good_things_small_vintage/thing?id=18923875  We picked up both desks for $12.50 each. We are so excited about these desks! A friend and definitely one of our favorite local furniture restoration experts will be working her magic on these, we can't wait to show you the finished product! (And even where you can pick them up yourself!)

We also got a nice wooden 5-drawer chest of drawers for $60.00.  It was a little more than I wanted to pay but all the older real wooden furniture was going pretty high.  It ended up being a great bargain, compared to some of the other chest of drawers that sold for over $100.  The piece was in really good shape and will be a breeze to repaint. 

The last item we got was a maple step end table with a small drawer.  I'm always drawn to the step end tables, probably because my grandmother has always had these in her house.  We paid $20.00 for the table.  I found a similar one on Krrb.com for $100. http://krrb.com/posts/14614-mersman-vintage-step-end-table-with-drawer

We left there around 9PM and headed to Springdale to Ken's Auction.  Ken is located on Spring Street in downtown Springdale.  Ken's is one of our favorite auctions but only stuck around for about 15 minutes.  He always has a nice selection of antiques, furniture, art, jewelry and misc. house hold items.  We didn't purchase anything at Ken's because my son (and most patient auction sidekick), Tyler was spent.  We'll be sure to catch his auction next week.  Ken's next auction is next Friday night and I'm sure he'll have some great items. 

Check our "Auctions & Events" tab for up to date auctions announcements for the Northwest Arkansas area. Hopefully we'll see you there!

Also, we are getting our facebook up and going! Please come check us out and tell your friends about us!

Thanks for reading!

Casey

Welcome!
Welcome to the first official post for Modern Vintage Antiquing!  Ashley and I have been working hard to bring you an awesome site with all the up to date information you need for antiquing in beautiful Northwest Arkansas. 

If you haven't yet, check out the "Where to Shop" and "Auctions & Events" tabs.  The "Where to Shop" tab is a comprehensive directory of great shops in NWA that have been categorized by the type of items they sell.  For instance, if you are looking for a chalk painted coffee table, you will want to look in the Shabby Chic category.  If you are looking for depression glass, take a look at the shops listed under Fleatique.  Or, if you are looking for mismatched glass ware for a Pinterst project, check out the True Thrift section.  Each store has been recently visited and categorized so that you can go straight to the type of store for the items you want!  I'm currently working on another 30+ shops that need to be visited, then they too can be added to the categories.

The "Auctions and Events" tab is also complete, for now!  I will be updating this tab weekly with the upcoming events and auctions, pertaining to the blog.  Soon I'll be doing a blog post on attending auctions.  I know lots of people who are interested, but have never gone, and seem to be a little intimidated by them.  I'll show you the ropes and you'll be a seasoned auction goer in no time!

I'll be working on the 'Map" tab soon as well.  This is going to be a great resource for folks who want to take a day and visit numerous shops.  They will be laid out on a map with the shop's address and hours.

Thanks again for visiting and check back often.  Ashley is working hard on blog coding/linking and technical type stuff and I'm writing the content.  Together we hope to provide you with a great shop guide, lots of tips and maybe help you add to or start a new collection.

Thanks!
Casey

Coming soon to Northwest Arkansas....

Your first local guide to antiquing, thrifting, flea markets and auctions! Please feel free to contact us with questions while we prepare to wow you! Email us!

See you soon!
Casey & Ashley