Remember this gorgeous Pieces chandelier? It sold for $1750.
Pieces Pagoda chandelier via CococozyThis pagoda chandelier on eBay is a very close second. Add a new coat of paint, new or painted candle sleeves and round bulbs. The current bid is $202.50.
I would totally be bidding on it but I don't really have a need for it. So, somebody please buy it, doll it up and send me a photo.
I was also watching this Hermes small porcelain Chaine d'ancre trinket/change tray but missed the final bidding last night while I was making dinner. The winning bid was $103.49 - more than I was willing to pay but much better than its original price tag of GBP 400-something. At least I thought so until I found this website,
Park Avenue Gifts, wherein you can buy an entire 5-pc. place setting of the pattern for $336. Or a cup and saucer for $89. And when you're not drinking from it, you can just leave it lying around to class up the joint.
There's a smaller, nautically themed Hermes tray currently up for bidding on eBay and the current bid is only $24.99.
It ends today with no reserve. A nice little knickknack for the beach house, don'tcha think?
Here are a few things I was watching and decided against bidding on. My bidding strategy is to wait until the last minute of bidding and put in my maximum bid. It's take-no-prisoners on eBay.
The first two sold for more than I was willing to pay anyway but I think the person who listed this last item was being greedy. The bidding was up over $800 and it still hadn't met the reserve. And even though this is vintage (which can sometimes mean "smells like my grandma's cats") you can get it new for $1050 from the
Gilded Mirror.
I do think eBay has really been stepping up its game lately. How about you? Have you seen anything great on eBay lately?
Another gorgeous shop has opened on beautiful Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware: Boxwood Home at 39 Baltimore. Those chairs with the octopillows are meant for my family room. In addition to being beautiful, they are sooooooo comfy.
The Oly bed above about kills me with its raffia and nailhead upholstery.
An Oly sofa upholstered in a DDG (drop-dead gorgeous) fabric with white leather chairs.
The barrelback chair is upholstered in burlap with nailhead trim. The blue baby alpaca octopus throw is by Thomas Paul.
You can see one side of the Bungalow 5 Calista mirror and some of the John Derian collection of decoupage. It hasn't even been open two weeks yet so they're getting new things in all the time. They have a brand new blog here which you can keep checking for new info as well.
