With excellent weather (despite the reports!) the Designer Barn Sale Tom Luciano and I held at my sorta-new pretty-old house in Roxbury, Ct last weekend was a rousing success.
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More than 250 people showed up to pursue the wide variety of furnishings we had artfully arranged (if I do say so myself!) in what is the largest barn on my property.
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A steady stream of sophisticated shoppers were on hand – some who had received the email announcing the sale, and others who saw the designer signs announcing the Designer Barn Sale placed at a number of key locations in Roxbury.
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Among the many locals who showed up were dozens of people who mentioned that they had been at the House Sale that happened just before I took possession of the house, and were kvelliing over the dramatic transformation of the property and the barn; they all loved the openness of the landscape and the extended view over the Roxbury Land Trust – Lilly Preserve – behind my property.
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Some of the design notables in attendance were the artist Steven Miller, antiques aficionado Craig Van Den Bruelle, Dale Cohen, PR Maven Wendy Silverstein, dealers Richard Lambertson & Suzanne Cassano, Rhonda Eleish, ASPIRE magazine’s Amy Sneider, Alexandra Carlin from the Hearst Corporation, and my clients Mariella and Brian Winthrop.
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Here are a few shots of the offerings from early Saturday morning just as folks began arriving.
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On behalf of Tom and myself I’d like to say a special word of thanks to everyone — old friends, and some new ones — who came by the sale. And whatever your plans are for these last 2 weekends of the summer season, enjoy yourselves!
I am going to be hosting a Designer Barn Sale at my still-pretty-new-very-old-house in Roxbury, Connecticut on August 22-23.
I am doing the sale in collaboration with my long-time friend Tom Luciano – who co-founded the now well-known antique store Historical Materialism in NYC before moving to a fabulous storefront in Hudson for many years. Between the 2 of us there are many exciting pieces in the sale – everything from seating, floor lamps and table lamps, artwork, cabinets, iron pieces, ceramics, tables, antique textiles, and curiosities.
If you’re going to be in Litchfield County the weekend of the 22nd — or would like to plan to come for the sale, you can follow this link to email me for more detailsand for the address and directions. I certainly hope to see some familiar faces — and to make some new friends.
Here are a few of the many items that will be available for purchase;
A PAIR OF BRASS URNS, A KLISMOS BENCH, AND A 19TH CENTURY CAPTAINS CHAIR
A DRIP GLAZED TABLE LAMP, A HALL COAT-RACK/MIRROR, AND A PAIR OF BRONZE AND IRON CHAIRS
SOME OF THE MANY GREEN AMERICAN MID-CENTURY CERAMICS, PAIR OF MASSIVE BRASS URNS AND VINTAGE IRON FLOOR LAMP
VERY LARGE c.1920 EWER, AND LOUNGE CHAIR WITH OAK TRIM
ADIRONDACK TWIG STAND
EXAMPLES OF CURIOSITIES INCLUDING AN LARGE ANTIQUE JUG, POUNDED COPPER VESSEL WITH TWO HANDLES, AND AN AFRICAN BASKET AND MASK; CAST IRON URN WITH REMOVABLE LID
SLEEK BRASS AND WHITE LAQUER MODERN TABLE LAMP AMERICAN BY LAUREL GUILD
A PRIMITIVE WINDSOR STOOL, AN EIGHT DRAWER TALL CHEST, AND A QUEEN ANNE PERIOD TAVERN TABLE
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That’s just a small assortment of what’s going to be available — it’s a rather large barn — and it’s full to capacity (and spilling out onto the lawn!)
I hope to see you there!
Need directions from New York City — here’s a map link, and if you’re already in Connecticut — here’s a map link if you’re near Roxbury.
Even at the one-year-anniversary-of-my-still-very old-house in Connecticut I continue to gear-up with more gear.
As you can see here, galvanized metal figures prominently in my weekends. Galvanized metal is an ‘old-school’ material, predating plastic, evoking ‘times gone by’ (and some of the products are still even made in America.)
The photo was taken on the front steps of my Greek Revival farmhouse documenting my new shiny and practical treasures by my long time friend – Tom Luciano – who among other things is a talented photographer.
Tom spent the weekend with me in Connecticut – I have much to share….
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