tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post6472695144474286177..comments2023-11-03T05:59:43.804-07:00Comments on A Bloomsbury Life: I Blame it on BonhamsLisa Borgnes Giramontihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708026781435832810noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-4470455863199494612011-05-01T07:57:46.436-07:002011-05-01T07:57:46.436-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-7576301100829757892010-09-14T10:33:45.578-07:002010-09-14T10:33:45.578-07:00auctionaholic? really and I'm Sildenafil and I...auctionaholic? really and I'm Sildenafil and I think I am shopaholic...are you thinking about the same I am? I think that we could make a great couple, you auction and I buy!Sildenafilhttp://www.citratesildenafil.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-56554925309585850442010-01-24T20:52:44.679-08:002010-01-24T20:52:44.679-08:00Oh, there is nothing like an auction! I highly re...Oh, there is nothing like an auction! I highly recommend finding one of a country estate that has hired an auctioneer to liquidate the loot. It is a not-to-be-missed experience!Town and Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842299632895569707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-34258583380406638562010-01-23T10:56:06.305-08:002010-01-23T10:56:06.305-08:00Hi Lisa-
I am a reader of yours and work at Bonham...Hi Lisa-<br />I am a reader of yours and work at Bonhams in LA. I'm so glad you enjoyed your experience! We have Sunset Estate sales again on the 7th and 28th of February. I hope to see you there.<br />All the best, LucyLUCYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948387445409449355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-66271692013380280712010-01-22T16:53:40.541-08:002010-01-22T16:53:40.541-08:00Hello Lisa,
What fun I have had reading this, a ma...Hello Lisa,<br />What fun I have had reading this, a marvelous post. Incredible deals, indeed. Once bitten by the auction bug ut's hard to pay retail...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-75113747014980710492010-01-22T13:27:22.866-08:002010-01-22T13:27:22.866-08:00Lisa -
My very first and ONLY auction I ever atte...Lisa -<br /><br />My very first and ONLY auction I ever attended I got so wrapped up in the frenzy I ended up bidding AGAINST myself!!<br /><br />the vase now sits on my shelfSusan's Snippetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318690700893201072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-70053040241551012622010-01-22T13:23:15.355-08:002010-01-22T13:23:15.355-08:00I was there too! I got a wonderful chrome/glass di...I was there too! I got a wonderful chrome/glass dining table and a chrome/glass trolley at West Elm prices for our new offices. I have furnished 3 places of my own from Butterfields, although for clients it isn't so great as they have no return policy(!)<br />I also love portraits, it is like adding new friends to the walls, however these you must preview in person.In photographs they often look quite different.<br />Sadly many people have great taste so I am prepared to lose on occasion- I loved the wing chair you missed!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032612422963708763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-22142790213702824732010-01-22T10:38:34.261-08:002010-01-22T10:38:34.261-08:00the recession has forced me to become more creativ...the recession has forced me to become more creative in my procurement of fabulous things. I got quite wrapped up in Ebay over the holidays, and I'm afraid I will bankrupt myself if I go to live auctions!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308101220891195220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-17000593757783200732010-01-22T10:01:19.838-08:002010-01-22T10:01:19.838-08:00The adrenaline rush is intense! I love auctions a...The adrenaline rush is intense! I love auctions and wish there was a better auction house here in Seattle because shipping things across country is a killer. My heart would have been beating at the sight of that wing chair and the Peter Dunham one as well!<br />Congratulations on the gig at W! Your piece was charming and I think I need to do some shopping now...<br />xo<br />WendyW. Adairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250008181609975034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-12369508265057346322010-01-22T05:24:46.002-08:002010-01-22T05:24:46.002-08:00Lisa Lisa Lisa,
the prices that you quoted are so...Lisa Lisa Lisa, <br />the prices that you quoted are sooooo cheap, it would be a crime not to buy now. In two years time, when the prices have returned to normal, you will be kicking yourself. <br /><br />And I have never heard of a person hanging their auction house treasure up on their lounge room wall and saying "god, I wish I had bought more piping and guttering for the house, instead".<br /><br />little augury, my heart also started pounding when I read this post. There is a piece of Wagner porcelain I would give up food for!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-57416521445982631172010-01-22T05:14:21.954-08:002010-01-22T05:14:21.954-08:00You must possess George...!You must possess George...!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113148899321196631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-33940539471965854182010-01-22T04:25:06.946-08:002010-01-22T04:25:06.946-08:00I love your choices. I love Lady in Blue (her pose...I love your choices. I love Lady in Blue (her pose and intelligent eyes remind me of women from the Blue Stockings Society in the mid-18th century). I love going to auction but I can get carried away once I find something my heart is set. I go blinking, winking, waving, shaking my heads like a maniac until I get it. SO, it's very dangerous.<br /><br />I'm so glad that you are visiting Scotland this year!! I'm so excited and it would be lovely if you could visit to a heavenly place called "Little Sparta" - Ian Hamilton Finlay, the conceptual artist have created his home and beauitful garden with his art works and concrete poetry. It's right up to your street, my dear. When I visited this place, I thought I died and went up to the heaven. The place is set in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh. Here is the website:<br /><br />http://www.littlesparta.co.uk/home.htmA Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-47765181274448338622010-01-21T21:31:41.077-08:002010-01-21T21:31:41.077-08:00Holy mackerel that was exciting! I hate it when s...Holy mackerel that was exciting! I hate it when someone bids against me in an auction. It just seems so wrong somehow! <br /><br />I hate it you missed the first painting of the handsomely disheveled gentleman. He reminded me of Heathcliff.<br /><br />The George IV however, looks too much like Quentin Crisp. Not that that's a bad thing exactly.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-47190725627511718922010-01-21T20:32:16.417-08:002010-01-21T20:32:16.417-08:00HI LISA-
Well, this is a great new direction.
You...HI LISA-<br /><br />Well, this is a great new direction.<br />You will continue to learn--and you will get very good at it.<br />A confession: I once wanted a painting at an auction so much I hid it under a pillow on a sofa so that no-one else would see it in previews. When it came up for auction, I was the only bidder! Sold? I love it.<br />I confessed this to the owner of the auction house--who said he'd heard much worse and smiled at me very indulgently.<br />Auctions are so worthwhile. They are educating, and enriching. In Paris I always go to the Drouot auctions. I don't bid--but every item that comes up for sale, or is in preview, I learn from.<br />Looking forward to reading more auction adventures.<br />very best, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-78278425387119096622010-01-21T20:04:21.055-08:002010-01-21T20:04:21.055-08:00You have to be very disciplined, (which you appear...You have to be very disciplined, (which you appear to have been so far). Set your limit at the beginning. And stick to it!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-37066888681223870562010-01-21T19:28:33.976-08:002010-01-21T19:28:33.976-08:00Dangerous, but right now auction values ARE at a o...Dangerous, but right now auction values ARE at a once in a lifetime low. Won't last forever. Fortunately I live far from any decent one.balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-57031785479877590432010-01-21T19:09:18.463-08:002010-01-21T19:09:18.463-08:00I have yet to attend an auction but after seeing s...I have yet to attend an auction but after seeing some of those prices, I'm kicking myself. I, too, had always assumed that I could never afford anything auction worthy but you have proven that theory to be erroneous.Jessica Thor-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211160900016806861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-45159976464108849372010-01-21T19:02:19.944-08:002010-01-21T19:02:19.944-08:00I want to bid on that dashing gentleman by Henry H...I want to bid on that dashing gentleman by Henry Harlow. He looks exactly how I imagine Mr. Darcy would look like.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725556368895354003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-49057055102420408492010-01-21T18:57:38.190-08:002010-01-21T18:57:38.190-08:00You know that looks Just Like George IV.
One th...You know that looks Just Like George IV. <br /><br />One thing I cannot have in my home is portraits of mostly grumpy men from previous centuries. And that includes ones I may be related to!<br /><br />You evoked the palpitating chest feeling of an auction very well and I just cannot believe that Valentino chandelier. <br /><br />Never fear there are many more wing chairs out there. xoJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-75697953499460307322010-01-21T18:26:29.840-08:002010-01-21T18:26:29.840-08:00Lisa, outstanding post. Art, antiques and auctions...Lisa, outstanding post. Art, antiques and auctions don't have to be intimidating. As always, you make the point in the most entertaining way.<br /><br />I'm pining for that wing chair though and I wasn't even there!Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-46174621676284308742010-01-21T18:26:19.396-08:002010-01-21T18:26:19.396-08:00Yes, my heart started racing as I read this-it is ...Yes, my heart started racing as I read this-it is exhilarating to get into the bidding, over time-sticking to the price you've decided on in advance is best-but oh so hard, so hard. That you did not succumb with that chair is a good sign.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-20627726959939417852010-01-21T17:32:40.000-08:002010-01-21T17:32:40.000-08:00Yes, auctions are so addicting, and soooooo much f...Yes, auctions are so addicting, and soooooo much fun. We used to live near Skinner's on the Eastcoast. Trouble for me. But I loved every minute of it.<br /><br />Have fun, and find some sleepers,<br /><br />Marjorie in CarmelChemin des Muguetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949537173200688907noreply@blogger.com