Part of getting the estate settled is dealing with the contents of two households. My mother-in-law kept a sizable collection of what I call nick-knacks, but I bet she’d call them collectables. Plus they have some really lovely pieces of furniture. We have many options available to dispose of the contents, and I think I have researched them all. I have decided to make an offer to Gerry and George. I’ll clean out both households, and auction the stuff on e-bay over the winter. We’ll store the stuff in our soon-to-be barn, and then in the spring we can have a yard/estate sale with what remains. For my efforts I want one third of the take, and I want them to pay any expenses I incur, such as the “Got Junk” people to take trash away. I also will probably need to hire a brawny helper or two from time to time, especially when we get around to selling the furniture.

To give you an idea of the enormity of the task, this is just a sample of what is in the house in Connecticut. There’s even more in Florida.











Mom had lovely taste, don’t you think?

I want that little blue bowl, in the 3rd pic down. I have a plate to match it. I believe it's Wedgewood?

The amber (or pinkish?) colored glass dishes (look like goblets, or dessert cups?) in the second picture looks like depression glass. Which is collectible. You might want to research to pieces to see if that's what they are and if they're rare. A couple of the clear pieces of glass might also be depression glass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_glass

We have depression glass coming out our ears. Same for pressed glass and carnival glass. I’m really surprised that some of the pieces are easy to find on the ‘net, so I’ll have a good idea of what each item might bring. I figure that half the battle with selling unique pieces on e-bay is making sure you do your research and have the proper key words. You really need to know what to call the darned thing, who made it and how old it is. Pattern names are important too. Pottery marks are a great help and can researched online.