Most of us would love to give and get something new, different and unique at Christmas – a gift we won’t likely see in the malls.
Some of the best gifts can be found on the auction tables. They normally don’t cost a lot, have a little history behind them and are still in pretty good condition. Some auction-goers, while looking for items to sell, also shop for gifts – like the regular who beamed after getting his hands on a child’s toy and some collectibles months before the holiday season arrived.
So, today, I’ve come up with a list of new and vintage gifts straight from auction for those special people on your Christmas list. It may be too late to buy now, but there’s always next year. Happy hunting.
Nat King Cole signed photo.
Vintage earrings and new gold bracelets with gemstones.
1983 Mercedes 380SL.
African wood-carved heads.
Julius Bloch’s “Dead Soldier (1936) and Frank J. Dillon’s oil-on-canvas of his mother (1916).
Tractor-seat bar stools.
Witch ball to capture evil spirits.
Guitar belonging to Atlantic City entertainer Paulie Teardrop.
Yamaha grand piano.
Dominican Lime dolls.
Thomas Blackshear’s “Spring.”
Silver-plated trinket case with matching pin cushion, and Lenox dresser box.
Rolling pins and vintage kitchen items.
Children’s books and African-American-themed books.
Golfer doorstop.
Ceramic cat bank.
Nikon F 35mm camera, for the photography buff who prefers film over digital.
