The four tall statues of women on pedestals were hard to miss. The auction-house staff had placed the white stone figures near the front-door entrance.
That was not surprising; it’s what they do at the first signs of the season and they want to unload some “springy” merchandise. I’d seen some of this type of stuff before, but the female statues were a new addition.
They grabbed the attention of a number of auction-goers – one person more than the rest of us. Someone had already attached green absentee stickers on each of them.
The four figural statues represented the seasons and apparently are pretty popular as garden ornaments. They are called the “The Four Goddesses of the Seasons.” The auction house had estimated their value at $2,500 to $5,000. I wasn’t around when they sold, so I’m not sure how much they actually sold for. A similar set of the statues, said to be made in the Baroque style, was selling for about $3,000.
The original goddesses of the seasons are from Greek mythology and represented time.
The stone figures at auction were not alone outside. There were also oversized planters, some of which also had stickers, along with tin buckets and tubs, sundials and hitching posts. A lone painted cross with the inscription “To the Cross I Cling” stood nearby – just in time for Easter.
In the “field” in back of the auction house were a pair of cement lions on pedestals, a cement garden bench and a wrought-iron plant stand. Inside were what the auction house described as “decorative animals” that included an alligator, calf and pig.
More utilitarian than decorative were a push lawn mower with bagger and a power washer.
Here are some of the items from the sale. Those two cylindrical buckets on orange metal stands would look great in my yard. They have faucets but I’d use them as planters.
