Estate sale in Crete, IL: Oct 31–Nov 1
| When | Sat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1 · 9:00 AM–3:00 PM |
| Where | Crete, IL (exact address not listed yet) |
| Run by | A Rosey Glow Estate Sales |
What the photos show
Flossmoor estate sale of quality furniture, tools and cameras. Notable pieces are a red lacquer Chinese cabinet with carved gilt panels, Guideman and Leatherman Wave-style multi-tools new in package, a carved amethyst Guanyin figure, Chinese snuff bottles including a blue and white one, a carved jade-style ram and stone figures, a pair of tufted gold armchairs with fan, a lot of vintage postcards, and a curved-glass mahogany curio with a needlepoint chair.
Items spotted in the photos
24 items identified from the listing photos.
| Item | Similar on eBay |
|---|---|
| Carved amethyst Guanyin figure, Chinese snuff bottles and carved stone ram | — |
| Corona No. 3 folding portable typewriter with black case, early 1900s | — |
| Curved-glass mahogany curio and needlepoint chair | — |
| Green ivy-leaf banded serving bowl and dinner plates, white ceramic | — |
| Hand-tooled floral leather purse with stitched edges, vintage Western style | — |
| John Deere Precision Elite 1/16 scale 7800 tractor die-cast in box | — |
| John Deere Prestige Collection ERTL combine model box (vintage-style No. 10 pull-type combine, 1:16 scale) | — |
| Levi's tan cotton twill field jacket with corduroy-style collar and snap-front closure | — |
| Lot of 10 embossed scalloped-edge dinner plates with red floral center, white ironstone-style | — |
| Lot of 3 English bone china rosebud chintz trio cups, saucers and plates, gold rims | — |
| Lot of approx. 10 vintage firearms reference books incl. Howe's The Modern Gunsmith Vols I & II (Funk & Wagnalls), Hatcher's Notebook, Sharpe's The Rifle in America, Borden's Colt Automatic Pistols | — |
| Lot of approx. 40 pieces Blue Onion pattern porcelain dinnerware (stacked dinner and salad plates, cups, saucers, bowls, teapot, creamer, covered sugar, pitcher, covered butter dish, gravy boat), likely German-made | — |
| Lot of approx. 6 vintage US coin reference books incl. Taxay's U.S. Coins, Counterfeit Mis-Struck and Unofficial U.S. Coins, Willem's The United States Trade Dollar, Early Half Dollar Die Varieties | — |
| Lot of dinner plates with blue ribbon and rose border and gold rim | — |
| Mitten's Professional vintage wooden sign-making letter type set in red box, orange plastic letters and numerals (mid-century) | — |
| Multi-tools new in package incl. Guideman and Leatherman Wave | — |
| Pair of ornate antique brass candlesticks with wing and bow motifs, heart-shaped base cutouts, likely 19th-century Renaissance Revival style | — |
| Red lacquer Chinese cabinet, alternate view | — |
| Red lacquer Chinese cabinet with carved gilt panels | — |
| Reticulated pierced porcelain plate with blue rim and hand-painted bird center | — |
| Set of 5 antique hand-painted cabinet cups and saucers with genre scenes, teal border, gold trim, with matching shell-shaped tray | — |
| Tommy Hilfiger navy packable quilted puffer jacket with flag logo | — |
| Vintage floral chintz upholstered sofa with cabbage rose and fruit pattern, camelback-style sectional | — |
| Vintage postcard lot | — |
Before you go
Item names come from our analysis of the listing photos, so they can be wrong, and eBay figures are the median recent sold price of similar items, not what this sale will charge. The best pieces usually go in the first hour of the first day. Check the organizer's listing for last-minute changes. More sales in Crete.
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