Great Estate Sale Finds

It's been awhile since I've been to an estate sale, but last night I saw a posting for a 1-day sale in a nearby community, and there were lots of teacups in the photos.  So shortly after my laser therapy on my knee, my hubby and I went.  It was around 2:00 o'clock and the rush of buyers had passed.  There were only four shoppers in the house when we arrived.

The teacups were still there and the lady running the sale said she'd give me a good deal since they were hoping to sell everything in one day.  I did, indeed, get a good deal - 26 teacups for $30. Most were from England, but there were also some from Austria, Poland and Japan.  I almost feel guilty taking a deceased lady's treasured teacups to The Whitney where they will get broken in the hustle and bustle of restaurant life, but we use china teacups for our Mansion Teas, so I had to move past that mindset.

There were eight identical violet teacups and I envisioned the owner setting a beautiful table with them.

I'm keeping the only Shelley teacup in the collection, as well as a brown transferware teacup.  It's my first piece of brown transferware, perfect for fall.  Shelley teacups are so thin and delicate, they would never survive at The Whitney.

Remember the small green vases I was searching high and low for awhile back?  There were two of them at the sale for $1 each.  I finally acquired the eight I wanted, but bought these anyway since they were so reasonably prices.

And lastly... a white teapot lamp decorated with blue flowers.  I'm sure it was an accessory to Early American furniture back in the day, but my hubby will antique the maple base and center pole in white and gold and that, along with a new lamp shade will give it a new look.  It was only $6 so how could I go wrong?

Do you do estate sale shopping?  My luck usually isn't this good, but today I felt like I hit the jackpot!