Mr. Jones wrote:Leave no stones unturned...check every freakin' item...
Do N.O.T. FREAKIN' DO A CARTE BLANCHE DUMPSTER CHUCK A THON WITH IDIOT YOUNG STONG AND HEALTHY MILLENNIALS WHO KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE AFORE MENTIONED STUFF.....WARNING DO NOT USE DUMB PEEPS TO EMPTY AN ESTATE...WATCH OUT FOR THEIVING AUCTION HOUSE CRIMINALS TOO...
ART, ANTIQUES, COLLECTABLES AND HIDDEN MONEY ESCAPES THERE MENTAL GRASPS...
my sister came in from NJ (Pennington) last week and went through the pockets of all the clothes. I've had two years to go through absolutely everything else, and just before I started that endeavor my mother was perfectly clear minded and told me where she had stashed stuff...which I found exactly where and what she had stated. My sister found a dime and a thousand tissues.
Pretty much on top of valuables, her style was/is Early American and Colonial with a smattering of Asian stuff..an antique opium chest that I am keeping. A few pieces of special stuff like Henriot Quimper signed plates, both original and reproductions, some Waterford, a few converted oil/kerosene lamps on gateleg tables, candle snuffers...not much of that is hot these days.
Some pewter, couple hand hammered old copper trays. A couple sets of Depression glass plates and stuff in that deep red color, some Rogers Silver serving pieces, Lot's of charming stuff but only meaningful to a handful of collectors these days.
I grew up aware of the stuff so have a small advantage over most people I know.