Panoply Booth Displays: Purging Household Items

One of the first things in downsizing I did was offer my Panoply sisters to come shopping my vintage wares, both those items stored and used throughout my home. Dividing many of my things allowed us each to share in the potential sales versus me solely taking over the booth spaces for which we all share rent expense for. The sisters came in mid-February. The purged wares became the basis of most of our antique mall shared booth displays so far in 2019. I haven't shown any Panoply booth updates since Christmas 2018 (which you can view in this post and see I was already beginning to purge some of my holiday decor then). Today I'm sharing some of my personal vintage items that have sold in our booths since that mid-February purge.

My four seasons garden statues sold within 24 hours of being placed in the booth.

Almost all of the garden items shown in the photo below also sold: the redwood stools and table, the cherub concrete flower pots (and the reclining cherub statue), the white metal lantern, watering cans on the right, and the concrete squirrels.

Additionally, my concrete birdbath and numerous vintage garden tools from my personal collection sold.

Big ticket items which sold included my stepback cabinet I had in my sunroom and displayed seasonal dishes on. The clock and 1920s boudoir flapper doll also sold. The gorgeous transferware platter was an item I insisted my sister take after not selling in one month. She insisted I try to sell it first.

The chest of drawers below was in my basement, full of vintage linens. It sold (and most of the linens within were given to my sisters). 

The harp girl polychrome bronze statue was previously in my living room, and it also sold.

The desk and windsor chair pictured below were in my guest room. The desk has sold, along with the glass figurine vase. The chair is still available.

The large platter pictured below, which was used in a tablescape here sold, as did the large ceramic rooster and jardin sign on the wall.

After the rooster platter sold (but before the large rooster was bought), I brought in several European grain sacks, all of which sold. The mug rack on the table was also purchased, as were the baled mason jars (Hazel Atlas).

More smalls which sold through my purge included a couple of mirrors I used in my decor: an antique plateau mirror and a beveled dresser mirror with cherubs

The perfume atomizer (Irice) also found a new home.

Several more smalls sold, from things as small as a cork sphere pencil caddy and locally commemorative high school football (Mr. P.'s), to a vintage handbag of mine and a couple of French pastoral prints.

The following photos show more items still available, currently in our booths, from my vintage wares purged. I had five mannequins at one time in my home (three in vignettes, two stored in my basement), but only took one with me in the downsize. It was a hard choice, but I ultimately decided to purge four of the five, the last of which is pictured below. The transport scroll of famous French metro stops (replica) on the wall was also purged.

More items which were hard to give up for sale are shown in the next photo. The Hollywood Regency period (1940s-50s) crystal chandelier, Art Deco period (mid 1920s - 1930s) beveled wall mirror, 'St. Marguerite' statue and framed print (from the legendary German folklore, ballet, opera and ballads, Faust) are some of my treasures now available for someone else to enjoy.

There was a glimpse of a primitive bench in the photo above. We've since created a new display with it, shown below. It was on the landing of the second floor of our former home.

There are a mix of other items in this display. The left side shows a bathing sculpture next to a recycled mirror with the graphic "Salle de Bains" (French for bathroom), and a small French clock, both purged. The right side is a graduated set of primitive measures. Other smalls are on and beneath the bench.

The bench is placed on top of a wallpaper hanger's table, a very utilitarian item for our displays. The table allows for separate displays beneath it. Currently there's an antique wicker bench which was in my sunroom, and a concrete poodle statue (a tribute to our pet poodle, 1994-2006).

More of my purged items currently available in our booths include my apple orchard ladder, the Herbs de Provence and Jardin de Fleurs graphic wall pieces, the wooden floral painted tray, and the French framed oil painting of the rooster.

Picnic baskets and yard games also came from my purge.

Needless to say, it's been rewarding to see the things I purged sell so quickly. For those remaining to be sold, well, there eventually may be a promotional sale to move them also. We are celebrating 11 years in our rented spaces this month, and the mall will be celebrating 13 years since opening in August.

Panoply booths are located on the first floor of the South Charleston Antique Mall, 617 D Street, South Charleston, WV. It's an easy on/off of WV I-64, Exit 56. We hope you'll stop in if you're traveling anytime this summer via Charleston, WV on I-64, I-77 or I-79.

Thanks so much for your visit today!

(A special thanks to Kathy of A Delightsome Life's Home and Garden Thursday and to Barb of French Ethereal's Share Your Style #217 for sharing this post as a feature on their respective blogs!)

Rita C. at Panoply

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