THANKS FOR BEING WITH US ON
"LIVE IN THE D" EVERYONE.
ALL MONTH WE ARE GIVING
YOU CHOSEN IDEAS TO MAKE
OVER SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE.
SO HOW ABOUT MAKING OVER
A ROOM WITH REALLY UNIQUE
ACCENTS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T
FIND IN THE BIG BOX STORE.
HOW ABOUT THAT.
JOINING US ROBERT AND
NANETTE POOLS YOU HAVE
APPRAISERS AND AUCTIONEERS
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
THIS IS EXCITELING.
SO YOUR FAMILY HAS A LONG
HISTORY IN DETROIT.
TELL US ABOUT IT?
WELL, WE'VE BEEN AN
AUCTION GALLERY AN AUCTION
HOUSE IN DETROIT SINCE THE
1920s.
WE'VE BEEN IN OUR CURRENT
LOCATION LAST TIME THEY DUG
UP WOODWARD AVENUE WE WERE
IN A POSITION TO MOVE OVER
AWAY FROM WOODWARD AND
THEY'RE DOING THAT AGAIN NOW
WITH THE TROLLEY AND THE
RAIL SYSTEM.
BUT WE MOVED OVER TO
JEFFERSON AVENUE AT THAT
TIME IT WAS A FURNITURE
DISTRICT HAD RUGS AND
PAINTING SHOPS.
SO WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE
1936.
Tati: NOW LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE AUCTION PROCESS.
FIRST THE PREVIEW TELL US
ABOUT THAT WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT?
WELL, THE PREVIEW, WHICH
ACTUALLY IS STARTING TODAY,
WE'RE A LITTLE BIT EARLY
THIS MONTH WE HAVE AN EXTRA
WEEK IN BETWEEN AUCTIONS WE
RUN OUR PREVIEW FOR A FULL
WEEK PRIOR TO THE AUCTIONS
SO PEOPLE CAN GET AN IDEA OF
WHAT THEY'RE BIDDING ON.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IT ON-LINE OR IN OUR
CATALOGUE AS WE PUBLISH
EVERY MONTH, IT'S BETTER TO
KIND OF LOOK AT IT IN
PERSON.
WE DO HAVE ABOUT 1600 ITEMS
THAT ARE OFFERED IN EACH
SALE.
SO NEW ITEMS EVERY MONTH.
IT RUNS THE GAMUT FROM
FURNITURE OR ORIENTAL RUNS,
PAINTING, SCULPTURE THEN
DECORATIVE PIECES LIKE WE
SEE.
CRYSTAL, PORCELAIN, STERLING
SILVER.
WE EVEN GET COLLECTIBLE
PIECES.
WE GET FIREARMS AND VINTAGE
FIREARMS.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE THOSE.
[LAUGHTER]
Tati: TELL US ABOUT THE
STUFF, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU BROUGHT IN THIS STUFF
LOOKS AWESOME.
LET'S START HERE.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS
MAKEOVER WEEK WE THOUGHT WE
WOULD BRING IN A VARIETY OF
ITEMS THIS PAIR OF URNS ARE
A LITTLE MORE REASONABLE.
WE HAVE GOING UP AT $1,000
TO $2,000.
BUT THEY'RE LIKE A $20,000
LOOK.
RIGHT.
TELL US ABOUT THIS CHAIR
HERE.
NOW THIS IS MORE OF A
COLLECTIBLE ITEM.
THIS IS FROM THE ESTATE OF
EMMA THOMPSON DODGE A VERY
WELL KNOWN COLLECTION.
THE DODGE FAMILY.
THE DODGE FAMILY ROSE
TERRACE.
THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM.
THERE'S A WHOLE SET.
FRUITS THAT COLLECTION ENDED
UP IN MUSEUMS ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
THESE ARE COMING UP FOR SALE
NOT THIS WEEKEND BUT THE
FOLLOWING WEEKEND.
AND YOU CAN HAVE ITEMS THAT
YOU KNOW WERE FROM A VERY
FAMOUS COLLECTION.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE MORE HIGH
END.
Tati: THIS REALLY CAUGHT
MY EYE THIS LOOKS LIKE A
CANDLE HOLDER OR NOT.
IT IS A CANDLE HOLDER FOR
MODERN TIMES IT WILL PLUG
INTO THE WALL.
A LOT OF STYLE AND DESIGN
THERE.
SOMETHING FROM A VAMPIRE
MOVIE.
BUT IT'S GOT WOULD
DIFFERENT COLORS FOR SHADES
OF GLASS.
WITH SMOKEY GLASS AND CLEAR
CRYSTAL.
A LOT OF FUN.
AGAIN NOT HUGE AMOUNTS OF
MONEY.
YOU CAN HAVE THINGS LIKE
THIS ANYWHERE FROM $200 ON
UP TO SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
BUT THERE'S VARIA
IT'S VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE
IT'S A COLLECTORS ITEM.
YOU DON'T SEE TOO MANY.
Tati: IT'S NEAT TO HAVE A
STATEMENT PIECE IN YOUR
HOME.
LET'S TAKE THE MYSTERY OUT
OF THE WHOLE ACTION PROCESS.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK IT'S LIKE SOMETHING
THEY SEE ON TV THAT'S
COMPLETELY OUT OF THEIR
REACH.
YOU CAN FIND BARGAINS AT AN
AUCTION, RIGHT?
YOU CAN FIND TERRIFIC.
AS BOB HAD MENTIONED WE HAVE
ITEMS ANYWHERE EVEN FROM
DOWN TO $50.
WHEN WE GET A WHOLE ESTATE
PEOPLE CONSIGN.
TODAY WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL
WALK-IN WEDNESDAY WHERE
PEOPLE CAN BRING THE ITEMS
IN WE'LL GIVE THEM A VERBAL
OPINION FREE OF CHARGE OF
WHAT THEY MIGHT GO AT
AUCTION.
THEN WHEN THEY BRING THE
ITEMS IN A VARIETY OF PIECES
HERE.
I DON'T KNOW BUT THERE'S WE
HAVE AN ANTIQUE PLUS MODERN
PIECES SO IT RUNS THE GAMUT.
Tati: THIS IS CONSIDERED
A MODERN PIECE.
TELL US ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS CAROL PERRY
MODERN ARTIST.
IT'S FREE FORMED GLASS BUT
IT HAS TEXTURE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE
THAT.
YOU CAN GET SOME REALLY
UNIQUE PIECES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO REDECORATE
THE WHOLE ROOM.
YOU HAVE ACCENT PIECES.
YOU DON'T THROW KEYS IN
THIS.
OR BUBBLE GUM.
WELL, YOU COULD.
Tati: THESE LOOKS LIKE
BOOKENDS.
MORE TRADITIONAL.
THESE ARE BOOKENDS.
SO YOU REALLY COME FROM
SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE
BIT MORE CONTEMPORARY OR IF
YOUR TASTE IS MORE
TRADITIONAL.
BEAUTIFUL PIECES.
Tati: ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
I HAVE TO COMMEND YOUR
FAMILY FOR STAYING IN
DETROIT THROUGH THE HARD
TIMES YOU DIDN'T MOVE YOU
STAYED RIGHT ON JEFFERSON
AVENUE.
I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT?
WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE
IT'S OUR CUSTOMERS THAT
SUPPORTED US THROUGH THE ALL
THOSE YEARS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE ART GALLERY IS LOCATED
AT 409 EAST JEFFERSON IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT ACROSS FROM
THE RENAISSANCE CENTER.
THE AUCTION PREVIEW IS GOING
ON RIGHT NOW AND THE THIRD
DAY AUCTION IS FRID
18th AT 6:30 P.M., SATURDAY
MARCH 19th AT 11:00 A.M. AND
SUNDAY MARCH 20th AT NOON.
THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE, RIGHT,
AND VALLEY PARKING IS
COMPLIMENTARY TO THOSE
ATTENDING THE EVENT.