Friday, March 25, 2011

California Cool Modern Style

This cream and sugar set is a great example of Retro California style. The colors and hand-painted leaves feel casual and relaxed; the Modern Era design is fun, retro, and very smart.
At the shop I'm noticing people looking for this type of thing. Bauer pottery, Franciscanware, California pottery, the colors blue and green especially sea-green, teal, turquoise, are all popular.

Some of our customers are driving through from Sacramento or the Bay Area sometimes to a second home where they relax or plan to retire, and this fits right in with that casual and relaxed lifestyle. It's also really functional and durable. We do have Franciscan and Bauer in stock now and we're always opening boxes.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

This Is The Estate Shop

We're in the yellow Victorian at 411 7th Street between D and E in downtown Marysville, CA. We're open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Give us a call at 530-743-2589 and don't forget that downtown Marysville is packed with a wide variety of little shops and some friendly places to eat or get a cup of coffee.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Vintage Cookie Jars The Cow Jumped Over The Moon

A 1950's black poodle with a big pink bow, perfect period color. Items like this can really set the mood.
This cookie jar illustrates the classic rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" and is from an earlier period possibly the 1930's.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Take a Peek in the Country Kitchen


Lots of treasures here, with country primitive cabinets and all kinds of antique and vintage kitchenware. See something interesting? Come and take a look in person on weekends until 5. Call first as opening varies from 10 - 11:30. 530-743-2589

Friday, March 4, 2011

Salt and Pepper Elves and Friends

A small sample of the salt and pepper collection available at the Estate Shop. I believe these are elves in the center, along with a cat, a pig, a celluloid Mr Peanut, and a Kewpie doll dressed as a soldier @WWI.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Beautiful Vintage Oriental Brushwork


an old photograph


The Estate Shop has a selection of old photographs and lots of boxes to open and sort. Seeing a picture like this makes you wonder about how they turned out and what happened to them.