I found them at a local auction house I enjoy going to and could not believe that I got them for my 'budget price'...but there were not too many people there that night.
The auctioneers were selling an entire estate - which included lots of victorian furniture and some lovely feminine decorative things.
I see these a lot...just not in sterling...so when I won them, I knew that I wanted to use it in the January give away!
Same rules as before. Leave a comment on this post - only once and you will be entered in to win. Deadline is the 24th of January at midnight! Good Luck!!
63 comments:
Those are very beautiful. Thanks for the chance!
That is absolutely awesome! Beautiful set.
The set looks like the kind of silver I used to win at shows. I over heard one show organizer say that the girls (we teen aged riders) could use the silver for our hope chest. She was hoping one of use would win an entire set.
Ohh so pretty! I love shiny things, especially silver.
Those are really nice. Sign me up.
wow! wish we had neat stuff like this at auctions here...usually it is just a bunch of junk....considering all the vintage victorian homes here, you'd think better stuff would come up, but I guess most things get sold privately here...
I am a relatively new reader here, and I love your blog...I have dreams of riding my KMSH stud sidesaddle...need to save money for one though :( I ride endurance mostly and would think it would be a hoot eventually to ride an entire e-ride sidesaddle (in breeches though, LOL..could not stand it in a dress)...I don't think anyone has done that yet!
ooooh, That would go so nicely with the rest of my tea set from my grandmother. Thanks for the fabulous opportunity.
put my name in and thanks,they are so pretty!!
Wow! Those are beautiful. Throw my name in the hat, please!
Nice silver! I'm in, please!!
Very nice. Add me to the list.
They are very nice sign me up too.
I have found so many "treasures" at auctions. Sometimes I buy a box for one item that I see, and there are more buried in the junk that I did not see. Would love to put them with the silver my grandmother gave me....
I love following the blog... been lurking for about three months now. Thanks for the chance :)
Oh shiny! Reminds me of what my mother kept hidden away from us kids and our grubby hands hehe.
They're beautiful. It looks like silver you'd win a show.
Ohhh, pretty...
Sign me up!
Good deal, that! Can't auctions be fun? If you're after Victorian items, look for things like a box with a slightly funnel-shaped hole in the top (hair receiver--you'd stick your hair combings in to make into a "rat" later, so you could truthfully say it was all your own hair...) Or what looks like a bud vase, but with a solid "lid" with lots of holes (holder for hat-pins)!
I have to get some stuff from the house off to auction once spring comes...Sadly, nothing horsey, although I *did* find a pair of saddle holsters in the attic, probably Revolutionary, I'm told!
Rhonda
Very pretty!
I'm enjoying reading your blog- saw your link on COTH. I'm going to add it to my blogroll, so I can follow it more often! My trainer rides sidesaddle- primarily western sidesaddle. I love watching her ride, but I haven't had a chance to try riding aside yet. Maybe someday ;-)
These are gorgeous - thank you for the chance to win :)
Those are gorgeous!
Beautiful! I never find stuff that cool when I go hunting for equine antiques...
Ooooh, how classy!
Fun to see a sidesaddle blog. I think you're my first! You have WAY too much fun eBay shopping, by the way! ;-)
I have a Mayhew & an Owen, and having participated in a clinic last fall at least ONE of my "old ladies" (the Mayhew, go figure) seems to be mostly fitting my Andalusian-ASB mare (yes, I thought her dam's breed would prick up your ears!). Still not perfect, though. Danged sidesaddles, WHY oh WHY are they so durned FUSSY?!
Those are stunning. Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for taking the time to create this blog! I've been lurking for a few months now - love the fashion and the sidesaddle experiences.
I've been considering starting riding sidesaddle...but do not even know where to start. More time, more research I guess!
I would love to ride sidesaddle. I would especially love to learn how to jump sidesaddle but I gotta learn how to jump regularly to do that.
Those are absolutely fantastic! I am closing on a Victorian house Feb 15, and they would look lovely on the breakfast table! :-)
Very nice! and what a neat idea :-)
Lovely blog!
What a lovely set! I enjoyed your blog.
What a wonderful giveaway! They are so beautiful - Thanks for your great blog and this opportunity!
Wendy
cwjmj@netscape.net
Julie, Julie, Julie...
How wonderful it is that you posted a comment on my blog and when I go to yours...you are hosting a giveaway!!
hooray
:^)
they are beautiful!! put me in for a chance :)
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
What a lovely set! Found this blog from your other one. Thanks for the chance.
texmvp03@att.net
Those are beautiful! They would make wonderful subjects for my still life paintings.
These are so beautiful! I love these...and I have just the place for them!
I've never participated in an auction before. What a cool find!
What's not to love when it comes to silver...gorgeous! Thanks for the contest and thanks for commenting over at my blog, Forty Acres, A Husband, & Three Kids.
Blessings, Julie
www.homeschoolblogger.com/oldschoolmarm
These are absolutely beautiful!!! I wish I could be the lucky winner. Please, include my name to the drawing.
Best wishes,
Edit
What a pretty set of silver. I never tried sidesaddle but it looks so elegant! I'm new to your blog and I don't see many (any?) pictures of your horse? Am I just missing the link? Your blog banner picture is lovely!
Very pretty!
Gorgeous! My addiction to silver pieces has just started, thanks to my mother-in-law. :)
- Katie
I just found your blog. Going to read the whole thing
These are so pretty! Thank you for visiting my blog, Julie :) Nice to "meet" you!
I'm so glad you decided to drop my place so that I could find yours and this glorious creamer/sugar set you're giving away. What a lucky find for you...or should I say one of your readers. Thanks again for dropping by and feel free to do so anytime. I may live in Louisiana now but I'll always be a Texas girl.
those are beautiful!
chasity
Julie,
Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving such a sweet comment. I enjoyed reading through some of your posts today and will be returning to your beautiful blog. This set is lovely -- such delicate and feminine details. Please enter me in your generous give away.
Deborah
You have a beautiful blog. You commented on my blog recently and I wanted to stop and say thank you.
What a beautiful and generous giveaway.
What a fabulous giveaway. Count me in.
Thanks for visiting my humble blog and good luck in your not-so-secret endeavor.
Hi Julie! - First of all, thank you for leaving a comment on my blog today! I appreciate knowing you stopped by.
Secondly, those are beautiful! They will go perfectly with my mishmash of Pfaltzgraff and Cornet!
p.s. I need them. =)
Mindy
www.thesuburbanlife.com
What a nice give away! Hope I win!
Those are gorgeous! Thanks for doing a give away!
Those are beautiful. I don't know if I would be able to give those away if I had them. Love your blog.
OOoohhh how pretty! And I saw this one in time to get in on the give away! YAY!!!
Hello! My lady rides side-saddle and would like to be included in the giveaway please.
Beautiful cream and sugar set! What a nice giveaway!
Well hello there Julie!
I popped over from my blog, after you left a nice comment! Thanks~
WOW sidesaddle...I have an ornament you'd love to have...a woman riding sidesaddle . It is in my Christmas post about ornaments.
How cool- you have a giveaway! We live in a Victorian home and I have the tray those would go upon..but no service.Mine is not sterling either and I must polish it all the time...though the patina is nice as it tarnishes .
I will be back to catch up with you~
KacyK
Hi, I just found your blog. I love riding aside and have show western, hunter and saddleseat. No jumping for me tho, in any kind of saddle!!
Glad to hear you are making progress in your posting. I was taught to always post the trot, and it galls me to see women humping along at the trot instead of properly posting.
I am teaching my 16 year old niece to ride aside. She is a rodeo girl through and through,barrels, poles and roping,but loves to mix it up and try something new!
Beatuiful! I love reading your blog, vicariously enjoying sidesaddle riding.
They are beautiful! I love antiques, and I find I use them in the most unusual ways around my place. What a fun giveaway, I'd love to be entered!! :)
Those are absolutely beautiful. I am so glad you visited my blog, so I could find yours. So unique and fun to read!
Wow Julie, are you sure you want to part with these?! I mean...sure you do...and I want to win them. I have just the spot for them too.
Hugs!
Kat
I would treasure this set. It would be placed on a marble pedestal tea table. You truly have elegant taste!
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