Posted in Art, Collecting, Events, Furniture, Interior Design, Life on February 6th, 2010 No Comments »
PM Estate Sales, a service of The Purple Moon, will be holding an estate sale at 805 Montrose Drive in South Charleston on Saturday, February 6th from 10am - 4pm and on Sunday, February 7th from 11am to 4pm.
This small, but high-quality, estate has the treasures you are looking for in the great condition you [...]
Posted in Collecting, Design History, Furniture, Interior Design, Modern Design on October 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
Hollywood Regency Sectional Sofa - Flexsteel - circa 1960’s
We’re fortunate to have a plethora of exceptional mid-century modern seating in stock at The Purple Moon these days. Just take a gander at some of these beauties!
The Flexsteel three piece sectional sofa above dates from the 1960’s and is as elegant as they come. This sofa [...]
Posted in Collecting, Design History, Furniture, Modern Design on October 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Kobenstyle Pitcher Set by Dansk - Jens Quistgaard - circa 1960
Dansk International Designs Inc. was founded by American Ted Nierenberg in partnership with Danish designer Jens Quistgaard and produced the classic Kobenstyle line beginning in the mid-1950’s. Originally made in Denmark by Glud & Marstand and then by a French firm into the early 70’s [...]
Posted in Collecting, Design History, Furniture, Modern Design on September 30th, 2009 4 Comments »
Heywood-Wakefield Crescendo Group in Champagne - Designed by Count Alexis de Sahknoffsky - 1939-40
Just in at The Purple Moon is this fabulous bedroom suite from Heywood-Wakefield’s Crescendo Line. These pieces were designed by industrial designer Count alexis de Sahknoffsky, a Russian immigrant who is known principally for his Streamline-style automotive designs, and were only made [...]
Posted in Art, Collecting, Furniture, Interior Design, Life, Modern Design on July 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Posted in Collecting, Events, Furniture, Life on May 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Watch the video above to preveiw some of the great items which will be available at the estate sale being held beginning May 30th. For more information visit our new PM Estate Sales website.
While you are visiting the website we hope you’ll sign up to get email notification of future sales.
Posted in Collecting, Design History, Furniture, Interior Design, Modern Design on August 30th, 2008 9 Comments »
Dinette Set - Daystrom Corporation - 1954
First of all, I want this kitchen.
The Daystrom Corporation produced some of the coolest dinette sets to come out of the 1950’s. The one shown is from an advertisement for the company from 1954 when this dinette set could be yours for $155. To put this in perspective, adjusted to [...]
Posted in Collecting, Design History, Furniture, Interior Design, Modern Design on August 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
Heywood-Wakefield Advertisement - The American Home Magazine - August 1953
As I had written earlier this week, the pile of The American Home magazines I recently ran across has been a treasure trove of fabulous information, images and style. It is always so nice to see how the vintage items I cherish now were originally presented, [...]
Posted in Collecting, Design History, Furniture on August 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
Swivel Chair - Overman USA - Carl Eric Klote - circa 1960’s
In the late 1950’s Swedish designer Carl Eric Klote developed a process of making furniture utilizing a light-weight expandable polystyrene frame for Overman. The company produced pieces in factories in Sweden and Germany before ultimately establishing Overman USA in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Very light, yet so [...]
Posted in Collecting, Furniture, Interior Design, Modern Design on July 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
Teak Bookcase - Made in Denmark - circa 1964
The beautiful, glowing teak bookcase from Denmark was one of my early Saturday morning finds in the wilds of West Virginia this week. In nearly pristine condition this great piece looked even better after a good rub down with some teak oil.
I just never know what I’m [...]
