tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post2243701963271314691..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: The Kennedy Mystique ContinuesPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-66442581190690847092016-11-13T10:11:54.649-05:002016-11-13T10:11:54.649-05:00RD I am confused. Funny to see the letters? What...RD I am confused. Funny to see the letters? What do you mean by a "get her" exasperation. Your mother had the "get her" exasperation? Mrs. Ausbrook had the "get her" exasperation? She was a very nice lady overall or she was a very nice lady about the ceiling fixture contre-temp? Honestly, it seems it was an honest mistake for Mrs Kennedys surrogates to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-66995135365065008682016-11-08T13:53:57.914-05:002016-11-08T13:53:57.914-05:00I grew up in Washington DC, and played in the hous...I grew up in Washington DC, and played in the house in Georgetown with one of the Ausbrook children, who was a classmate of mine in school. I remember my mother speaking with Mrs. Ausbrook, who was a very nice lady, about the ceiling fixture contre-temp, with a "get her" exasperation. How funny to see these letters about it all these years later! ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-44228278895078328602016-11-07T09:38:35.412-05:002016-11-07T09:38:35.412-05:00I'm genuinely shocked there is anything Kenned...I'm genuinely shocked there is anything Kennedy left to auction.Raina Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095323923070587294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-81157565299888325232016-11-07T09:13:18.780-05:002016-11-07T09:13:18.780-05:00I would love to hear how the Experts from Antiques...I would love to hear how the Experts from Antiques roadshow would describe and price the flea market find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-89013051462068548052016-11-05T11:31:52.881-04:002016-11-05T11:31:52.881-04:00Most contracts specify "all things attached&q...Most contracts specify "all things attached". Even with the disclaimer invariably you will get an offer contingent on ????. If the lighting, draperies , garden sculpture are not there, there will not be that contingency in the contract.Fagsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823409571039378195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-68477020052024024412016-11-04T18:58:36.977-04:002016-11-04T18:58:36.977-04:00I wonder what the next chapter in the lighting sto...I wonder what the next chapter in the lighting story was. I kind of admire the JBK response....lady like but unmistakeable distain.....<br /><br />ceciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-48552478332606839732016-11-04T16:12:30.435-04:002016-11-04T16:12:30.435-04:00Pearls wouldn't convey with the house.Pearls wouldn't convey with the house. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-32561322424955200082016-11-04T14:46:04.889-04:002016-11-04T14:46:04.889-04:00Do we know who the items came from? They had moved...Do we know who the items came from? They had moved out of Glen Ora and into Wexford when he was killed. So wonder where the Glen Ora stuff was since it was a lease...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925179369805568769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-31339922401533060232016-11-04T14:45:11.875-04:002016-11-04T14:45:11.875-04:00Fascinating!!! Fascinating!!! Vickie H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13251792725792438123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-80199093895909790942016-11-04T13:54:17.503-04:002016-11-04T13:54:17.503-04:00What if they were Jackie's pearls? Would you g...What if they were Jackie's pearls? Would you give them back?Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-92096324255881392502016-11-04T13:53:51.271-04:002016-11-04T13:53:51.271-04:00I say leave the lighting that looks great, and hav...I say leave the lighting that looks great, and have a caveat in the sale paperwork that says it's not included in the sale. Like Jackie should have done.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-11162322325924160682016-11-04T13:52:26.043-04:002016-11-04T13:52:26.043-04:00Imagine you move out of your house and forget some...Imagine you move out of your house and forget something that was dear to you. The people that just moved in can't have formed a great attachment to it, why can't they just give it back? And I don't think it was snotty of her to say she would pay for the installation or purchase of a new lantern.... she just wanted her things back! I'm with Jackie on this one.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-20703875035588444982016-11-04T11:52:56.036-04:002016-11-04T11:52:56.036-04:00Right. I'm amazed at what cataloguers these d...Right. I'm amazed at what cataloguers these days don't know. Interesting post, though.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-83555784448417276472016-11-04T10:24:45.598-04:002016-11-04T10:24:45.598-04:00What shocks me is that these people wanted THE FIR...What shocks me is that these people wanted THE FIRST LADY to search around for a replacement? If I had pearls around my neck right now, I would be clutching them. Jennifer Sergenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272467426378943317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-72958015676256319902016-11-04T10:21:37.090-04:002016-11-04T10:21:37.090-04:00good idea!good idea!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63133447128368172532016-11-04T10:21:27.268-04:002016-11-04T10:21:27.268-04:00Just writing what was in the catalogue. and bad ty...Just writing what was in the catalogue. and bad typing.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-48778672897300666622016-11-04T10:20:55.160-04:002016-11-04T10:20:55.160-04:00She said it was because she had a new baby and the...She said it was because she had a new baby and then the election... And things were probably a lot different then!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-30552271005894938562016-11-04T10:20:19.294-04:002016-11-04T10:20:19.294-04:00I had thought there was a Maison Jansen piece in t...I had thought there was a Maison Jansen piece in the auction, but can't find it now.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-66164940439421411262016-11-04T10:19:38.943-04:002016-11-04T10:19:38.943-04:00Maybe they liked it. There's actually a letter...Maybe they liked it. There's actually a letter saying that they would look for another light but were worried about installation, etc. And then the snotty letter from JBKO.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45957781072886250472016-11-04T09:19:20.213-04:002016-11-04T09:19:20.213-04:00This is why I tell all clients to save their crap ...This is why I tell all clients to save their crap lighting and reinstall it. When the house is shown people will just think you have poor taste in lighting.Fagsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823409571039378195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-1881573584780335662016-11-04T09:13:12.390-04:002016-11-04T09:13:12.390-04:00I apologize in advance for being pedantic, but tha...I apologize in advance for being pedantic, but that is a Louis XV bedstead, not bedstand (probably an autocorrect error), and French Provincial is a style made up in the USA in the 1960s. There is a French Provençal style, however. And the handled silver item is a chocolate pot, or chocolatière, which has that distinctive side handle.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7965075085213290702016-11-04T07:02:57.448-04:002016-11-04T07:02:57.448-04:00She was poorly represented by her real estate agen...She was poorly represented by her real estate agent. The fixture should have been excluded from the sale. Once the sale is complete all exisiting fixtures not excluded are the new owners property, even if the previous owner was JBKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853336432096234263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64398131398539625122016-11-04T02:45:28.523-04:002016-11-04T02:45:28.523-04:00Hello Meg, I guess that is one of the advantages ...Hello Meg, I guess that is one of the advantages of the modern trend of house staging--all beloved fixtures come out now, and potential buyers don't even see them. Naturally, no matter how much the buyers hated the fixture, once you ask for it back post-sale, it becomes the very piece whose charm attracted them in the first place.<br />--Jim<br />P.S. My choice here would be the small Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-42704250773545321182016-11-03T23:40:16.712-04:002016-11-03T23:40:16.712-04:00What kind of jerkwaffles would not give Jackie Ken...What kind of jerkwaffles would not give Jackie Kennedy back her damn lantern? Jeez, people can be such tools.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.com