Hummmmm. The bidders did not need to worry about competing with me for that? lol.

http://www.trulia.com/property/1063947030-386-Kendrick-Ct-Fairbanks-AK-99712
4000+ square feet for $190,000 in a place where this price usually nets you a thousand square feet and an outhouse.

Wonder what other probs it has besides have a number of barnlike rooms without distinction.

Direct link to the house

Here is a link that might be useful: Barn House

some admire her...some back away their car in fear....

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Starting listing price was 7 million...it's down to 895,000...any takers? heh heh (Just needs about two mill in repairs so don't be shy!)

Would this gurgling fish qualify?

Mine is not identical - it's not as beautiful - but when I bought it at auction my friends, who couldn't see that I was the one bidding, were laughing and saying "Who would buy that".

I was watching an auction live a couple of weeks ago because I wanted to bid on a rug. I didn't really get some it...

Like this:

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$3900

and this:

Nice, but $21,000? WAY over the estimate.

Italian Rococo at Gary Rubenstein Antiques, picture from 1st Dibs:

But Pal, those are gorgeous. What am I not understanding?

Jamies, love the fish!!! Not ugly at all. I�ve seen solid coloured ones in stores, and keep hoping that someone buys me one.

I think they are amazing, but they are ugly beautiful.

In April 1953, House Beautiful magazine responded with a scathing editorial. The magazine insinuated that Communist ideals lurked behind the design of these "grim" and "barren" buildings.

I have a fondness for the Glass House in Plano, IL and got to tour it a few years ago. Nothing makes you want to declutter like a visit to that home. Ugly to some, breathtaking to others.

Igloo - Does the back of that property fall off into bleak nothingness of rocky ocean with twisted trees clinging to the desperate edge of the cliff?
Is this one of your neighbors. ducking. ;0

I love Farnsworth House. The owner hated it. When she died, it had a lot more furniture and contents than were originally intended and the open porch was enclosed with screen (see above). It is not discussed on the original website, but there were lawsuits and countersuits and various and sundry accusations published between owner and architect. Its been restored twice, because the property now has a higher floodline than in 1950.

I am not sure I could live in such a house (and it was intended as a weekend place) but it really is beautiful. The wooden core inspired the Fridge/storage/Stair surround in my living room.
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Smaller, more affordable version.

Here is a link that might be useful: Budget Usonian

I've seen quite a few Paul Evans pieces at Rago in the flesh. They are just like the image...only more so.

Rumor has it Farnsworth loved it until she was spurned by Meis. Ah romance!
Pal, the Fridge/storage/Stair surround sounds like a beauty.

Still browsing Rago. Lots of ugly/beautiful to see....

Does inherited jewelry count? I just did pictures for insurance/appraisals and these are doozys!

How about this weird unusual ring? I have no idea what that blob is.
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Or this striking pin? It doubles as a weapon.

Or this broach/pendant with admittedly beautiful stones and mixed golds, but a shape only my grandmother could have loved! You have to be a lotta woman (or something!) to carry this off !

I adore that last brooch. I just won these on shopgoodwill.com:

This brooch SURELY qualifies:

And these leaves will not be to everyone's taste:

I'm don't have a piece of furniture that qualifies...but I do have a shrubbery:

Harry Lauder in winter:

Harry Lauder in the summer:

Found these tables online (Palimpsest is an enabler of the worst sort) The Husband would hate them. I think they are WICKED COOL:

Thank goodness I can't even begin to think of bidding on them...

Ahh the stalagmite tables...I do too! I would buy one of these in 2 seconds if I had the money. The chairs in this style...not so much.

Lol sue that is the starrett house (you can google it...quite famous). I prefered it when it was bright pink myself.

Dee...that chair...ummm it's just ugly lol.

DLM, I think that blob might be carnelian.

I would wear that pink brooch or the one with the leaves in a skinny minute. Put that pink on a LBD and it would be lovely! I can see that leaf brooch on a white wool coat! I'm a sucker for old (and sometimes gaudy) jewelry.

Steven Tyler would be my nomination. I think he's just so nasty and ugly that he's hot.

Steven Tyler would be my nomination. I think he's just so nasty and ugly that he's hot.

Nope, just ugly, IMO

Deb...that. ring!

Talk about being 'in the eye of the beholder"! Some of the things here are fabulous and I'd grab them in a minute if I had any money :-). The one thing I can't stand at all is that chair with the bulbous legs and what looks like a car seat!

I agree with Franksmom. I actually thought on the way home yesterday that I might actually TIVO that show. American IDol right? Never watched it but i might this season since he is on it.

Deb--that ring is almost certainly carnelian...has the look of a Tibetan piece...but it's hard to be sure from that picture. I'd need to see the sides better. Turkish is another possibility...

Aha! Carnelian - I probably would have gotten to that eventually but thanks for the shortcut Amy & mjsee. Would you mind, mjsee, if I did email you more detailed pics? It would be nice to know what that ring is. The appraiser skips over the 'costume' pieces.

So Lori.... how should I interpret "that ring" ??? ;-)

Steven Tyler!! What a perfect fit for this topic!

My first thought on the ring was "porn". My second thought was "red jade". Let us know

Would Steven Tyler sitting in this chair be considered Une Belle Laide?
I think Tyler is hot from afar, but he would probably scare me IRL.

HANS WEGNER
A.P. STOLEN
Teak Papa Bear chair, Denmark, 1960"s

Not to be pedantic, but I thought the phrase was "une jolie laide."

Sure--feel free to email me. If you can get a picture of markings that would help as well. I'm no appraiser...but I worked in a high-end bead shop for years and have handled lots of stuff from the near and far east...and it doesn't LOOK like costume jewelry to me. Looks like a tribal piece...or perhaps a piece from the boho 70's that was designed to LOOK tribal.

Moroccan is another possibility...but I won't be able to tell for certain from afar. Unfortunate that your appraiser won't test it for you...

Oh, he probably would, but at his cost per piece, I'm stickin' with the finer metals and gems!!! Thanks so much - will get some pics off to you. BTW - I'm not looking for a free appraisal - my interest is now piqued about what the ring is, not value.

Not to be pedantic, but I thought the phrase was "une jolie laide."

I'll be pedantic. "Une belle laide" translates as a "a beautiful ugly woman" while "une jolie laide" translates as "a pretty ugly woman". I have heard both phrases used.

dlm--Oh, I never thought you were looking for a free appraisal. I was just giving you a "heads up" that I'm NOT an expert...just someone with deep interest in jewelry.

I prefer "Une belle laide" in this context, because many things things (or people) that are not at all "pretty" can be quite beautiful. Many of the high fashion models used by couture houses are fascinatingly beautiful in this way...compared to the typical catalog model who is pretty.

I think that applies better to "things", as well. At least the things I am thinking of.

Thanks for the responses, mjsee and palimpsest. I love to learn and I mean that with no sarcasm.

forhgtv--no worries!

After viewing the horror that is deedee99's bulbous chair entry, I'm left with the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character from Kindergarten Cop exclaiming, "It's NOT a too-mah!"

I love Nakashima, but I just can't get into some of the burls when they are made into tables:

A prehensile burl bird:

I like the bird.

I like the bird as well!

Love the bird too, but that "table" looks like cat vomit after I've accidentally stepped in it.

Well, the burl tables have their devoted audience: many of the burl tables, (mostly on his Minguren base, it seems in my brief survey) approach $100,000, and one with exceptional provenance achieved $288,000 at auction---and thats just what I found.

Frank Furness and Daniel Pabst: (From the Philadelphia Museum of Art)

i feel the same way about nakishima...some GORGEOUS burls, but not always the best in a table!---i've only seen a few of his tables though in person...tried bidding on one of his tables at a fundraising auction once(it was quite nice-more mainstream than one above), but soon was outbid by someone with deeper pockets!

i actually love that very 1st cabinet you show above...don't know the dimensions, but would love to have it in a hallway ! (not at 72,000 tho!)

Steven Tyler is he a Une Belle Laide? Up close and personal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxj8rCsroFE