Entries by QueenB

Toasting Forks For Tasty Toast

Aren’t these just the greatest thing since sliced bread? These toasting forks from a Beehive sale are over a yard long and date to Victorian times. People often interpret them […]

Unusual Uzbek Skullcaps

Unusual Uzbek Skullcaps These two intriguing skullcaps made their way to an earlier QBO Beehive sale all the way from Uzbekistan. Similar caps have been worn by Turkic and Persian […]

Inside-Painted Chinese Snuff Bottle

Inside-Painted Chinese Snuff Bottle This 4″ Chinese Snuff Bottle sold at a QBO Beehive. Today’s popular nicotine delivery systems include cigarettes, pipes, chewing tobacco, vape pens and prescription patches to help […]

Irreverent Dutch Trivet

Irreverent Dutch Trivet This blue and white Dutch trivet from a prior QBO sale is made of tiles framed in wood. It depicts two arguing men, a third, self- satisfied […]

Laurel Burch

Laurel Burch Laurel Burch’s playful, slightly odd, yet beautiful creations get snatched right up by people who come across them at Queen B sales. And why shouldn’t the lucky shopper […]

Dresden Figurines

Dresden Figurines This company of lovely Dresden/Meissen ballerinas came from several QBO Estates. They range from small (3″), to ‘medium- large’ (6″) and are in good condition considering their age […]

Banking For Babies

Banking For Babies It’s not very often you find Book Banks at QBO Sales but when you do, they are usually without keys (more on that later.) This brown Book […]

Warp Drive Travel Mugs

Warp Drive Travel Mugs As you drive to a QBO sale you’re probably not thinking about past commuter car accessories, but you may find one at the sale. Today’s cars […]