OF MEMORIES...
Safari decanter, her favourite piece. “You don’t see many of them about,” she says and points out the striking fanprint Hermes scarf that comes in its original box.
The room is tightly packed with something to catch the eye at every turn.
Abrown crocodile trunk is stuffed with toys, books and games including a Gabrielle Paddington bear, while shelving units are stacked with gleaming silver and decorative glass.
For those interested in interiors, there are three pieces of Art Deco ceramics by designer Clarice Cliff, an Ercol dresser, globe table and reproduction womb and ball chairs.
Retro and antique items nestle side by side, every- thing from pocket watches to pianos, bagpipes to binoculars, a rocking horse to a rocking chair and cameras, clocks, china and cutlery.
Hornby and Duplo trains are stationed in their original boxes and framed gold discs by Elvis and The Beatles hang on the wall. Even two kayaks and a vintage cinema seat have somehow found their way into the auction.
All the items have been donated by members of the public, businesses and other organisations, including Salvation Army shops around the country.
For fashion fans there is a men’s Vivienne Westwood ring and necklace and a silver Gucci watch, and for the ladies, black Jimmy Choo shoes (size three-and-a-half if you’re wondering) and a wonderful vintage silver charm bracelet that has been donated by Denise herself.
Denise says there has been an excellent response to the auction and she expects between 150 and 200 people to turn up on the night. Doors open at 91 Dumbarton Road at 5pm and it’s set to run for two hours from 6pm.
“We’ve had a lot of interest in the guitars and piano, the vintage leather chair and the limited edition gold discs,” she says.
“I listen to people standing at the window and they go ‘oh, my granny had that’ so there’s a lot of sentimental value. One woman is desperate to buy the Blackie children’s annuals for her grandchildren.
“There’s no value to them but she wants to read them the stories that she had.”