Sale Catalog of Timaru Star II pieces from the Colette Robertson Estate Dispersal, during BreyerFest 2024. (Not to be confused with the larger CR Dispersal Auction, held on Thursday the 11th!) Two pictures per saddle are listed below; additional pictures and many other details are in each saddle's own post, with links below. Funds raised go directly to Colette's medical and other bills. (No premium or percentages to me.)
TSII #401, Koi & Water Lilies. Closes Sat., July 13, at 8pm. SOLD $2500
TSII #442, Colette's Medieval Vine. Closes Fri., July 12, at 8pm. SOLD $2200
TSII #451, Clyde Goehring No. 1 Silver Mexican Parade: Closes Fri., July 12, 9pm. SOLD $3200
TSII #427, Mint Chocolate Chip. Closes Thurs., July 11, at 8pm. SOLD $1000
TSII #448, 10th Anniv. Donation. Closes Thurs., July 11, 9pm SOLD $1500
TSII #358, Colette's Starburst Rays. Closes Wed., July 10, at 8pm. SOLD $800
TSII #434, Rose Gold Concho. Closes Wed., July 10, at 7pm. SOLD $500
TSII Domo Vaquera Spanish Saddle set SOLD, see below for pictures.
TSII Four-in-Hand Hungarian Trad Harness for sale, see below for pictures, $500.
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It is with both sadness and pleasure that we present the cream of Colette Robertson's collection of Timaru Star II pieces, up for offers. She was my best customer; many times, across nearly two decades (1993 to 2010) and beyond, she literally kept the TSII alive. Her unfailing demand and enthusiasm drew out of me the best I could produce. The model horse world is losing a truly great champion.
The current plan is to accept offers via email until closing. My email address is sbytsii@verizon.net. Starting the evening of July 8, offers will also be accepted via text (814-470-7199) and in person. The pieces may be viewed in my CHIN room 612 starting Monday evening.
Gritty details: Cash is preferred. I can also accept PayPal (same address as my email) and personal checks. Checks will be held til clear (yes!). I am Not set up to accept credit cards, Sorry! Shipping costs must be bourne by the buyer. Time pays up to 60 days are allowed: a deposit of 25% is required at time of winning, with balance due by Sept 12 at the latest. Fractional payments are non-refundable. If you do not respond to contact within the 60 days, all amounts paid are forfeit {ouch} and the piece will be re-listed. Foreign bidders welcome! If winner has an international address, they need to bear shipping costs.
Please understand these pieces are being sold on an as-is basis. Colette kept her tack in beautiful condition, and now they have passed through my hands and been cleaned, polished and in some cases updated. But there can be no guarantee they'll stay that way. Now it's your turn to keep them safe from sun and dust and preferably air.
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TSII #401, Koi & Water Lilies, originally built in 1997 for Susan Rudnicki. [Reserve has been met.] More pictures and many details, including a link to its own earlier long blog post (and pictures of Colette), here. Includes the horse. Closing at 8pm Eastern July 13, Saturday, 2024.
May it find a good owner.
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TSII #442, Colette's Medieval Vine, built in 2005. This saddle has its own post, here, (ignore the first paragraph), but I'm still sneaking in extra pix below. [Reserve has been met.] I personalized this saddle especially for her. There is a stethoscope and syringe tooled on the front of the taps; the taps' inner side has a design incorporating the Rx symbol. The vine-and-grape pattern, originally inspired by a page from the Anglo Saxon Chronicles, is a reference to wine-drinking, something I didn't do, but she did. Note this photo shows the correct blanket!
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TSII #451, Clyde Goehring Silver Mexican Parade saddle the First, finished in 2014 for Sue Stewart and later purchased by Colette for an unknown amount. A portrait of a real-life saddle, this exquisite piece of tack took 15 months to create; I was inventing new techniques every step of the way. Embellished with hand-engraved Argentium on a custom tree, this saddle is documented with no less than thirteen (13) blog posts; the final listing is here. [Reserve has been met.] (Note that a second Goehring Silver Mexican exists, TSII #457, made for EJH.)
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TSII #427, Mint Chocolate Chip set, was built in 2002 for Val Sydor. [Reserve has been met.] More pictures, and descriptions from my Grey Braidwork scrapbook and the TSII Saddle Numbers Registry, here. Don't miss this delicious example of model tack artistry! Closes Thurs. July 11 at 8pm.
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TSII #448, 10th Donation Saddle, made to benefit NAN 2008, built in 2008. The winner of that auction was, who else, Colette. [Reserve has been met.] The saddle was inspired by a High Noon 2008 catalog photo. More pictures and saddle details here. Note new closing time, 9 instead of 8. Closing Thurs., July 11, at 9pm.
TSII #358, Colette's Sunburst Rays Silver Parade Set, built in 1993. Includes parade rider doll with two hats, two extra pompom blankets, a doll vest and flower bouquet (does not include my horse!). [Reserve has been met.] More pictures are here. Closing Wednesday July 10, at 8pm.
TSII #434, Rose Gold Concho, was built in 2004. Sold on eBay, it was
won by Denise Stover. [Reserve has been met.] So named from the gold pins in the center of its
Rio Rondo conchos and plates, and the Rose Rayonnant carving pattern. More pictures and details here. Closing Wednesday, July 10th, at 7pm.
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TSII Spanish Domo Vaquera saddle, built in 2009. Colette won this piece in an eBay auction in October of 2009. New cinch buckles that will not corrode, just installed June of 2024.
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TSII Four-in-hand Black & Gold Hungarian Harness, built in 1997. She ordered it for her 4 white Amarna Arabs. For sale with delivery at BreyerFest, $500.
Be aware the rings and buckles are probably heavily corroded. (Not looked closely at as of this writing.) I cannot attend to replacing them until after my next book is published, hopefully in fall of 2024.
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Huge thanks to Christie Partee and Kim Wandrey who are doing incredible work with this dispersal. There is a FaceBook group, CR Perf Dispersal Sale, headed by Christie, dedicated to the task of rehoming Colette's collection of tack and props. We always referred to it as Smaug's Hoarde!! and she said the job was like trying to "boil the ocean," so true. Christie has allowed me to handle most of the TSII pieces. My deepest thanks also to all those who supported the TSII; and most especially to Colette the Medicine Woman, who is really going to be missed, to put it mildly. Our hearts go out to her, in hospice as of this writing. May she know as much peace and comfort as possible.
Some great shots taken during North American Nationals in my photographer heyday:
FYI The set on the Alborozo is a Spanish style set, not Portuguese.
ReplyDeleteAh , of course. I had made a Portuguese in the past. Will fix!
DeleteLovely craftmanship - loved seeing so much of your work grouped together. So sad about the reason why, though.
ReplyDeleteI am ever in awe of the talent in this hobby. Oh to be so blessed
ReplyDeleteI’ve always loved your work I had a black saddle of yours for long time .
ReplyDeleteSo many exquisite pieces - can't wait to see them in person!
ReplyDeleteStill Sort of "Buzzing" from seeing these in person!! :)
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