Online Vintage Auction, the estate of Gladys (Gaggy) Quentell Reed,of Newport RI and Palm Beach FL

ATLANTA - Sept. 23, 2013 - PRLog -- Atlanta Georgia, MadgesHatbox.com (http://www.madgeshatbox.com/), September 17, 2013

Hearken back to the last days of old money Newport and Palm Springs with a fabulous vintage auction of the personal effects of Gladys (Gaggy) Quentell Reed.  Vintage pieces include mid-century jewelry, fashion, hats and more.   Presented by Madgeshatbox exclusively on http://hatatorium.com/HE/  a new e-commerce site.

Preview Items here:

http://madgeshatbox.com/online-vintage-auction-estate-of-gaggy-quentell-reed/

Auction link here:

http://hatatorium.com/emporium-new/browse.php?id=385

Items added daily.

Born in 1902, Mrs. Reed was the daughter of William Prehn and Agnes Roberts Quentell.   In 1921 she married Verner Z. Reed, Jr. of Denver, Colorado heir to a mining and real estate fortune. After first settling in Denver, they later moved to Pinehurst, North Carolina where Mrs. Reed lived while her husband served in the Air Force during WWII.  While in Pinehurst, she founded a political group called The Sentinels.  The Reeds eventually settled in Newport, Rhode Island.  They built their first home in the 1930s known as “Terre Mare.” After the home was severely damaged in the hurricane of 1938, they moved to a famous Newport mansion, “The Orchard”.  They also kept a second home in Palm Beach, Florida.

Mrs. Reed was a well-known artist, particularly her still life studies and landscapes.  In 1964, one of her paintings was selected for an exhibition in Palm Beach.  Her paintings were always signed Gaggy Reed.  Mrs. Reed was also a keen sportswoman and excelled in riding, skiing, tennis, sailing and golf.  She was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Council of New York, the Palm Beach Fourth Arts Society and The Art Association of Newport. Gaggy passed away in 1966 at her home in Palm Beach. Her family has finally decided to part with her final treasures.

This auction is the debut of a new e-commerce site Hatatorium Emporium.

About Hatatorium Emporium (http://hatatorium.com/HE/)

Introducing
Hatatorium Emporium

from the creators of Hatatorium, the definitive e-book (http://www.hatatorium.com/publications.html) and online gallery of vintage millinery (http://hatatorium.com/gallery/). We have created the type of marketplace we wanted to see - a smaller, curated selection of fabulous vintage and new hand made hats, vintage fashion, jewelry and accessories from sellers vetted by us for quality items, accuracy of descriptions and superb customer service and compliance with our exacting shipping standards.

Stop wading through pages and pages of dubious listings from unknown sellers and enter the world of Hatatorium Emporium. http://hatatorium.com/HE/

For More information on Hatatorium Emporium
contact Brenda Grantland bgrantland@hatatorium.com

About MadgesHatbox.com (http://www.madgeshatbox.com/):

MadgesHatbox.com is a vintage lifestyle blog and online shop created in 2012 by Pamela Lappin.  The name is in tribute to Ms. Lappin’s grandmother, Madge Beals Meredith who, in 1917, in her mid-twenties, left her home in Kansas to strike out on her own as a milliner.

Blog articles include Spotted, a series about finding the vintage inspiration behind current fashion and design trends; Livin’ La Vida Vintage, covering Ms. Lappin’s (aka Madge’s)  vintage shopping adventures; and Finding Madge a series on Ms. Lappin’s research into her grandmother’s life as a milliner.

Blog address is www.madgeshatbox.com; The online retail shop is at www.madgeshatbox.net

For more information on how MadgesHatbox got started go to: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MadgesHatBox/about/

Contact information:

Pamela Lappin phlappin@comcast.net
678 778-5934

Photos of individual auction items are available email mailto:madgeshatbox@gmail.com