Barbie and Christie's

We went to Ikea this morning and bought our desks which will be delivered tomorrow morning between 07.00 and 12.00. No sleeping in again I guess... We didn't spend much time at Ikea today, we rushed in and out and took some small things that have been out of stock for a week, like a new cover for the couch and a few bathroom shelves. We also returned some items and got the money back.

While being at Ikea, C. called me to ask if I would be interested in going to Christie's, with her and two other colleagues from the Times; Nicole and Christina. There would be a Barbie Collection on auction next week and we could have a look at the collection. It sounded fun so we rushed to get our groceries from Tesco's and went home to get ready and collect some stuff. A. would stay at I.'s to play with his latest gadget; the drum kit.

C. and I took a cab to West Kensington where we were supposed to meet up with Nicole and Christina. Since we were all early we couldn't go into Christie's yet so we decided to have a drink opposite of Christie's and wait till it was 17.00. We had a great time at Christie's; drinks were served by girls dressed like Barbie. Too funny! Canapé were served too; caviar, salmon and tiny meat balls. Very stylish and delicious!

We had a look at some other collections that were there for auction, like some very!!! expensive dresses by Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent etc. Some were horrendous, others beautiful but still... Let's say I wouldn't want to spend that kind of money on a dress that you would probably wear once in a life time... It's just not worth it. Even if I could afford it I wouldn't do it. I'd rather spend my money on gadgets. Some girls were showing the dresses and walking around at the exhibition.

In another room a collection of furniture was presented. Call me rude but I reckon that all the stuff that was available there could have been found at second hand stores in Amsterdam. Nothing fancy, nothing special. Nicole shared my opinion. I have no clue what could've been so special about all this furniture and why people were willing to pay those amounts, really. Anyway, it was fun to have a look around and see what was there for the auction.

Last but not least, I went to see all the Barbie dolls. I found out that the whole collection came from the Netherlands, Utrecht. I read a name on a label which sounded very Dutch. Later when I read about the collection in the Barbie catalogue, I found out I was right. Another funny thing was that my dear aunt gave me a Skipper doll years ago when I was about 5 or perhaps 6 years old. Skipper was Barbie's younger sister and mine was dressed in a horse riding outfit.

C., Christina and Nicole hadn't heard of Skipper when I mentioned it earlier while we were having a coffee opposite of Christie's. I just mentioned the fact that I had one, and Cindy, her other younger sister. Just by coincidence I found 'my' Skipper amongst all the other dolls, there were so many and she was there in her outfit. Amazing! Also the amount of money it would be selling for. I also found Cindy and another Barbie that I own. I own a small fortune according to the catalogue but emotional value means a lot more to me than money.

So no... I won't sell them! [Read here about the actual auction and what they expect it to sell for...]

I think I still have this box too!