A Charleston family’s resale business has turned a stretch of Citadel Mall into a monthly estate sale.
Gather at the Gavel is held the first weekend of each month in 6,000 square feet of the West Ashley mall, a few hundred feet down the corridor from the northeast entrance, The Post and Courier reported on Nov. 5. It debuted in March, according to the newspaper.
The sale is the latest venture from Joanna White, who moved to Charleston 20 years ago with her husband, Everett, the paper reported. It sells designer furniture, original artwork, home decor, antiques, collectibles and other secondhand goods. The October sale offered thousands of items from 10 estates, according to the report. The next sale was set for Nov. 6 to 8.
“We’re busy all day long,” White told the newspaper. “First and foremost, it is a family business,” she said.
The sale is one of several family ventures, according to The Post and Courier. The others are Gallery and Gavel Auction House, which is run by White’s daughter, Clare, and son, Rett, and Warehouse 61, a showroom for art, pottery and one-of-a-kind pieces. Clients also hire White to help them declutter or downsize, the paper reported.
The family’s resale business started at the Marion Square farmers market and later expanded to the Charleston City Market, the newspaper reported. Its first art gallery was the Little Pink Gallery on Sullivan’s Island.
The sale comes as the mall loses one of its anchors. Dillard’s will close its Citadel Mall store after 34 years, WCIV-TV reported on Nov. 6.
