Tammy Walsh has 15 years experience in museums as well as collecting and selling antiques for more than 25 years.  She has lived up and down the east coast but lived in Asheville, NC for more than 20 years where she worked at the Smith-McDowell House Museum as well as for the Vance Birthplace State Historic site.  Her family fell in love with a 1875 Victorian farmhouse located in Rutherfordton, NC and owning a historic home had always been her dream. “I have been collecting everything Victorian for more than 20 years and I now have the perfect period home to display all my treasures.”

Tammy earned her Masters Degree in Business Administration from Western Carolina University in 2019 before moving to Rutherfordton, NC with plans to one day start her own business. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Anonymous. This is where VIC of Vic and Spade began. “I love going to estate sales, flea markets, yard sales, and antique stores and I have done the world's longest yardsale 6 times!”  “I love vintage and antiques for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that they are better made and a much greener option than our current throw away society.”

Please consider us for your estate sale needs.  We will treat you the client as we would treat our own family by staging your home in a gallery type setting and individually pricing all items for sale. Our goal is to provide both our clients and customers an enjoyable experience whether they are downsizing or shopping. As a result of this philosophy, both clients and customers become friends and family.

Frankie has been an antiques lover and avid collector for over 45 years. Growing up, she was immersed into the love and appreciation for vintage items and antiques. She and her grandfather would frequently attend estate sales and flea markets. Her grandmother was also an avid collector of antique furniture, depression glass, and vintage lamps. Frankie has a background in law enforcement working at the municipal, state, and federal levels for over 33 years.  She is the owner of Dive Bomber Vintage in Rutherfordton. Frankie has a Masters Degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration/Staff and Command