Artfully Chocolate Closing its Doors on Carlyle Street

PHOTOS courtesy of Artfully Chocolate/Rasmus Auctions

Artfully Chocolate, located at 506 John Carlyle St., is closings its doors. Owner Eric Nelson plans to sell his artwork, bistro and gift shop items at an online auction.

Nelson opened the shop with the vision of selling his original artwork, which is his true passion, he said in a news release about the closing of the shop. Over the years, the store expanded to include gourmet chocolates and treats, a lunch menu, ice cream, coffee, and stationary items and accessories.

Now that he is closing the shop, Nelson says he is ready to sell everything from the restaurant equipment to the gift bags, jewelry, novelty items and most of all his artwork, which is displayed throughout the store in the form of window hangings, paintings, café tables and more.

The online auction is being conducted by Rasmus Auctions and begins to close Wednesday, May 27 at 1:07 p.m. You can view and bid on the online auction here.

Potential bidders can come to the shop one last time to preview the items on Tuesday, May 26 from 12-4 p.m.

Artfully Chocolate’s Del Ray store closed in spring 2014.