Featured Your Best of 2024

Well, we're getting close to the end. What are your favorite finds of the year?

This is Halcyon ca 1890s, a five-foot bronze French swinger clock.


"La Melodie," French bronze ca. 1887 by Albert Carriere Belleuse.


Bronze bulldog clock from Germany ca. 1860, the tail wags and it "pants" with the tongue poking in and out.


Bronze two-armed student lamp by Plume and Atwood ca. 1890s.


Grandmother/Granddaughter clock with movement by E. Howard of Boston ca. 1900.


Walnut Buffet/Hunt Board attributed to Alexander Roux of New York ca. 1850s


"The Source" clock from Paris ca. 1910, bronze sculpture by Maxim and movement by Japy Freres.


"Gloria" swinger clock by Ansonia with French movement ca. 1900.


Large walnut parlor table from Brooklyn NY by Thomas Brooks ca. 1870.


Love ya!!

 

Oooh! So much nice finds of the year
I understand you couldn't choose only one for your post!

 

Those are all amazing Hopps! The swinger clocks are stunning

Sadly, this is the year of non-finds for myself.

 

Yeah--- amazing stuff @Ghopper1924!

When can we all come over for dinner and get a tour?

 

Anytime. You’re always invited!

Speaking of tours, the ones I posted 3 or 4 years ago are getting a bit dated. On the other hand, I’m not sure that things have really changed all that much. Must think on this.

 

So so nice. I didn't find any goodies, but enjoyed seeing yours.

 

Beautiful, @Ghopper1924 .

 

Heres my best find of 2024 . I still am over the moon about it every time I look at it.

 

A final handful of engravings before I stopped buying altogether

Jupiter (in the form of Diana) and Callisto: Gerard de Lairesse c1670


King William II surnamed Rufus (an interesting character who died in mysterious circumstances): George Virtue c1733


a wood engraving: And Some Fell Among Thorns: Samuel Valentine Hunt after William Trost Richards 1863


This was re-stuck several times, appearing in different publications under different titles. This c1880: JJ Henner Sleeping Woman


Triumphal Procession: Theodore Gerard & William Ridgway c1888

 

Oh, yes, gorgeous, johnny.

 

The two solid silver Peranakan Chinese belts I bought. All-up, it's about a pound of silver!

 

Here are some highlights...

WMF coal bucket


Ozark tourist pottery large jardinieres


Small piece of Fulper


Roycroft candlesticks


Hammered copper tray with two matching vessels



Art deco sculpture


Weller jardiniere


Hammered copper and woven pine needle tray


Small Peruvian sterling casket


Will post some art and furniture finds in a second post.

 

@johnnycb09 tell me about your find!

@moreotherstuff …..Beautiful!!!

@verybrad ….Impressive!!

 

That's lovely!
Is it what's called Plique a Jour?
I'm obviously unfamiliar with the work...an' the spelling.

 

More to show....

Painting by Zuni artist, Red Robin


Earrings by Navajo silversmith, Tommy Singer


Phoenix art glass "nymphs" vase


Raymond L. Martin lithograph, The Wall


Win Jones watercolor


Rein Vanderhill watercolor


Luigi Kasimir etching of El Capitan


L. & J. G. Stickley nursing rocker


Henredon armoire


Showers Brothers chest on chest


Iron table with marble top

 

Love that Showers Bros dresser Brad ! And pretty much everything else you posted !

 

Russian pre revolution plique a jour silver sugar sifter spoon. Havent been able to find the maker,the marks are worn. Ive always wanted pre revolution anything from Russia so Im content,even if I cant pin down a maker. Ive posted on different boards but never got a response.

 

Mine comes in 4 parts, but they are all related.

I bought this "Ingrid" Czech bottle (the stopper is glass not ivory) as part of a large lot of perfume bottles.

A friend wanted this bottle.


So she sent me this DeVilbiss c.1928 "Swinger" atomizer along with a very nice check.



I also got to sell this New Martinsville Moondrops Amethyst "Rocket" perfume bottle to a buyer in Texas.


I also got to sell this 14K gold perfume bottle to a buyer in New York.


I also sold several other very nice art glass perfume bottles to various buyers around the country.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/i...tore-online-auction-i-think-i-did-okay.83453/

 

I'm still waiting for my Best Of.

But the whoda-thunk list so far was: Daum clear glass , Baccarat crystal vase, and 1930s Napier table pieces whose existence was unknown to every joolie I"ve shown them to.

 

Looks a lot like you're doin' quite well...while patiently waiting!