Featured Finds Thread

What to do with a Sanitary Cheese Preserver:
(Though my brown thumb is making this a challenge.)

 

That's cute, Bluumz! Love it.

 

@bluumz Did you happen to see this news article?

https://www.boredpanda.com/sealed-bottle-garden-david-latimer/

 

Hi Bluumz,
I use mine to keep my cheese fresh.
greg

 

The cats haven't killed it yet?

 

They can’t get into it!

 

They could if they knocked the dish off the table.

 

Thanks, I'll check it out!

This is a heavy thick piece of glass, even the lid. No way they're knocking it anywhere.

 

She says, never having met a determined Maine Coon.

 

Lucky finds last week. Professionally run sale, one of the metropolitan area's best known estate runners and for some reason things were dirt cheap. ($2, etc.) Ring is marked 585 for 14K, etc. The weather was really bad, maybe that had something to do with it. Also online photos were not promising, so hardly any dealers were even there.

I am going to have separate threads under "jewelry" on the cross and dragon pin (bottom, 2nd to right.)



One large costume piece that was being used as a Christmas ornament. Actually the pink rhinestone one above had an ornament hook I removed as well.



Same sale, these are all bicycle related pin backs from the early 1900's. We are bicycle riders in this house, so was really fun to find these.



Some other pin backs as well, already listed. It was a great sale.

 

Wowser, great scores Lucille

 

Nice ring , Lucille......!
I think I'd actually wear that one !!!
& why would you not put that honkin huge BLING...on a Christmas tree !!!
I mean....fer real !!!

 

That ring was a great find. No idea how old it is. Is that a chrome diopside in there or some other stone? That cross looks like legit mourning jewelry; I'd wear that in a heartbeat.

 

The sale was crazy, I could see there were some real treasures, so collected items quickly without a bunch of inspection. I didn't even really look at the ring carefully, it looked like quality so just added it in with my group. Was so jazzed to see the 585 and it FITS! No idea what the stone is. Any thoughts?

 

Photos too dark and not in focus to tell anything,are the table facets abraded?

 

Holly, thanks for taking a look. I'll repost under jewelry with better photos. Will try for tomorrow, Wednesday. I'll tag you. Thanks.

 

Lovely haul, @Lucille.b!
I especially love that dragon pin, though I've no info to offer.

 

True, dat.

 

Wow! That cross is, as @evelyb30 said, the real deal! Victorian, real half pearls, surely gold mounted.