Featured Finds Thread

Sharona those brown pottery Japanese vases look interesting to me. Also what is that turquoise vase?

 

@trip98 , that copper box is beautiful.

 

Thank you cxgirl and moon not sure the turquoise vase/? Brush washer? unmarked, the mark on the little brown vases is smeared

 

Nice finds everyone. LOVE<LOVE<LOVE that copper box Trip.

Sharona, very nice finds

 

Do OLD finds count??? Since I have amassed a houseful and barn of "junque" I really don't allow myself the pleasure of shopping and picking anymore. In fact, when I sort through my numerous containers, its like Chrristmas as a lot of the items I forgot I had?

I found these a couple weeks ago. The pile was stored in a boot box to be sorted but forgotten.

 

http://www.corkscrewcentre.com/

might help you with the corkscrew

Open razors in decent condition can do very well, but you seem to have accumulated all the least sought after of the clock world. :-(

 

I have about 75 clocks all over the house. I LOVE them,all shapes and sizes.

The corkscrew??? Junk? I will have to go check that link.

PS
I have 75+ rubbermaid bins filled with junk Just call me the junk collector.

 

Well, my corkscrew is marked Italy and not collectable. I will have to go through all my kitchen drawers to see if I have any worth their space,LOL

 

I have about 75 clocks all over the house. I LOVE them

I've thinned mine out a lot, but still have what I liked best, mostly.

 

Great finds as always Sharona! Love the pics, spirit! That shed is beautiful and looks full of treasures, af Beautiful.

At Nuff - agree 100% with what you said regarding how you were raised. My entire youth, my grandfather would always say to me 'Don't do a job if you are not going to do it right!!' - he had polio and for 15+ years, I did chores for him, the lawns, garbages, go to the dump, etc. We became very close and it broke my heart when passed a few years ago.

Often I think when I want to stop listing for the day or stop chores around the house.. or not do the flea market this weekend in the blasted heat (I only sell once a year to get rid of 'junk'), his words always come to mind instantly and put me back on track. That is the probably the most valuable lesson I ever learned.

 

I have 3 of my granddad and great grand and a swing girl. Those I will always keep, the rest are just novelties to feed y addiction

 

Funkey, my granddad raised us along with my Mom, he was like our Dad. I miss him so to this very day and we lost him in 1959. Sorry for your loss as well.

 

Nice Finds everyone!

@Sharona, I like that cloisonne vase. Would love to see some better images. Is that the piece you said is in rough condition? Also, yes, my DH is my "body double". Lol! We pretty much work great together as a team. He'll hit the fleas, I'll hit the sales. Or I'll hit the fleas and he'll hit the sales. I'll work the internet auctions and he'll hit the auctions in the field. Or he'll work the internet auctions and I'll hit the auctions in the field. etc. etc.. etc...

@Funky, thank you! The words left behind and lessons learned by those we love seem to always stay etched and imbedded within the soul. I thank God for my parents and am very grateful that they're still here to help guide me if needed. They are, and will always be, the greats gift/finds I could have ever received in life along with my DH and children. I'm truly sorry to hear the loss of your granddad. My condolences.

 

A couple of early-20th C. boxes. The first Japanese cloisonne and the other, Chinese pewter with semi precious stones and porcelain finial. What's cool is it still retains its original glass insert.

 

Hi Nuff,
Be still my heart. Your boxes are wonderful.
greg

 

This thing is AWESOME!




At first glance my thoughts were Asian. Than I started to doubt those thoughts when I couldn't find another example. I searched and searched and searched, but nothing! Then BAAMMMM! I found one (please see below)! The auction house described it as Chinese, Ming (1368 - 1644) Period. The glaze is sacrificial-red if I'm not mistaken and this thing is HUGE for an askos. Sitting at approx 20 x 14 inches. Just an awesome piece IMO.

 

Thanks, Greg!

 

A hunk of glass in a twin Cities thrift store today

 

That thing is awesome! Never heard of them so much to learn here!
Love the cloisonne box too what a neat shape!
I bet its like christmas when you too meet up and share finds double the fun. That's the most fun for me is power shopping then finding out what you really bought once you get home I buy a lot of jewelry thats cheap then check it better when I get home (cheap skate lol)
jpg here is the vase it is banged up bad on the back too, I was skeptical about buying it even for 2.00 with the damage
I took 4 dozen pictures but couldnt get a good one of the mark
I am wondering if I should throw this rug on the fire pit or not it was 5.00 it has quite a bit of wear Southwest jute? or trash?



Not sure if this is any better

 

Oh thank you shiloh cool finding your own finds I love doing that. I use to near hoard until the grandchildren came along, not good with them around so not many surprises in my little stock pile
Looks like some cool find in silver lot