Featured Finds Thread

that is awful
R.I.P. Winnie

 

Lloyd..sorry for your loss.....

 

thanks everyone , it was a devastating blow .he came here just about everyday to visit since he moved in . We were even having a yard decorating competition lol, but now his is all torn down and she is moving .

 

So sorry to hear about your friend, R.I.P Winnie.

Spotted this today on the Marketplace and have to share, I just think its so lovely although out of my price range. This is the only picture, 15cm, bronze vessel with a dragon.

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What "Marketplace" are you browsing, RachelW?

 

Just my local facebook marketplace. Why, am I being oblivious again?

 

Spotted a Victorian signed ivory portrait cameo in an auction listing for a cameo lot. Everything else is junk, or close to. Price good at the moment but 1 other bidder. Wish me luck in 4 days.

 

Lloyd, I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Take comfort in the happy memories.

 

Good luck!

 

Thank you, ma'am. Since seller didn't notice it, there is no photo that shows the signature well. I made a guess from the fragments I can see & found there was a French gem engraver with that name working in the right time period. Fingers crossed.

 

here too...g'luck

 

Thank you, kind sir. Just have to hope that the other bidder doesn't think the one with a romantic scene is real & drive the price up. If I win I'm going to ask the seller not to send the rest of the pieces. They're just a disposal problem for me. I have enough of those.

 

Hear hear ... or here here. I've got the same problem with most thrifts closed. I could donate them to the Sally but wouldn't give Ill Will any jools right now. (Those guys locally at least are sending all the jewelry on line and jacking their high prices up even higher.)

That said... I found a tag sale this morning. A former dealer who has/had two a year is moving in with her son. Her prices are usually retail or close to it, but I managed to spend $30. It started at 7AM and I knew I'd never make it. Dumb body woke me up at 06:45 and I think I got there around 8. Spent $30 on a pair of Israeli bronze candle sticks (no marks), a copper bracelet (probably straight into my hoard), a loose bead of no renown (to avoid needing change) and the goofiest sterling and agate pin I've ever seen. I'm not sure I can list it with a straight face. The little kid picture is acrylic with what looks like a sharpie signature. The framer's mark on the back has the old style word and number phone and the address is in the Diamond District. I doubt it's anthing good, but it was a $5 rescue at the ReStore.

 

I've never seen those. Didn't even know they existed. Thanks for the show-and-tell.

Debora

 

My only question is: do you think there's a market? I couldn't sell those, and would probably give them away to get them out of my hair if necessary.

 

Interesing find davey. A while ago I was looking at a pile of cutlery on a young persons stall. I picked out a fork and spoon because I thought the design looked very Scandinavian modern and I was wondering the maker. When I picked them up I thought they felt lovely quality. When I turned them over to look at the maker I was so suprised. On the back T.W.S. 41 and an eagle above a swastika in a circle. We found they should be with a knife and clip together. I suppose you could give the German soldiers good quality cutlery when you had plenty of slave labour.

 

Finally found a few goodies...

Cloisonné bangles, a Regency butterfly pin, a pair of dress clips and an enameled gilt silver flower pin by Aksel Holmsen of Norway:




A broken glass bead necklace I will restring: