Featured Finds Thread

It's ok. Biz can change names so I wondered.
Lost in a fire if I recall correctly?

 

The brooch looks like Russian paper mache. We have lots of Russian immigrants here so they turn up regularly.

 

I did a little reading on it and it has an interesting history - there have been 3 cliff houses on the same spot. The current one(still standing) was finished in 1909. The previous one was built only about 13 years earlier - but burned down. The original was built in 1863 but was damaged by an explosion when a ship ran aground, then several years later burned down as well.

 

Ouch!
Two burnings no waiting.

 

Better thought than mine. I keep seeing a stylized nun ....

 

My other thrift store find from yesterday - framed March Chagall / Mourlot litho -

 

NICE polishing!!!!! Why does it say "2019" on the bottom?????

 

King....your images are GREAT!!! Are you doing all this on your phone??? Maybe that has something to do with the images being flipped??? I have NO idea....just a curious question???

 

Actually, I quite LOVE this image!!!!! The colors are WONDERFUL!!!!!

 

$5.00?? You must have been born lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

T'was the striking color that made me look twice at this in the store. Definitely very impressive in person. I love it too!

 

THANKS!
Those were shot and sent from my phone.
I don't usually do that.
I just checked and they are not turned.
This does happen from my computer too and those are always correct when sent.

 

I think I found the "horsey"!!

Sweet.....Russian, I think?

 

Agree....I also have a couple....do they have a 'safety pin' in the back?? I know mine were brought back from Russia....

 

Red and black?
Is it the kind you like?

 

Indeed it does...

 

Russian fairy tale brooch, just don't ask me which story. This is what turned up today. The pin is enamel and 10k; I'm trying to figure out whose logo that is, if anyone. The copper earrings are going straight into my hoard; they're Renoir. The labradorite ones aren't marked but ought to be sterling.

 

Lol evelyb, I recently had a similar pin. Yours is in better condition than mine was. Here's the thread.
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/1...sent-an-organization-maker.19519/#post-265727

 

Great day at the thrift store: Very tall very old mirror , has some water damage and woodworm holes at the bottom(I will put it on the balcony in the winter when it freezes hard, then I'll be rid of them, hopefully) 30 euros peacock without a tail (I have enough loose peacock feathers to give him a proper tail lying around here)20 euros
The lords prayer, in an old frame, nice design, nice print 10 euros
Old beaten up art nouveau bread box, 2,50 euro
And last but not at all least, someone's masterpiece: The Shitting Fox.... 5euros

 

Hi KOT! TY so much for thinking of me. I collect only the dalahest from Sweden.

I can see the similarities in the Russian one. Quite nice.....very nice.