Featured Finds Thread

Speechless. You had me at the Tiffany sterling box. Unbelievable what they put out.

 

and what folks toss out.......

 

My guess is that some numbskull looked at all the siggies on top and thought "oh random retirement cwap" and never checked the bottom. As for those purses/wallets ... wheeeee! I went to the local Ill Will today and left with nothing but more Ill Will toward management.

 

GIMMEE DA BAGS!

 

Two bags for $3.99 each, 7 Conrad Bard (Philadelphia) coin forks, 2 Baldwin Gardiner (New York) coin forks and six Wallace sterling spoons. The forks are large and really heavy @ about 1-1/2 ounces each. Nice Lamb armorial on the backs and well worn gold wash.

 

Lamb and flag.

http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/the_lamb/lamb006.shtml

Debora

 

Anund rides again!

 

Yesterday's goodies. The ones on my finger are marked for gold. One butterfly is silver, one is marked N China and the little guy is brass. The dogwood ring doesn't have a mark on it.

 

The Cape Cod Glass Show & Sale was today, I indulged myself with this little creamer attributed to Sowerby by the seller

Edit: The plot thickens, I found reference to a very similar pattern spill vase by George Davidson. This coming week I will do some research. Sowerby or Davidson, I am happy, it's lovely!!!!!!

 

Sowerby, Davidson et al often made identical pieces.

 

That's a nice looking piece, Marie. Sort of has an underwater theme, right? Unusual!

 

Thanks Bear!

Yep Lucille, shell designs and what looks like corals or sponges rising up

 

Am I seeing diamonds in one of those rings? Woo hoo.

 

That is amazing.

 

So I am buried at work, taking it home on the weekends. When I treasure hunt, I come home and take a nap....still haven't photographed my girlfriend's jewelry lot, but here are some recent things. Two outdoor shows the past two weekends, two more upcoming in October. $2, it is a brooch, but as clasp end findings for a necklace.



Just a conch shell necklace.

Long pink MOP strand, etched smokey quartz pendant

 

More...
The cufflinks are Wallace sterling, $15 a pair. Stick pin is 10 or 14k, citrine and blue topaz, $1. Collar pin $1. Sterling lot, $3 to $5 each. Cuff is Israel electroform, bangle FAS,


above, bracelets 1, 2, and 5 are sterling, $10 each, splurged and spent $40 on #1. Bracelets 3 and 6 are GF, $5 each, leaf bracelet $3 costume.

$1, needed the open-back stones.

Steve Stamas peacock brooch, $25 splurge.

Doug Paulus, India, QVC. Laboridite cross with matching necklace with sterling findings, $25.

 

Lastly, my two favorites.
This is a honking huge GF smoky quartz, adjustable, $20.


And.....this sterling spider pendant with a glass eye was $35. I had another dealer desperately want to buy this from me.

I have more from the two shows, will try to photograph.

 

Got this at an estate auction. There are several recently sold examples on eBay but the advertising on back of my knife is similar but not completely like any them. Wonder if it is an earlier version.

 

the marks on the blades may hold a key...

 

One had bitty tension-set diamonds and sapphires. I think it was a custom job. The size 3 ring was pave set with small diamonds. The ruby one had bitty diamonds too. The dealer was very happy to get them and they will not be scrapped.