Featured Finds Thread

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  1. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Possible find of the year! …… $2.99 at the thrift store. About 10" diameter. Steuben Aurene/calcite

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    verybrad, Feb 25, 2019
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  2. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Wow, Brad! That is LOVELY!
     
    SBSVC, Feb 25, 2019
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  3. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Now that's stunning!
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Feb 25, 2019
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  4. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    That is beautiful, and looking at Sold items on eBay I can see why you're saying this!
     
    Figtree3, Feb 25, 2019
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    it kinda glows......that would be hard to walk by.......Congrats !!!
     
    komokwa, Feb 25, 2019
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  6. Joe2007

    Joe2007 Collector

    Congrats Verybrad! Amazing that slipped through.
     
    Joe2007, Feb 25, 2019
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  7. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Yowsa! That is gorgeous!!!!!!
     
    Marie Forjan, Feb 25, 2019
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    ((Glorp)) SCORE! Also gorgeous! I found some scrap gold today, bought with my birthday coupon to knock the price down, but .... dang!
     
    evelyb30, Feb 25, 2019
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  9. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

    Beautiful. Is it marked?
     
    Jeff Drum, Feb 25, 2019
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  10. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    OMG, who didn't that spark joy for?
     
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  11. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Niiiiiiice.
     
    aaroncab, Feb 25, 2019
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  12. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Not marked but distinctive. They originally had a paper label.
     
    verybrad, Feb 25, 2019
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  13. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I agree!!! I can't imagine anyone dropping something like this off at a thrift shop. :jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::eek::eek::eek::eek::wacky::wacky::wacky::wacky:
     
    bercrystal, Feb 25, 2019
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  14. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    I can't imagine it didn't get broken the way they handle merchandise there. It was just plopped on top of a bunch of other stuff on a top shelf at about eye level. Couldn't see the gold at first look. Another dealer was there but she said she would not have known what it was and probably would have passed it by even if she had seen it. :rolleyes: She had already walked down that row so I believe her.
     
    verybrad, Feb 25, 2019
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  15. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Nice find, Brad!

    Here's my find of the weekend. Samuel Messenger & Sons kerosene lamp with a Hinks and Sons duplex burner. Stamped brass with a weighted base. 19" tall with a 6-5/8" base. Font is about 7" in diameter.

    The burner has a key that, when rotated, separates the parts to facilitate lighting of the wick without the need to remove shade/chimney. Burner was hacked a bit. They retrofitted the top to use a spider/tripod shade holder. I'm not sure if I can replace just that part or not. I stole this at $30USD.

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  16. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    DSCF1060.JPG Something I forgot I had - size 5 cocktail ring with bitty sapphires. It's nice enough, but I saw little spin beads inside ... and then the 750 hallmark. It'll be rehomed sooner or later.
     
    evelyb30, Feb 25, 2019
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  17. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    That's certainly a beauty.
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Feb 25, 2019
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  18. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Nice ring! What are spin beads? When I looked up that phrase I got a lot of sites about fishing tackle... :)
     
    Figtree3, Feb 26, 2019
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  19. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    They're more anti-spin beads. Jewelers sometimes add little round beady things on the inside of a ring to keep ones with heavy tops from spinning around on your finger. Flat-bottomed rings don't need them.
     
    evelyb30, Feb 26, 2019
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  20. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    They are called ring sizing beads.
     
    Hollyblue, Feb 26, 2019
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