Featured Finds Thread

Maybe we can have an on-going finds thread here instead of a weekly one. If it gets too unwieldly, we can start a new one or go to a different format. Finds do not need to be antique.

Show us what you found!

 

Have been really busy of late but have some things to show once I get to taking some pictures. For now, here is a thrift store find. The vase is by Denver artist Deborah Dell. Pic is from her website but my vase is this exact one based on unique features compared.

 

Lovely vase!

I posted a new thread about one of my finds that is not impressive or antique, but is milk glass...

So, here is something else. This photo is very obviously from the early 20th century. I love the "over the top" hats!

 

Picked up this Russian .875 silver Niello with gilt cup holder and the two filigree ones at the thrift for 55 cents each.

 

I haven't seen much 'antique' worth buying lately.
This shaker was black. $4.00 at an estate sale.

This Aksel Holmsen spoon was a quarter at a garage sale of a former antique dealer. Someone forgot to stamp it.

The hotel emblems on these are hard to see. It was a popular Minneapolis hotel that was demolished in the 1970s.

 

Yay a finds thread! Good to see you Brad. Love the vase. Love that photo Fig, and that shaker is nice Terry, is it sterling too?
I found a few things but need to get photos.

 

Not antique. No great value. Too charming to pass up.

 

And these big old coat buttons, too.

 

Such nice finds!

I've been laid up the last few months on crutches and can't drive so I've not been able to get out much. I did get to one auction and while these aren't the best of what came back, they are what they are.

A big tin doll house and a faux antique phone. DD just rented an apartment in an old house so the phone is going there. Tin house is too big to bother with online so it's going to the flea when I can get around.

 

That vase looks interesting brad.
I found a bunch of buttons, here are a few interesting ones, a miner's lamp and 5 fir doors.

 

ew that was so easy to insert! Love all the finds!
What I really love is no DS destroying every thread and no stupid moderation

 

Brad, that vase is amazing! Would love to see how it was constructed and fired.
cxgirl, I have the same style fir doors throughout our house. Ours have a clear coat over the natural wood color.

 

The vases were 1.00 each and 2 for the blue and white
these were 3.00 silver plated

What I should have said is Davey is the moderator how great is that?
4.00 for these

2 Flaxton vases for 1.00

Probably my best buy a tin of jewelry for 2.00 already sold 2 pairs of gold earrings for 125.00

last these 2 navajo pieces for 2.00

 

The finds are all great -- good deal you got on the jewelry, mymysharona!

 

Totally loving that vase Brad.You all may have seen this at the "other" place but it is the newest thing Ive found and I like it !
Just wanted to say Im so GLAD to see everyone.

 

Thanks fig love the photo, you always find interesting ones. Has me looking for them too, but havnt seen many

Sorry to hear that say it...been there, hard to keep a picker down...lol I was on them for almost a year some years ago and if they left my toes out so I could push the accelerator I would get to a few sales. Hope yur running to them soon
Good to see everyone here! Brad love that vase too!
I love the open finds thread! This place with common sense rules is greeeeat
Wish I would have taken pictures of the earrings they were nice pearls and jade. Thats was a deal for 2 buckers! I go to this ladies sale every year, right up the street always has good jewels got this for 5 from her

 

That looks like one of those "wiccan" necklaces,Mymysharona. That English silver shaker is pretty nice too.

 

Thanks Johnny never heard of that before, could be? I post it on the jewelry board but not much info...
Agree that shaker looks nice

 

yes, Wiccan today, but mostly known as Thor's hammer when Old Europe was still "heathen".

 

Which hotel was that? Did you find them in mpls.