Featured Finds Thread

I have never liked those cookies, even less so now!

 

Oops, mistook photo of bottom of blue vase for bottom of ivory one. Do see lines in the bottom; can't spot them in the top.

 

Starting over,

I see lines in photo of bottom but can't make them out in pic of top. Better photos needed. Meantime, this is also on the Cameo Show & Tell thread, tossing it in here for comparison purposes.

 

I think they are Ivory...

 

GOTTA BE A LIVING CREATURE IN THERE....YUCCCCKKK!!!!!

 

so, you know my wife...eh !!

 

smells like it from here !!!
No bone marks that I can see....

 

Smelling like ivory here too. Definitely doesn't look like bone. Still can't bring out the lines as sharply as I'd like, but well enough, & looks like base was turned, also arguing for ivory.

 

Not even a question now. Ivory.

 

Went to the local Re-Store for the first time and found this DuBois Fenelon Hasbrouck watercolor for $10.+.

 

get new mats on it soon.......

 

Beautiful!

 

Hull Pottery Swan - Auction fresh, haven't cleaned it up yet.

 

great find! are you going again?

love the swan!

 

Not a true "find", more a "bargain"
An Ebay France buy, from a mis described auction...
Described as antique portait picture, unknown material...
7 big buttons 3.5cm (1.3/8")
7 small buttons 1.8cm (6/8")
18th century around 1780!
The suite had to be at least of 14 big buttons!
See an article (in French...) there:
https://grham.hypotheses.org/240

As received, glued on the velvet board, full of grime and dust!

Cleaned but mount left unpolished
For now, just waiting for valuation from auctioneers!
See the price for the single one sold in 2011 (second in the pink section) in this site:
http://boutonsweb.fr/pdvbarch/P_IVO.html
I paid 266€ for the set

 

Picture of the one sold for 750$ in the link above

Of course, the miniatures are painted on.... ivory

 

I’m a stranger to Finds thd, but here goes anyway. The trench art I’m investigating goes on separate thds but these items, I know about, so they’ll go here. I like to know what weapons expended the ammunition before it was turned into art, so I’ll put a key in the pix below. One of the 3 pieces (no. 1) was created by acid-etching, whereas the other 2 are embossed/repousse, a much more common method. The two large cases are different species of 37mm cannon ammunition, and the thin one I think fits the M1894 German 26.5mm flare pistol. The case is engraved “Craonne 1917” which is another topic beyond the scope of this post, but much info is on the web.

If anyone can identify the plants depicted, please post that info!

 

Re Plants, First one is an Iris, second maybe a horse chestnut, third probably a thistle.

 

Definitely, it's not as close to home as I'd like but there's a few other places to pick nearby that will make the drive at least seem worth it.

 

Way to go Kyra !!!!
Just delightful !!!!!