Featured Finds Thread

Thanks Komo
My bargains are always more expensive....
No thrifts shops here

 

not every deal is $ 7.25......sometimes ya gotta pay up.....

 

Rescued this late Edo/early Meiji Maki-e lacquer stand from $aver$ last week, about 8" tall, 12" diameter. Condition isn't wonderful but I couldn't beat the price, looks better in person too.

 

Here's one that was well kept, same size, Australian auction, AUD$.
https://auctions.leonardjoel.com.au/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=LJ8201+++144+&refno=40479990

 

Now that's what I call a good buy.

 

That’s a beautiful find, so gracious shape and lacquer work

 

OMG Anund, That stand is LOVELY .. TRULY a beautiful item indeed .. What a FIND, Well Done !! .. .. Joy.

 

Noticed the title used by former owner James Fairfax AC. “AC?” Here are wiki possibilities, about 3 of which might have fit the person. Which is correct? I don’t think I’ll feel quite right until I know the answer.

• Aelod y Cynulliad, title for Members of the National Assembly for Wales
• Aircraftman, an air forces rank
• Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), India's highest peacetime military decoration
• Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, a rank in London's Metropolitan Police
• Companion of the Order of Australia
• First assistant camera or Second assistant camera, in film-making

 

From wiki:
James Oswald Fairfax AC (27 March 1933 – 11 January 2017) was an Australian company director, philanthropist, and a member of the Fairfax family, an Australian family prominent in the newspaper publisher industry.
He was appointed an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia in 1993 in recognition of service to the arts and to the community;[3] and a Companion of the Order (AC) in 2010 for eminent service to the community through support and philanthropy for the visual arts, conservation organisations and building programs for medical research and educational facilities.[4]

 

I don't post in this thread a lot, in part because I don't buy for resale.
But I do enjoy - among other things - browsing the CD section at the Goodwill. I often find things that I like to listen to, or replacements for some of my LP records that are either scratched or just taking up space.

But yesterday I found a rather rare CD: "Tommy Potts (1912–1988) was an Irish fiddle player and composer from Dublin who gained iconic status in traditional Irish music circles for his virtuoso musicianship. His music has influences from jazz and classical music, making it a highly individualistic take on the Irish music tradition."
He only made one commercial recording, at an all-night solo-fiddle session in 1971; the last track was recorded at 4:30 am.
And I found the CD of that session!
Here's a couple tracks:

 

Added this Nelson McCoy Pelican to my collection!

 

I found these at the thrift last week too, there is loads of works by Guo Ziliang and lots of bio. on him on the internet but I could not find one oil painting in this style. Every piece I could find was traditional Chinese watercolor & ink of flora & fauna or calligraphy paintings. Lots of lower sales records of $50-$500 and then recently at the 21st Guangzhou International Art Fair, his Chinese painting Canna Indica costing the most at RMB800,000 (US $127,376)while his Free-spirited Fishman concluded at RMB200,000 (US $31,840.00), both nothing like these.

 

Yet another WOW!

 

Haven't posted here in awhile. Just have not found much very good. Also do not have a set up for taking good pics right now. Did pick up this block print today by Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) for $4.50 at one of the thrifts. Pic is swiped from the net. Mine is framed in an original simple silver frame.



Also picked up a Baccarat lucky butterfly with box recently for $9.00. Like this one (again, not my pic)....

 

1.99 at the thrift today- Kosta Boda "rainbow" threaded base - B. Vallien.

 

Cool! Shriners and Man in the Moon. I'm betting the Halloween collectors would like it too.

 

Great find. Why do you think there were 14 large buttons. Article at your link says a set for a man was 18 buttons (was interested to read that only a few on the front of a vest with 10 would be functional). It also says the subjects were things of interest to men, showing a hot air balloon & mentioning famous men of history.

Not that women are not of interest to men, but is it more likely these were a set for a woman?

l’élite masculine française abandonne progressivement le bouton luxueux du courtisan pour le bouton discret du bourgeois. Parallèlement, le bouton conquiert la garde-robe féminine

The button from the button site looks like ivory. In photos yours look more like porcelain. 'In person' do you see evidence for ivory?

As we say, quite a haul!

 

Ha, Bronwen, I think my set had to be a suite of at least 14 buttons because of the faint engraved Roman number on their back! One bears XIIII (strangely not XIV ).

I think too, as you said, it is a Lady’s set, perhaps illustrating a story of a lady thinking of her lover, sending him dove, etc

And yes, very white but ivory, some Schreger’s lines line can be seen on the upper range right big button, in the second pic (the one once cleaned on white background)

Still waiting for appraisal from Drouot Estimations (free online...)

Yep, isn’t it great to get a haul at once?

 

I've never had a 'haul', in the sense of more than 1 item at a time, but certainly my share of unrecognized treasures at prices below their true value.

Did think I saw some characteristic ivory grain on one button, but couldn't be sure.

Another time, when buttons were a form of jewellery of their own, you bought them as a set & transferred them from old garments to new.