Featured Finds Thread

I'm with Johnny...what a grand thing to do..

 

Marko, your gift is so thoughtful - and such a heartfelt gesture. Absolutely wonderful.

Best of luck with your new "career"! (I, too, am on my own, rather similar, 3rd career. It feels liberating!)

 

Marko......you go girl !!!
Awsome !!

 

That's lvoely honey. I hope it brings her some comfort to know someone cares that much.

 

Marko, your keepsake is a so delicate attention, and wonderfully matched with the chain, your neighbour will surely appreciate and I hope it will comfort her in such a tragical situation

 

Marko that's a great idea.

 

Went to a church sale today and a Salvation Army (full rave/rant in the Rants and Raves thread) and came home with stuff. The whoopsie in the bunch is a pin I thought for sure was gold-filled, because the lady seemed to know what she had and it was priced $2. It's Bell Epoque/Edwardian 14k with blue zircons. The moon pin came from the Sally, priced about 50 cents. It's silver and looks like a lot of hand work.

 

What a wonderful gift Marko Happy New Year to you!

 

Here is my best find in quite a while, a keeper for me, now to find the chair that goes with it I really like footstools, they keep coming home with me. I love the faux wood base on this one.

Here are a couple of my other mid-century footstools.
The round one is Spottrup Denmark
Square adjustable one is Westnofa of Norway - I have 2 of these
Sadly no chairs for these ones either

 

Neat collection of patches compiled by a Canadian Boy Scout around 1970

 

I bought a box of odds this week. I know what this is. Do you?

 

And, oh look, another one. I am pursued by Bohemian garnet crosses lately.

 

i can't tell if it's MOP..or metal?
ok...what is it ??

 

MOP. I'm not telling yet.

 

Looks like a Chinese gaming token of some sort.

You're not running away too hard; I wouldn't either.

 

that's what I thought.....size please ???

 

I think we have a winner !!!!!

 

Well done. It's a little Georgian gaming token, made in China. Came with all sorts of oddities, including a nice amber pendant, and the brass plaque I've posted as a separate thread.

 

I've seen more than a few of them, made in China for the Chinese market. People put metal bezels on them and turn them into jewelry.

 

I may well do that with this little one, it's charming. They do turn up a lot here, not expensive, but I love their back story.