Featured Fleamarket Finds

Lovely jewellery finds from the flea market yesterday
I normally don’t gamble on bangles but thought this looked good for Bakelite?


Dior, Grosse again?
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Lovely brooches

Earrings, no idea if silver or not until I get new acid

 

Wow, nice finds. That first bracelet is awesome. Never come across pieces like these in any flea markets I go to.

 

There were no buyers there! It was so badly advertised I really felt for the sellers.
It just screams Bakelite doesn’t it, only issue is that it’s not very big so will suit someone with a small hand.

 

The Dionysus looks like Vulcanite or similar. It tends to go brown with age.

 

Great cameo! What’s with the mask attached to her bra strap?

 

Beautiful selections, as always @KSW !

 

It's the head on the panther skin he's wearing. Looks like yours has a ram's head instead.

 

Dang! Wish I'd found such a flea market. Looks like vulcanite, bog oak, bakelite , reverse molded glass, and that black leaf might be jet. The back is certainly old enough.

 

The earrings with black background and flowers may be niello,do the round ones above them have a texture?

 

Thankyou, Niello, that’s the word I couldn’t remember!.
Yes, the round ones are textured, the hooks are nicely hand made. The seller said they were by ‘some designer’ but couldn’t remember who.

 

Thankyou, I was lucky!

 

The revelation that She is actually a He! Thankyou

 

The black leaf is huge! I think it is jet, it has been repaired but still a lovely thing. I need to do some research on the clasp to date it.

 

Great haul, K. Again!

The niello earrings are from Kubachi, Dagestan, Russian Caucasus. They look like they are Soviet era.

Nothing compares to the things our UK members find, and for peanuts too. We all need to migrate to the UK.

I am willing to sacrifice myself, so it will get the attention it deserves.

 

Flaming hell, girl, you done good. I don't think the Dior pearls were Grosse, can't recall who made them. Blue stone bar probably Czech, 30s.

 

I am surprised you could get home with all that loot loading you down, I would not have been able to get home fast enough to look it all up. Such exciting finds. I do envy you all in the UK for your flea markets. Use to have some good ones in US but not many any more.

 

Glad to pick up another term Niello

 

Praise indeed
Thankyou