Featured Finds Thread

Oh, without question!

That's where my husband is originally from (North Jersey...about 10 minutes outside of Manhattan). He relocated down here in the early-2000s just before we got married. Most of my in-laws are there and we travel often to go see them and NYC. Some of the best finds can be found there, especially the inner-city parts where many antiques dealers/pickers won't or don't dear to explore.

Looks like my $4 frame find today is a decade or two older than I originally thought. There's no image, but the way they describe the stamped patent number is exactly the way mine is stamped verso: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2004/decorative-arts-from-1870-w04813/lot.515.html

If mine could fetch half that pre-sale estimate I'd be happy.

@Marko, you're most welcome.

 

Would love nothing better than to see what Jersey sales look like! Sure has my curiosity up

 

Hi,
I miss the sales from Middlesex and Union county. I used to find the most wonderful things in Plainfield. Even the thrift shops were great most stuff was two bucks and under. I found a semi antique Oriental rug 10 X 15 for $25. That was where my kitchen table and 4 chairs and china cabinet $30 came from. The yard sales were great also. Seven years ago when I moved down here I was so depressed. The consignments here are outragously over priced. South and west of here is great. Outside of Sea Isle City is fabulous when I get down there. Watching the kids is a bore, those guys have no patience for sales.
greg

 

Thank you SO much Bear ! The yellow one is my favorite and its awesome to know about it.

 

Nothing spectacular but a few little bits

 

Sharona - Your amethyst bottle was sold by DeVilbiss c.1955. They called the color Heather & it is number S150-29. The other 2 bottles were likely sold by Irice.

 

Thank you!

 

Your Miller fish gag every male as much now as they did in 1950

 

Well I guess it's a good thing women shop

 

Hi,
I like the regular plaster fish from the 50s those comic ones not even a little, perhaps if they were all pink???
greg

 

johnny, I'm very fond of IoW, Kerry and Mdina. I suspect the wee yellow thing had a stopper - tall and pointed probably. It's very pretty.

 

A few odds and sods from yesterday, including a couple of nice Stourbridge thorn vases in cranberry glass. The swan is Liskeard glass. I can't remember who did the blue plates.

 

Nice finds Bear
Hope this doesn't gag anyone but Terry
forgot about it

 

You are very welcome!!!

 

Hi Bear,
Love the blue plates and the vases. Living in Brooklyn (my section aka little Italy) I received 5 liquor sets like your blue. I had a set in green a set in blue 2 sets of red and a set in yellow Three were housewarming, one was a thank you and the other because I opened my big mouth and said that I liked them. Did not know (then) if you gushed over someones item they would immediately give them to you. If they didn't, Karma would break them.
greg

 

Is it rude mood today?

 

Sharona, your six sided box came from Granada in Spain.

 

Thanks Bear

 

Most welcome!

 

I think the lady's head vases are excusable by the guys just because they're ladies

But the fish only a grandma could love