Featured Finds Thread

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by verybrad, May 25, 2014.

  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    From Google.

    Whitby jet is famed for its deep and intense black colour and the lustrous shine that can be achieved by polishing it. It is also very light in weight making it perfect for jewellery. Whitby jet has a hardness of 3.5-4 on the Mohs hardness scale.

    Here if something is really black people say "Jet Black"
     
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    "When you're a jet , you're a jet all the way............."

     
  3. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Dontcha LUV the NU Jork accent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  4. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Was just on a plane & saw the Spielberg 'Westside Story',then got home & watched the 1960's original-both were excellent (surprisingly,but then Spielberg's got the touch).
    The thing that's stunning (or not)-is how beautifully well Leonard Bernstein's & Stephen Sondheim's compositions hold up,course so do Puccini & Verdi.
     
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  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Whitby Jet has held up better than Benny and the Jets ever could - mohair suits and electric boots had a short shelf life. I blind-lucked into a pair of earrings I'll have to post. Two pair really. One looks like bog oak and the other feels like jet. Some yahoo chopped the pierced findings off and made screwbacks out of them. Not the worst that could have happened - they got sold to me as costume, and I wear screwbacks. :p

    Buzz definitely needs another nice long walk!
     
  6. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Picked up this painting at an estate sale last week, poor thing needs a good cleaning and there are a few flecks of the background color missing. Signed R. Hill.", I'm going to take it to a professional restorer next week since I'm going to keep it :)

    Sorry the photo isn't great, I was having trouble with the background reflecting light coming in the windows of my house.

    WaterliliesRHill.jpg
     
  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  8. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Great piece Marjorie,Cape Cod's been pretty good to You ! You'd think it'd attract half the planet's antiquers,but what do I know ?
    PS-When I think of the Cape or Martha's Vineyard-I def think Antiques.
     
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  9. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Few bits. Little 9ct gold dolphins. Enamel brooch. One of the earrings needs a small Pearl repair. Choker and bracelet just about fit me. Bracelet clasp says Made In France.
    6A1DA731-49DA-4C29-8644-C89DC3F2DCDA.jpeg ADDC001F-A863-4842-BB06-9BD55A804E40.jpeg
     
  10. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Thanks Deborah, I think it’s a beauty, I also think I have the original frame :)

    The Cape can be hit or miss when looking for things to buy. Some yard sales are full of junky, used furniture and accessories that were bought years ago at a yard sale to furnish a rental cottage. I was lucky at this sale, the same family owned the property since it was built in the mid 1800s. It was seasonal, no heat, no insulation, very rough facilities, so they never threw anything out. Most of what was there was not anything I would buy, but I wanted the painting!
     
  11. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    The painting's a gem,and frm what I can see,the original frame (the cherry on top !). That frame actually seems in pretty good shape.
     
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  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I wonder what the one on Invaluable went for. Nice score!
     
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  13. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Invaluable's est. was $300-$500,it went for $1500-Marjorie had a good day on The cape !
     
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  14. Potteryplease

    Potteryplease Well-Known Member

    Here's some recent Navajo weavings I've scrounged up. I like the one on top best.
    6AC4AD98-8272-4B41-A681-EBA592DE51A5.jpeg Does anyone know, is it okay to run hair clippers on a wool weaving to cut off the 'fuzz' that has developed?

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    Thanks!
     
  15. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Psst. Her name is Marie. ;)
     
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  16. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    nah...leave the fuzz.....gently clean them...but that's it...

    the eye dazzler is neat !!
     
  17. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    That’s OK, I’ll answer to “hay you” :D
     
  18. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Thank you! I paid $150, that gives me some room for the cleaning :)
     
  19. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Sorry Marie-for some reason Marjorie is firmly lodged in my skull ! Many dogged scroungers would've walked by that piece for $150 (some pickers get pretty weak-kneed at $50 or $100). I would've broken my arm doing the wallet quick draw-it's exquisite.
    Have You studied Art ?
     
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  20. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I’d use a manual safety razor rather than trimmers. Way more controllable.
     
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