Featured Finds Thread

I wonder if 'Chazza' originally came from a Spanish or Italian word ?

 

Interestingly... Spanish doesn't typically double consonants and never a z.

Debora

 

I'll give some research to it.

 

It changes constantly too. In London especially, there’s many words come in from “newer” communities. Innit.

I suspect chazza is pseudo antipodean.

 

This pair of glass vases is my latest find in a local charity shop. I would describe the colour as pale beige or mushroom. There is no damage other than wear to the gilding lines around the base and neck. They are 13 inches high.
Not sure where they would have been made - Czech, Bohemian? Any way I paid very little for them so am very happy.
I am in the UK (England) and have frequented charity shops for more years than I care to remember but I had never heard the term "chazza" until joining this board!

 

My dad was a stamp collector all his life. I just could not get into it.
He was so upset when he decided to sell them that there was no money in it.
After he passed, my younger brother grabbed the albums. Lord only knows what shape they are in now due to my brother not being the best at storage.

 

'Antipodean'-"A colloquial term for residents of Australasia, especially Australia and New Zealand".
A lot of the newer dystopian Cyberpunk authors create new fictional future slanguages.
One of the most famous modern works is 1962's 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess.
"The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English."

 

Clam broth glass??? I'd bet on Czech myself but all I'm really sure of is they're not Italian.

 

Dear Lord-Please franchise some UK Chazzas in my town !

 

Yes, I was leaning towards Czech (Italian wouldn't have occurred to me) but having done a bit of searching online I'm now wondering if they could be Bristol? So much of this glass was made that I suppose it will be impossible to find out for sure but I really like them and for £5 I'm not too worried!

 

We Americans see so little Bristol I'd probably not know it if I tripped on it.

 

Don’t get me started on Bristol glass as a term. Those look late nineteenth, enamelled. Not Italian. Im inclined to Bohemia.

 

I think those vases are lovely. And elegant.

 

They're lovely vases.Here in the U.S. were just don't see tons of European or UK ceramics.As far as Georgian nope-1860's is sadly old for us.

 

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/943193940/antique-bristol-glass-vase-table-lamp

Just found this for sale on Etsy Canada. I didn't think I would ever find anything just like mine but this has the same pattern. Described as Bristol but who knows!

 

Bear knows glass - without really getting into the whole 'Bristol glass' mess, it was a common misidentification long before the internet existed - but the vast majority offered as Bristol glass is late 19th-early 20th century Bohemian/Czech (would guess Harrach a good possibility for this piece). Correct information can be found online, and though mine are packed away, the Truitts wrote a pair of books on Bohemian Glass, well illustrated, including period catalog pages.

And special for LucyLocket, sharing one of my spoons, by Paye & Baker, early 20th century:






~Cheryl

 

Oh yes, I'm aware that a lot of glass described as "Bristol" is quite likely not. I was just surprised to find a vase the same as mine which was listed on Etsy as Bristol.

Love the spoon! If I ever fancy changing my user name I'll be "Kitty Fisher" next!

 

Don't get me started on Etsy sellers either.

And thank you for the compliment, Cheryl!

 

Hit an estate sale at Way to Freakin' early o'clock this morning. Got there half an hour before the pros running the sale did to make sure I got a low number. Got #1. Oops. THe dumb body got me up early, so I rolled with it.

Scored 6-8 ounces of sterling, some gold and Lapis earrings, and some goodwill. A lady was there buying for her shop at a local antique center. Figured her for a reseller from the jump. She said she loved lucite, and I handed her some pieces she'd missed. My regular antiques guy was there and he'd already passed, so...why now. Besides, I already found all the silver they'd undervalued!

It was a Jewish house, reform, but the family hadn't left any of the crazy money antiques behind if they'd had any. Found a box full of Kosher recipes, courtesy of a local synagogue. Then the biggie, the box of handwritten recipes. All Jewish. Snagged that so fast.... $5 for both boxes. I may take the typewritten ones to the grocery store on Monday for the lady who runs to Kosher deli counter.

 

Ya done good Ruth. If you don't give the recipes away, they will sell on eboo or etsy for a nice return.