Featured Finds Thread

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

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  1. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Not sure I’m reading serial no. Correctly. You can correct
    https://www.elginnumbers.com/index.php
     
    i need help, Oct 26, 2023
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  2. Marko

    Marko Well-Known Member

    I did check the Elgin site before I posted...dates around mid-20s...was having trouble narrowing it down.
     
    Marko, Oct 26, 2023
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  3. Marko

    Marko Well-Known Member

    I am posting this in a separate thread in the antiques discussion forum. It is all elephant ivory; I researched, and the netsuke appears to have all Chinese symbols, and also appears to be one of the star deities, Shou. Lots of questions!
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    Marko, Oct 26, 2023
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  4. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Bought a lot of 3 mesh purses on eboo, listed as "metal mesh".

    Got them today and looking them over they seemed better than that. No marks, so I got out my acid and - yep - all 3 are silver :smuggrin:

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    Marie Forjan, Oct 27, 2023
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  5. Marko

    Marko Well-Known Member

    Congratulations!!! Woo Hoo!
     
    Marko, Oct 27, 2023
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Now that's my kind of metal! SCORE!
     
    evelyb30, Oct 27, 2023
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  7. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Yep! I had no idea! It was a BIN with best offer, I just offered what was low compared to asking but was the highest I could offer for plain metal mesh.

    I am one happy camper :D
     
    Marie Forjan, Oct 27, 2023
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  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Unbelievable.

    Debora
     
    Debora, Oct 27, 2023
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  9. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I posted about these bottles on @916Bulldogs123 Fostoria American thread about a week ago. The discussion had turned to rarer pieces of this pattern. I mentioned that the best piece I had ever sold was a perfume bottle that I bought on eBay (unID'd) & then sold the bottle on eBay correctly ID'd about 3 weeks later. :smuggrin::smuggrin:

    The very next day I was perusing my saved searches & these bottles appeared. They were described well in the title & the photos were great but again there was no mention of maker or pattern. :oops::oops::p

    They were listed as a BIN/BO & I did think about it briefly but in the end, I just did the BIN as I can more than double my money by selling just 1 bottle. :smug::smug::smug:

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    Now I am trying to decide if I want to sell them individually or as a set. :happy::happy:
     
    bercrystal, Oct 27, 2023
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    they make a statement as a set..
     
    komokwa, Oct 27, 2023
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  11. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    OMG...happy dance, happy dance!!!
     
    stracci, Oct 27, 2023
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  12. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Yesterday at the thrift......

    Tiffany candlesticks, $2.00 each
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    Vintage clutch, glass pearls, made in Japan $1.00
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    And the best thing ...
    A Japanese block print! A few wrinkles, but I don't care! I will reframe it. $15.00
    Utamaro, "Kintaro grabbing Yama-Uba's hair"
    Printed between 1921-1941
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    stracci, Oct 27, 2023
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  13. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    TIFFANY candlesticks $2.00?!

    Debora
     
    Debora, Oct 28, 2023
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  14. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Yes, $2.00 each. Everyone was passing them by.
    Of course, I was the only one who flipped them over looking for a mark.
    I have a habit of doing that with everything, though.
     
    stracci, Oct 28, 2023
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  15. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Oh, $2.00 each. A whole $4.00 then. ;)

    Debora
     
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  16. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Yeah...it was a bit steep, but no tax! That's why I love St Vincent de Paul Thrift store.
     
    stracci, Oct 28, 2023
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  17. Marko

    Marko Well-Known Member

    Our St. Vinny's is seriously overpriced.
     
    Marko, Oct 28, 2023
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  18. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    They've definitely gotten a bit more expensive, but the pricing is still much better than Goodwill.
    There are several Goodwill in my area, and none carry jewelry anymore. So there's no draw for me anyway.
     
    stracci, Oct 28, 2023
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  19. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I think it all goes on line now just about everywhere. I saw jewelry in one Ill Will in July, but it was all new crap. Valueless and as usual way overpriced. My local Ill Will had a pair of USED jeans priced $11.99. Really?

    Today however I found an estate sale that almost no one else seems to have found. There were two of us,we know each other, waiting to get in at 9AM. Spent almost $100, but I have to wait for daylight to get some pix of the score. I found a SOLID silver belt that weighs over 5 ounces on my mail scale. The melt covers about what I spent.
     
    evelyb30, Oct 28, 2023
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  20. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    wowie I see some great stuff here.
    $4 for Tiffany... holy moley.
     
    pearlsnblume, Oct 30, 2023
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