Featured Finds Thread

Good girl, she has refined taste

 

This week I went to a church thrift I thought was putting out a pile of new jewelry. Not so much... one or two bits including some fake Pandora glass beads. Spennt $2.25 on fabric and a message button. So let's see if I can get this shot of last week's goodies to load. There's a carved bakelite leaf in the pile. The Easter jonquil earrings are Coalport - straight into my hoard. The ring is Israeli eilat. The beads were sold as glass. Not with those horsetail inclusions they aren't! The clasp has half of an Italian gold or sterling hallmark on it too. The grayish beads I need to post on the jewelry board and see if the rock hounds can help me out. The bug isn't marked, but he's silver inlaid with turquoise. the leaf is goldtone and bakelite. I haven't tested it, but that's creamed spinach if ever I saw it. The background fabric was a freebie from the church store.

 

Brooch/pendant combo cameo, 800 silver frame

Another generic “pretty lady” but purchased for the sentiment (looks like my mother) in 18k gold.

Stone cameo, set in unmarked silver. This one is teenie weenie maybe for lace?

Hardstone cameo in a pendant/brooch 14k frame

And the last cameo snatched up in a 800 silver frame, larger piece

Extremely Large ivory rose brooch

Odd design heavy bracelet. Only mark is 925 inside clasp.

C-clasp brooch, odd composition. Some parts look brass, some gold, some silver.

Hematite cameo in a 10k gold

Silver dangle earrings

 

Looking forward to a closeup of the beads

 

Sweet cameos, especially the last one, the hard stone in 800 silver

 

Odd little rhinestone brooch. The back spins, caught my attention because of this

Another Willy Winnaess for David Andersen

My favorite find, this silver filigree dish. No clue for origin, age or maker. Not a single mark anywhere. I think it looks like a stylized peacock and so did the seller. Happy to have found it for $30.

 

Looks like a Chinese 90 line hand cut pattern rug....all the rage in the 80's..!

 

looks like nice Eilat too...u must have a mine full by now !!!

 

Talk about bleak pickings ! I went to all my usual haunts plus several I dont frequent and it was grim . I did find this little pretty for $2 . Marked "925" and "Italy" and what looks like "M" ? Is the stone an amethyst ? It glitters so prettily . Any input is always appreciated . Oh,the pendant is 2 inches long and the chain is a whopping 9 !

 

Looks like it's full of air bubbles in the photos.

 

I dont see any ? The again,jewelry isnt my area .

 

Could be amethyst, could be glass, have it tested!

 

I did have a find.........see R & R.

Linda

 

you ladies are going to love this lol .....i found an articulating ganz bear from 2000 for $1,50 .she was wrapped up in this lace (will take seperate pics after i wash them )



earrings are sewn on

 

My grandfather was Hungarian. I don't think his nickname was Tony, but Dad gave my brother that nickname.

 

Love the teddy bear! BMRT, the first cameo is my favorite- divine! Johnny, don't you just love it when the experts miss something?

I went to a yearly antique show yesterday, not much, but I did find this bracelet that was too interesting. The design on the metal looked like D & E. The stone looks like laboradite, but I am not sure if it was soldered onto a D & E clamper. I am posting it in the jewelry thread. I did see similar ones done with Tigers Eye stones, but with rhinestones. Thoughts?

 

I also come from a family of hungarians hehehe lol

 

i don't know if i told you's yet that i have found some written letters/numbers on the bottom of the chair that is clearly Picasso's hand ...my chair on left

 

WHOA!