Featured Finds Thread

GWV noticed houseful beat me to it.

 

Because I am not going out buying, I am living vicariously through this board. I look forward to seeing everyones finds.

 

Long beaten to the punch, but Suffragette colors would attract me too. When not making masks or other stuff, I beaded a couple of Suffragette necklaces recently. The American colors were blue and gold, but no one recognizes those. We all know the green, violet and white.

 

it is indeed: suffragette colours. I suspect a copy of the real thing.

 

I would shine a black light on it for fun to see if the green stones are uranium glass. You never know.

I have a ton of errands to do, but the heat index is 110 degrees. So I photographed some finds that are NOT jewelry (see? I do find other things.)

Firstly, this inlaid mother-of-pearl belt was a $2 afterthought at a thrift shop that doesn't miss much.

Secondly, an antique booth was going out of business and everything was 75% off.
This mid-century magazine rack in now in my living room. $4.50. I love the distressed white with roses.

The magenta feather hat came from the same booth, in my curio cabinet, $3.50.

The Lenox Christmas candlesticks were an early March pre-covid 19 yard sale find at $4. Appears to be never-used, paperwork in original box dated 1993. Lenox continues to be a huge seller in our area due to the original plant being in our county.

I went to that poor church sale and filled a box for $10. This little set was in there. The jewelry casket needs a cleaning and the gold metal piece on top glued back on. Inside velvet pristine.

Detail of jewelry casket

And this modern fairy lamp (works) was in my box, too. I have some questions about it on another thread.

 

Also Wimbledon colours

 

I'm on a roll, putting off errands, cleaning AND cooking.

Recent jewelry finds.
Plate of stuff- coral earring questions on the jewelry board.

Aventurine. Earrings missing one rose quartz, set in stainless steel.

Faux turquoise

14k KL ivory set

 

Antique mall mistake-I love the red, white, and blue stars in this piece.

Would this be Moretti milifiori? Not sure, just knotted between beads.

 

Venetian millefiori, or however it's spelled. No matter what I do here the spellcheck says I'm wrong so... tough, spellcheck. (LOL) Those were strung in Venice too - see the gold and red cording? The mosaic necklace is Italian too, but a heckuva lot older.

 

Part of a Tiffany window. Don't know which. You might look at metmuseum.org for the windows they own, particularly the glass from his own house.

I totally missed it but thought I saw a maker's mark on the back. Thought it was some big name costume maker that was the excitement.

 

I thought it was a Tiffany window too. This one perhaps from a 2007 Met exhibition.

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2006/louis-comfort-tiffany

Debora

 

And that's when my eyes crossed and I gave up!

Debora

 

Interesting reading, worth saving for documentation:
https://cites.unia.es/cites/file.php/1/trainers/E-GC Briefcase-10.ppt

 

More from the backlog...
8 1/2 inch Tiffany candlesticks. I NEVER look at the glss section but these caught my eye as I was walking by. I didnt even see the Tiffany until I was a t home.



Man in the moon pitcher 3 1/2 inches tall. Obviously for cream



My absolute favorite (this week!) Abelman art glass paperweight. I discovered it is lit from under by accident,I was blown away ! No scratches,thats just dust/lint


And VOILA !!!

 

Whoa. SCORE. Then another score! Is that mark on the Man in the Moon pitcher really a mark or is it just discoloration? It looks like a West Virginia mark, but it could be a grape juice stain out to fool me.

 

Looks like an old tape spot.I about plotzed when I saw the Tiffany !

 

Oops! I saw a nice-looking glass apple at an estate sale not long ago. Priced at $2; the sale people didn't try to read the bottom apparently ... Tiffany & Co. I've since rehomed it, but you gotta love when that happens!

 

Dat Moon pitcher ✨

 

Hi Johnnie,
I LOVE your Tiffany candlesticks!!!! I remember going to Tiffs at least once a week especially when I found the clearance corner. It was a spot on the second floor back in a small room. There was so much stuff at super low prices. I bought the last six pieces of my crystal tumblers for 45 dollars. The regular price was 275 dollars each!!!
greg