Featured Finds Thread

jakes vintage

Oh my goodness. Nice, very nice.

 

A few weeks ago I had a bronze pin try made by L Levee' also, up for ID'ing, there are examples around but no one was able to find any information on L Levee.

Maybe it is a joke name, it's a pun in French, elevee = raised. My theory is that it is by someone amazingly famous, who made these in his spare time. The name could just be a hidden clue, like Bergman writing his name backwards on stuff.

 

Here's something similar (but larger) that did rather well on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291212468414?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

I Just yesterday read an article about him ! I had no idea he was so collectible,that's a great find !

 

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Someone told me, not too long ago, that joanies_house_of_treasures was a good one to watch. Apparently she has a steady stream of... well... treasure. I don't watch, but if it's something others like to do, it's worth mentioning.

 

Wow, that's gorgeous.

 

Thanks guys!

 

Thanks, Fig.

I took it locally to see if I can have the border mended, but unfortunately there's nothing they can do.

 

Awesome find/piece, Jakes!

 

Thanks Nuff

 

enlightening as always Nuff.
Nice find and you gotta love quick sale on your Spratling! Jakes
As I always tell myself the "stuff" is out there you just have to go get it.

 

I watch her stuff, Bob, (I think she's in Toronto), because she seems to get some really high prices. Often sells a lot of silver, but lately, lots of Chinese items because they're "hot" sellers at the moment. Some have said that her descriptions aren't the most accurate, BWDIK?

 

And you don't dissapoint, many cool finds
I'm always telling myself that lol so I went out and got (what I could)
Heavy Taxco collar necklace 1.00 tiny
diamond stud earrings for my grand daughter for 1.00
Haskell fan earrings, cant see the Damascene like music box
Corocraft christmas tree pin, sterling earrings and open back crystal necklace
Not sure who made the reversable leaf pin, the clip comes off and theres a leaf and lady bug on the other side. Maybe Sarah I havnt looked yet
Little budda figure, black stone or? aztec like figure and little modern pottery vase by Virginia Silac or Silak
Some kind of cool buttons for a dollar

Great score on that gold and diamond ring, that's why I never pass up jewelry. Congrats to Jake too!

 

Your Aztec-like figurine is Mexican and obsidian.

 

Thank you I did some referred to as obsidian listed and onyx

 

It is dated 95 probably not worth much....
I did look closer at the leaf pin is Boucher

 

Thanks Trip & Sharona! Nice finds by the way.

These 3 items were $77...

A very large (too large to share the entire image here) oil on canvas painting with original frame and gallery label verso of: 'William Thomas Stead(?) (English, 1849 - 1912)' (not 100% sure if Stead is the correct ID).

Late-19th or early-20th C. Tiffany(?) or Loetz(?) glass vase (unmarked).

19th/early-20th C. Pennsylvania Folk Art(?) or Arts and Crafts Movement(?) copper casket box. This box is very interesting IMO. It's decorated with hearts and stars in relief and a surname(?) at front. The coolest part is the hidden lock. Where the handle is missing, you turn both of those top 2 latches and pull. This small part then detaches, you reach your finger inside near the top front and there's a small button you press. This then releases the locking mechanism and the box opens. It took us about an hour to figure out how to open the darn thing.

 

Wow Wow & Wow
That box looks pretty cool! The painting looks very realistic and the vase gorgeous!

 

That portrait certainly looks like William Thomas Stead (Englishman, newspaper editor) and the 1912 date would be correct as he went down with the Titanic

 

Got this cute little famille rose? tea set, couldn't find the mark on goth, but I know I have seen it before. It does have a chip on the foot. Little peach shaped Jermaine Monteil box
Little silver plate creamer all cheap