Featured Finds Thread

Thanks, Bear! Good to know!

 

I had no less than six chopping boards as wedding presents.

 

love the close ups.....on post 10,000.......wow !

 

Ah, that's my Panasonic Lumix on macro. It's rather good at stuff like that.

 

I think I had the matching shirt.

 

That's very interesting. Maybe that's a Horus Falcon on the bottom. I don't know how rare such things are, but it adds to a very interesting necklace (in my opinion). Does the pin holding it in place pass through a natural opening, or was it drilled?

 

I think you're right on with the Horus. Very interesting indeed.

 

I think it might well be a Horus, looking at it. The more I look, the more I agree it's an ancient scarab, not a repro.

I can't see any signs it's been drilled - given how fragile faience is, drilling would have shattered it. The pin is obviously not as old as the scarab may well be - it's tarnished, might be silver. I'm also now looking very hard at the blue/green beads, especially the smaller ones. Not sure the oval yellow ones are as old as the scarab, but I think the blue/green ones may be.

You can buy ancient scarabs here and also ancient beads - I gave a friend a necklace made from four thousand year old Egyptian beads as a birthday gift.

This thing may have to have a little trip to the British Museum sometime. It's bein kept, anyhow, I like it a lot. Especially for about three dollars.

 

If you find out more, let us know.

 

Absolutely I will.

 

Hi,
I remember when visiting Egypt in the early 1960s those ancient faience scarabs were for sale all over the place. I bought a dozen for I think a dollar. You could always tell the old from the new. The old had tiny missing pieces the new were all perfect. I bought a 3" long one for me but it has gone missing over the years.
greg

 

There are so many of those scarab beads out there with so much variety that I don't see how any lay person can tell the old from new. Of course there are the obvious fakes but a lot of the newer ones are pretty convincing. Also, now many of the fakes have decades of legitimate age to them.

Here is one I have that was purported to be old when I got it. It is a bit different than most you see and the execution is very good. It is only 1/2" long.

 

I found piglet today... bronze ...bout 4 inches high not counting the base. Unsigned(as far as I can tell) and can't find another one of him online yet.

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Here's one that sold at auction (with another that is supposed to be Pooh) ... but also no info as to maker.
https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/22434017

 

Bunch of things to show this week. All are thrift store finds unless mentioned otherwise.

Set of 7 Libbey Autumn Leaves glasses that look like they have never been used. Bought for $2.50.


Thought this little luster sauce boat with underplate would be Japanese so surprised to find a German mark on it. I continue to buy things like this that are unsaleable but how can you pass this up for 59 cents?


I had another of these bronze bookends with the letter B that I just had to discount heavily to sell. At least these with the W are my own last initial. If they don't sell, I can keep them. Bought for $4.00.


These 12 Peruvian .925 silver cocktail picks were given to me by a friend since she was going to donate them.


I am not sure why I bought this glass tray other than it is one heavy chunk of glass. Roughly 9' x 7" x 1". The rim is 3/4" wide. Maybe a dresser tray? Bought for 75 cents.


This console bowl is 13" diameter and very heavy. I assume MCM and probably Italian. Will post on PGP with more pics for some opinions. Bought for $5.00.


This Mexican pitcher is perfect and at 9 1/2" not insubstantial. Could not leave it sit for 75 cents.


Bought a slag glass lighted smoking stand for $20.00. This is an identical one that I snagged the pic from the internet to show since I did not get it photographed. Mine is missing the lighter but is otherwise complete. It needs rewiring just as this one does so I need to do a little work on it before selling. I found a glass furniture caster that fit the hole for the lighter so it won't be empty. Should be good profit in this.


I bought this painting off one of the other dealers in my group shop for $100.00. Size is 20" x 24". It is by listed CA artist Ray Platt and dated 1928. The frame might be worth nearly as much as the painting so hope to do pretty well with this.

 

You're amazing!

 

Wow ... ha ha ... OK ... Thanks!

 

I looked around for almost an hour - what search terms did you use?

 

I had to use ... bronze winnie the pooh figurine, with no mention of "piglet" because otherwise, there were way too many pig statues having no connection to the literary character.

 

Excluding piglet in a search for piglet...I never would have thought See - you are indeed amazing.