Featured Finds Thread

Torna a Surriento. The swallow being symbolic of returning.

 

Interesting. Commonly called sorrento ware.

Debora

 

Not a huge value but love these, little Steiff jointed kitten and grumpy looking kangaroo, $3. Savers.

 

I'm a HUGE Steiff fan, going waaaaay back. I love your new little friends!

 

Those are so cute.

 

I picked 100’s of Steiff animals at German flea markets in the 1990’s, usually .25 pfennig to a D-mark each. I miss those days, I sold most of them when the market was really good on ebay.

 

Ah, if only...

Mine are all from my childhood. My mother's mom grew up in NYC & was a lifelong devotee of FAO Schwarz. EVERY birthday & holiday meant another Steiff animal for each of us grandkids. I still have every single one of mine!

 

This is going to be tough to find by keywords. Engraved in old German.

 

Well I see it’s Masonic but what is it?
Trench Art?

 

Somehow I found this:

151
Zunftpokal der Zimmerer.
Zinn, wohl 18. Jh. Graviert. Frontal Zunftembleme. „Dies ist Der Zimerer
Ihre Amts Kanne“ Diese Kanne Hat Hans Dolzamer An Das Ehr
Und Löbliche Handwerk Der Zimmerer Ver- Ehrt.“ H: 24,5 cm. Fuß erg.
€ 250

"Guild trophy of the carpenters"

 

The square turned into a saw since the one above was made

 

Well, as long as they'r Steiff, they'll do better than $3.00!!!!!

 

Sorrento Ware is inlaid marquetry work.

 

East Germany had a compass and hammer as their national emblem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emblem_of_East_Germany

 

Nicely framed Nestor Fruge - New Orleans street artist - watercolor 16"x12" -

 

❤️

 

Weather is bad over here.
I was just playing and tried to make a picture of things I collect that shows the variety of subjects I am into ....

The helmet on the left is a Belgian 19th century cuirassier, Belgian militaria being one of my main themes.

The ship at the back looks a lot like the one Tintin found on one of his adventures. Tintin adventures inspired me definitely, during all those years.

I like medals of all nations; there is a Hungarian and my RK that I managed to complete with a ribbon.

I like daggers and swords, not just TR related.

The metal lion on the right is marked "Meurrisse", probably a old chocolate advertising item. I like chocolate and any nice objects...

And between the lion and the ship there is a ammo shaped cardboard box. That one is the most military related box I have in my collection.

The skull was dug up on the eastern front, and probably part of a walking stick, I saw a similar one on the forum, once... Just love skull's too.

I am into much more,... but I'll try to put that in a next pic.

 

Masonic to me too.

 

I found this sheet music book from the 1870s today!

 

Welcome!
Are there any illustrations in it?