Featured Finds Thread

This doesn't seem to be a consideration in all matters. After months of only using her own box that owner brought with her, she now uses his at least half the time, while he never, ever, so much as steps into hers, although does sniff sometimes.

 

Man am I glad I'm kitty free.

 

Man, am I glad I don't have to go out when it's sleeting to walk a dog, much as I love them too. The easiest are these: At the moment they are hibernating, stacked one on top of the other inside a McCoy cookie jar styled as a tree stump (lid has mushrooms) that I use as turtle furniture.

 

I've no more animals and won't have any.
My last was a bunny and she was lost and unclaimed so I kept her.

 

you have such a big heart...it's the animals loss !!

 

I didn't know I was supposed to have another kitty, but Her Furriness needed a Servant so....

 

Oh!
How nice was THAT!!!!
Thank you Komo!

 

Yes. And I meant to say I’m not staff!

 

No, but it would have been better for everyone if there had been!

 

So much for my new years resolution to not buy a bunch of stuff !
Pretty bar ware that caught my eye,probably new but definitely hand blown,they are whisper thin...



Bulb vase? I long ago gave up on this kind of glass,but it caught my eye


Cute little mcm (?) condiment set,the real mystery is where the 2nd spoon went,it was there when I bought it ?!? Ive looked everywhere!


Little black vase 4 inches high

Gorgeous little cruet (?) . I thought it might be missing a stopper,but theres no sign of wear though theres plenty on the rest.Any ideas on who?


THIS 1980s set still in the wedding wrap,I guess wife didnt like it! Since I love all things 80s it had to come home.


One from across the pond,our English boardies probably know this company

 

pretty clock !!!!

 

One of my dogs trained me to stop using metal bowls for her water but I never knew why.

I simply complied. Or, maybe obeyed is more to the point. We love our furry friends.

 

I like that little green glass cruet/jug/whatsit too. As for the spoon, have you asked the cat? Cats love skittery items that slide across floors. I had a hairpin fall out on a wooden floor a few days ago. Do you think I can find it? It was 3 inches long too, so we're not talking one of those baby ones. I blame Her Imperial Furry Majesty, even if she's not guilty. This time.

 

My mother's wedding band & the apostrophe/quotation mark key from my previous keyboard are here, somewhere. Until given a new keyboard, stopped using contractions & tried to avoid possessives. If forced, would depress the switch using a vintage hatpin.

 

My favorite in this haul.

 

Grab bag finds today, $3.99+.
French 950 silver box, not sure by whom or when, the mark is weak & tiny.




Nickel on brass sewing bird already claimed by my wife.


and a gilt guilloche compact.

 

Very well done!

 

Great haul! What is the cabochon set into the lid of the box? Looks hand cut. The imagery of the decoration is a bit jumbled, the way it typically is on Wedgwood pieces that have more than one scene. The peacock is Juno/Hera's bird; the swan is associated with Apollo. The figure with the cornucopia is Fortuna or Abundantia. The woman with a helmet leaning on a plinth is a bit hard to decipher. Looks most like Minerva/Athena but pose not typical & looks like there is something in the right hand? There is a figure, Minerva Medica, who is identified with Salus, Health, a natural companion to Wealth, but usually this is indicated by the presence of a snake. Love it.

 

So YOU say...
But what do YOU know!!!

 

It’s mother of pearl, sorry don’t have a better picture, artificial light.