Featured Finds Thread

Very nice!

 

Love Max Neiger!

What's "jumble"? Or did you just mean a jumble / pile of jewelry?

 

A jumble sale - it's like a rummage sale.

 

I had a fun go at Saver$ today, less than $50. with a 30% coupon for all of it.
Royal Crest "Castle Rose" patern 16 pieces (4 x 4 settings).


Mappin & Webb 7" bud vase.


Two Gorham butter spreaders & a 14k wierd pinback.

A Greek sterling bowl 5" dia.

And a 9" Lomonosov singing firebird decanter.

 

Unreal, Anund! Fantastic!

 

I need to get to your Savers asap. Very well done!

 

WOOT! Anund, so that's where all the good stuff I never find in Spenders goes! I only get in there a few times a year, and each time wonder when I'm going to hit some of this good stuff everyone else seems to find. No wonder - you got it all.

 

You swiped it from mine.(LOL)

 

I've met only three other regular pickers there and none of them look at any of this type of stuff, I really feel like I'm the only one there. I see lots of casual treasure hunters but they aren't there often enough to find it.

 

I don't live close enough to be there regularly. I am at the GoodWill in town several days a week, but never find tons. I only go because it's maybe two miles from the house and the only game in town.

 

Get pics of the pinback...might not be as weird as you think...Tribal for sure !
The rest......good on you !!!!!
I luv M&W silver!!!!
& the Firebird...is a delight !

 

It's got that Pre-Co look to it !!!



http://www.precolombino.cl/coleccion/pendiente-ornitomorfo-ave-bicefala/

 

Alva museum replicas maybe? I've also found Panamanian silver pieces that were sold as souvenirs. The ones I found were gold-plated and framed.

Today's hunting spot was a church fundraiser tag sale. It was half an hour away and pretty much a bust. A charity I help made out nicely, but Ebay didn't. On my way home I stopped in a jewelry/treasures/antique store and spent $4. Included in that were a sterling chain and bracelet and this little piece. It's gold-filled.

 

Woo Hoo, those are some fabulous finds anund!

 

Thanks Komo, it tested at 14k, I have an old friend here that is very knowledgeable with pre-Columbian artifacts, I’ll have to show it to him.
And I’ll get better photos up in tomorrow’s daylight.

 

Love the silver but Im mad for that decanter!

 

Thanks Messilane!

 

I LOVE that spoon!

 

We had a local thrift shop that donated the proceeds to a local charity. Somehow, that stopped, the store closed, and it seems two women opened it as a for-profit business for themselves. I stopped in Thursday and it seems the one woman is buying jewelry off of people and reselling it. A woman and he husband came in and looked at a 14k floral cameo brooch/pendant combo. It was $50, but since he was a vet, they would let him have it for $40. The people weren't very nice.... the guy made a comment about they should just set a match to the store, everything is useless. But they came back in and bought it. I don't know why people have to be so mean.

I will post a picture of what I bought hopefully soon.

 

WOW!!!