Featured Finds Thread

Cool stuff, CX!

I have some of those birds - they were sold as Christmas ornaments, 25 or so years ago, at Pier One Imports.

 

thanks SBSVC!

excellent! I bought them thinking they would make nice Christmas ornaments

 

the mask is a little on the rough side.....a name may help....
but I doubt it's worth even $90

 

thanks komokwa

 

Very nice stuff cxgirl.
The Halloween stuff is wonderful.

 

thanks pearls I lucked out on the tally cards, there are doubles and some triples of each one so I can keep some and sell the rest

 

Heres some hopefully better pics.No markings so far,but theres wear for sure.

 

You guys are knocking me out with the silver and the bling. Beautiful stuff!

 

I agree, I need sunglasses!

 

It's definitely 1990s or later from the construction. The stones are glued, and the colors and pattern are all wrong for anything older too. If it already has wear, go right ahead and mess with it.

 

The "pin cushions" look like Hungarian design Christmas ornaments. Possibly made in China at this point, but the designs are Hungarian.

 

I've also seen kits for making those types of ornaments...

 

Storage auction finds........

 

I agree with Ruth. I have embroidered tree ornaments like that, bought in Budapest.

I had never heard of Salvador Teran until I bought a brooch/necklace today which seems to be by him. I'm a bit pleased with that. Photo to follow!

 

those are nice find Donaee Do you buy storage units often?

 

Fairly often, it's a hobby. Find some neat stuff sometimes!

 

I went treasure hunting yesterday.... tons of yard sales heading down south, and my usual Memorial Day hunting grounds didn't prove all that fruitful. I stopped in an antique mall, and I saw this ring that was listed as 14k garnet and diamonds. I really liked it, and the price was negotiable. So I bought it.

The antique mall is kinda dark, so when I got out in the sunlight, the colors were very different. I thought, okay, rhodolite garnets. The center one appears to be cushion cut, end stones ovals. Diamonds, old European cut? They have a cutlet on the bottom.

So I get home, and I test them on the Presidium. I think my machine needs to be calibrated (another thing on the list to do.) I had readings from spinel, topaz, to ruby....I believe these are unheated Burmese rubies... see what you think.

Taken outside


Inside images



What do you all think?

 

I am of absolutely no help to answer any of your questions, but I do know I absolutely LOVE that ring!!!

 

I can't place all of them, but the ornaments above the stuffed birds seem to refer to children's stories. The one is clearly the Princess & the Frog, the top 3 echo Little Red Riding Hood.

Is the antler owl signed? Not a whistle, is it? Looks like a hole on the right?

 

This makes for interesting pictures in the mind, but think you meant culet.

That blue red is promising for ruby. Beyond that is beyond me.