Featured Finds Thread

Being in the UK I was confused for a moment (easy). Now I see why.

 

Daughters (10yrs) first proper solo find. In a pile of junk Jewellery.
She thought it was turquoise which is why she bought it so it’s a bonus it’s 925 too. Don’t know if it’s real turquoise or lapis but she’s very proud.
Embarrassingly in jewellery I’d already looked through.....

 

I really really have NO willpower....

A bundle of Stuff yesterday included a giant pair of KJL earrings. I need a dangle.



And then, a wee bittie silver....

 

And what did I do today? MORE BLING. Onyx and coral with a very nice silver clasp, Marvella pearls. Interesting earrings which are old pewter with Ruskin cabs, converted to clips I think. Four dollars.

 

And then there's this.

 

It goes without saying that everyone needs a trebuchet to keep their castle safe.
The lions are a brilliant touch just in case you weren't scared off by the burning scrap they tossed at you!

 

The cobra is interesting... cast head and tail tip with a handmade tube for the body.

 

oh...crimmany...that's just darling !!!!
it looks like a kit....but hours of fun.....

 

From photos, look like genuine lapis & turquoise to me. Another Antiquer in the making. Brava!

 

Very happy about this. I’ll tell her in the morning

 

The trebuchet could guard my hoard, you see. Keep off the JOOLS.

It isn't a kit, though, it's been scratch built. I suspect for some museum or other. And it works: I may yet drive the cats mad with it. Seller found it in his attic.

@Hollyblue - yes, isn't it interesting. There's a weeny tiny set of marks, one of which is 925, and I'm trying to decipher the rest.

 

That trebuchet sure looks good. I'd suspect it's a refugee from a historical scale display somewhere. I'm not sure what to do with it from here.

I went to an estate sale today, or rather back to one I went to yesterday. It turns out I should have gone to one particular yard sale instead, but spilt milk and all that - turns out the yard sale had sold vintage jools for $1 apiece. Instead I spent $90 (eep!) on a pair of necklaces at the estate over two days among other stuff. One necklace was sold as silver-plate, but it weighs a ton and scratches up like sterling. I don't think it's plated, just restrung with a costume clasp. The other is a designer piece sold as sterling and crystal. I haven't tested the metal since it's gold-washed, but the crystal is rock crystal.

Today one of the bags of Christmas ornaments looked good. I missed it somehow yesterday, but today I looked past the busted Coke Santa ornament and saw the early plastic snowman and the celluloid Santa. Cost me a dollar. I'm going to start a thread on the silver snuff box; it has a Victoria reign mark and a Birmingham anchor but I can't figure out whodunnit.

 

Cute snowman.

 

I love the fedora.

The other goodies came from hither and yon: old cloissone beads, a Binder Brothers locket, the paste brooch, the ring purse compact, and of course the trains. Because trains. The sand dollar felt legit, but it likes magnets.

 

Not really. They're pretty much brand new. Cute, but new. I have a friend who loves birds, especially parrots. She'll probably end up with it.

 

Evelyb, lots of great finds there. I love the Chinese bead necklace, looks like an especially nice one.

Late to an estate sale, screwed up the time by an hour, arrived 45 minutes late instead of 15 minutes early, forgot my loupe (I'm still off of coffee...) but actually found some things in spite of it all.

It was a Wednesday sale, professionally run, packed, but clean house, 99.9% newer stuff at first glance. Tons of jewelry, but literally almost everything new and didn't look that interesting. Also prices for the jewelry were a little bit high, $8 for necklaces, $5 a pin or bracelet. So I think people took a quick look, thought: "new" and "expensive" and went on to the rest of the house.

There were probably 50-80 necklaces all hanging from a few pegs. I even did a quick sweep of the jewelry thinking, "nothing there", grabbed 2 pins and went to the rest of the house.

But I'm someone who really digs through things.

Went through the necklaces again, and buried in the back was this thing:



First thought --odd construction, but the pendant is kind of cool. Could see it had some kind of signature (but didn't have a loupe) so had someone else look and they said ... "Hattie..." and I filled in, "Carnegie." So that went immediately in my bag.

With new energy, I went through every inch of that jewelry. Here is what I got. Hobe Christmas pin, Boucher bow, Lia Sophia necklace (top), possible turquoise Heishi (?) --going to make a separate post, maybe a piece of D&E (making separate post) bracelet which I think might be Napier, signed "N", and the crown jewel, that Egyptian Revival Hattie Carnegie pin/pendant, which had nothing to do with the necklace it was on.

 

Very nice Lucille and everyone else. We sure have a lot of joolies here.