Featured Finds Thread

I'm rather sure your candle sticks are uranium glass and will glow under UV light!
Keep cool, not harmful

 

Ooooh!

 

HOARD!

Nice old brass and enamel ring and a Givenchy bracelet. Fifty pence each.

 

I went hunting yesterday. The sale I was looking forward to would have been good, but I found a pile of stuff in the garage (it was an estate dealer's sale) and he put a sky high price on the pile and wouldn't negotiate. Then he sold me what I think is a sterling handled carving set and a softball glove for $5. (oops) The best find, if not the most valuable, is a little plastic pin. It's a Jewish St Patrick's Day pin. Has me scratching my head too. I also got a sterling key necklace for a buck. That's already on its way to a friend in Australia. Handed it to her husband this morning, who was at my church as a guest speaker. I have to resize the rest of the photos.

 

Great table, Davey. BMRT, I love that wall hanging. Bear, great jewels as always!
Komokwa, lovely display.

I started to photograph the jewelry from last week, but I went out playing around yesterday, so here is some of that. I passed a yard sale sign that led into a development, but turned around. Good thing- at 11:30 a.m., this was still there: Weber sterling dresser set, brush a bit dented, oh well, for $5 I won't argue. Thanks to Bakersgma for identifying the maker. Does anyone know the pattern or time period?


I found this Japanese ivory queen chess piece in a thrift shop for $5.25. She was holding a cocktail umbrella which I will replace.



And one huge antique mall has gone out of business because the shore town land itself is probably worth over a million dollars alone. I found out via my email that another one (not a shore town) is closing after Columbus Day weekend. The fine jewelry from one vendor was 50% off. I have been trying on this emerald ring for years, and the largest discount was only 10% off. So since YOLO, it's now mine. The picture doesn't do it justice.

 

That is the coolest St. Patrick's Day pin I have ever seen!

 

I grew up living with Irish next door neighbours called Bernstein.

 

Looks like the 4 leaf clover theme has been around for some time............ https://www.google.com/search?q=4+l...4dPkAhVKrJ4KHVzBB6sQ8NMDCMEB&biw=1513&bih=867

 

@Marko The pattern on that vanity set does not have a name, but it is very much like a number of designs of the late 30's into the 40's. (And by the way the maker name is Webster, not Weber. )

 

Thank you! I am so duh unless it has to do with jewelry.

 

Symbol of Ireland/St Patrick's Day is the three-leaf shamrock.

Symbol of good luck is the four-leaf clover.

I honestly don't know if it that matters when it comes to the addition of a Star of David (or any other religious symbol for that matter).

 

But this doesn't look like a 4 leaf clover - it's a 3 leaf shamrock.

 

I think luck is a small part of it. We all work hard to find our things-Davey, you do house cleanouts, some of us get up super early, we all put in countless hours researching things....and it pays off. I just saved $25 with coupons grocery shopping. But even that was work.

 

OK ... The wall hanging/rug whatsits are all small. The bright one is probably Mexican. The other two want to be Navajo but have fringes on both ends; that's enough to make me wonder. The Indian textile is really stiff and I think it's a tourist souvenir. The dude on the horse is a Mughal prince if memory serves. (on the way to his wedding maybe?) The jewelry is a pile of odds and sods. A little sterling, a little costume, and a small horn owl (as opposed to a great horned owl) snuff box.

 

I was responding to the four leaf clover link.

 

Are we not talking about the Jewish/St.Patricks Day pin?

 

Yes. But there was a post about the pin that linked to four leaf clover pieces. I responded to that.

 

True. But I didn't understand why she jumped to 4 leaf clovers and good luck when the pin is a 3 leaf shamrock. I was just pointing that out.

 

I got very confused.