Featured Finds Thread

We rarely do here! I chatted with an old timer antique dealer, and he said he'd seen a pair of that quality twice in his dealings, that's a period of 30 years!

 

..and you got them. Sweet!

 

Hi Folks

a few lil bits i found in the chazzers tother day, sort of lost my confidence in buying from antique shops at the mo, as harder to know whats really selling well. The majolica cup was £2, The grim reaper £3 and earrings £3 glass vase £3

appeared not really sellable........untill

 

unsure where from



no idea about the glass

 

Love the froggies in the mug.
I find the dragon earrings and also pendants on several Eastern European sites, so they could have been made there. Here they are on a Greek site, € 44:

https://www.profitstore.gr/products...a-sofia-kai-igetikes-ikanotites-925/496-41416

No info, other than general about dragons in mythology. They call it Celtic, without a reference.

Found a pendant on a German site, but again no info other than mythical etc, € 75:

https://galleryjarrodi.com/products...ilber-mystisches-design-fur-fantasy-liebhaber

They say antique, but it isn't. Nice though, and there are many collectors of dragon-related things.

 

Awesome thanks Aj, couldn't put my finger on the style but Celtic makes sense

 

too late

i guess some kind of victorian joke mug.......me nan would have spat her false teeth out

 

great find buddy, awesome !

 

Please let me know if you list/sell the dragon earrings!!!

 

After not going out most of the summer, I finally had a good day at a community yard sale. I also hit an annual flea market and two thrifts Niw Ibam taking a nap, will post pics tomorrow.

 

Great finds Chas-all for 11pounds !

Ditto Chas-Hit one of my fave antique stores just yesterday and saw a number of things I wanted to keep-but maybe not resell ! With the way I feel abt the world economy now, playin' it safe w/ 2-3 pound purchases is a really sane approach if profits your goal.

 

They still make frog mugs like that, mostly as gag gifts. Those dragons really do look Welsh: Davey beat me too it. The tongues are a perfect match.

Went to the Fall opening of a local thrift today, and came away with two pieces of unmarked sterling. No marks at all. From the looks of the pin, someone in Indonesia finished the back on a bench. Sterling and amber. I think it's heavier than the sterling and garnet bracelet.

 

The site was acting like it was being chewed on by bots again. Posted the test, hit reload, and now uploading the picture.

 

Love the mug with the froggies!

 

Wyverns, methinks.

 

Okay I'm drooling over that bracelet.

 

Love the dragon earrings and the garnet bracelet.

 

What I did yesterday. I slept two hours (couldn't sleep), got up at 4:45 am, and got to a community yard sale at 7 am as they were setting up. Ran into a dealer also hunting, and I was told another lady was also hunting. You have to be patient, which neither of these people were because they move on to other yard sales. People brought the jewelry out last, and one lady had BIG BOXES of costume jewelry. I had fun. Then I drove 30 miles to an annual flea market, not a lot of jewelry there and most of it was gone, I assume, but not all as you will see.

I laid out the costume on hubby's pool table.

Here's some sterling, $1 or less because I purchased in lots.