Featured Finds Thread

nice haul.......out of the comfort zone !!!!

 

Wow! Very convincing replica! And no elephant was harmed!

 

I need to get a picture up, but I scored a French brass and faience wall sconce today for $7.50 plus tax. Montereau marked LM&C (Creil) It has square nuts holding together and may be older than I thought. The plaque is a cameo design. Probably selling it locally because I'm too chicken to ship it and it weighs a ton.

 

Favorite pick of the day, a bronze squirrel match holder by Jules Moigniez. In a co-op booth for $32.

 

I am dying to see it!

 

Wow, great find!

 

Unusual find. These are still sealed in original cellophane and were $2 each at a thrift today. Harlequins by Eden.

 

Kitchy, kitchy, koo!

Debora

 

Got the pictures uploaded and resized. This is one either @Bronwen or @Ghopper1924 would have jumped on too. The ceramic plaque is made to look like a cameo. Marked Montereau with the LM&C mark.

 

That is gorgeous!

 

If it sells, I don't care how goofy it is. I was surprised there is a market for them.

 

The modeling of the figure is quite good, but I don't do red. Looks a good quality piece for sure.

 

Your're not kidding. Beautiful!

 

@Boland, where is it specifically that you're looking for a signature on that Cape Dutch homestead....I'm seeing two possibilities, one of which I see as not really decipherable!!! The other looks to be in that arched small bridge type "fence".....

 

Thanks for the comment. I was looking to decipher that very faint signature on the bottom right. Looked at it under magnifying glass,different light and tried the options I could think of. But I agree with you a 100%. I also noted that weird looking fence/bridge. Looks out of place. At a distance it looks like it could be initials (but so far also no luck) I will keep trying for a while still.

 

@Boland, a couple of edits weren't very productive....looks like there "MIGHT" be an 'A' and a couple of 'D's" in the RIGHT area, and what I thought might be a signature on the left, I now think is maybe just crackle in the canvas!! RIGHT area should be showing FIRST......I still don't understand why, if an artist takes the time to do a painting, they don't take the time to make their signature legible!!!!

Left area below:
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This is a spa glass. Neat, isn't it.

 

VERY COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know it's not, but ALMOST sorta, looks like a very clear, modified Coca Cola cut down bottle!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Much appreciated. Thank you for your efforts and for the images. I really don’t know anymore. I totally agree with you regarding some artists and their signatures. It’s like a orchestrated frustrating treasure hunt! Makes no sense why they do that!

 

very nice anund