Featured Finds Thread

Nice! I've found some here and there but never a full set.

 

The site is glitching tonight. That went up twice somehow...

I think someone's wire have been found by hungry squirrels.

 

I have those button covers! Bought new in Santa Fe.

 

Are the button covers sterling?

Not much going on here. A few things from an indoor antique show. Beads $5

Thrift shop GF, a bit longer, fits me nicely.

The prices for just stainless jewelry retail surprised me.

Just the cross with a diamond chip is a $100 Kay Jewelers piece

 

Flea market last week. All on the plate but the cat is sterling, Figaro necklace is 9k, total is $11.
From the same seller, a piece of a 14k gold clasp, two pearls were left on it, it held a four strand pearl torsade, $2. You see it on one of my gold chains.
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Sterling mabe pearl clip earrings, antique show, $10. Anyone recognize the maker?

14k lion ring from show, emerald eyes

 

Thrift shop AIL Sterling clasp tigers eye

That's all for now, as I put things away I will photograph a few more things.

 

nice lion !!!

 

I’m always happy to find a piece of local history. At this address there is now a huge hospital system. I'm guessing it's from the 1950s/60s.

 

You guys did better than I did this week. Did find a little jewelry today worth not much more than I paid. No great shakes. But I love that teapot! Local history pieces are the good ones.

 

I think so...

 

I love this!!! I have a teapot collection (I have too many collections) and I never see any local teapots.

 

Thanks!
I have quite a large teapot collection but, up until today, all were English. This one tempted me outside of my box.

 

The other day on Thursday I picked up my second largest monthly check ever at my antique mall. On Friday I dropped a third of it on this super-thick silver cuff bracelet by Aaron Brokeshoulder. I absolutely love it.

The crazy big (for me at least) turquoise ring has a good backstory: I found it for cheap in a thrift shop months ago, but the ring part was seriously bent. I think I've mentioned before that I'm a high school teacher. Well, I have a student who wears 1-2 interesting rings PER finger (and thumbs!). I asked her, "Hey Maggie, where can I get a ring repaired?" Well, turns out Maggie's mom is a smith and she repaired (and replaced) the back of the ring.

A(nother) validation of being a teacher.

 

Whaddaya know... someone else thinks 1950s!
Info from their listing:
F. S. Louie Dragon Peacock Teapot, 1950s, with the old marks. Older version of the Dragon Phoenix teapot.
Their teapot:





Some interesting info:
https://www.uidaho.edu/class/anthrolab/collections/aacc/research/restaurant
Apparently, when Chinese restaurant ware has the name/address of a restaurant, it can bring in some $$. THIS cup achieved $51.

My teapot is an even better find than I thought!

 

Awesome!

 

those are pretty cool

 

A few things Ive picked up recently.Nothing major but fun.
A set of German shot glasses that stack in each other


Sweet little box.I was astonished I found her in hoodwill in a bin and she wasnt chipped or cracked



A ghastly cheap necklace,but I found it in a thrift on the way to meet a friend for lunch and yes,I wore it ! He about died laughing !

 

Those gators are not ghastly, they are glorious!!!

 

I had people stopping at our table asking me where in the world I got it ! LOL !