Wow @stracci2000 what a find, I am so excited for you! Like literally mouth fell open when I scrolled down to the comps
Just amazing, good reason to always trust your gut
@stracci2000 You are a veritable fount of information on these treasures! I just love seeing your finds, and more, learning about them. You could work for Antique Road Show!
Ok guys......
Same thrift shop, new treasure!
I saw this mid century vase, and I had a gut feeling about it. It says '882 Italy' on the bottom. It is 12" high. I took a chance for $5.00.
I spent all day yesterday researching Italian ceramics.
It turns out that is a Bitossi vase by Aldo Londi.
I am over the moon! Some other pieces from the same line are selling on 1st Dibs for $$$$!
Below is a screenshot of the matching lamp from 1st Dibs:
And the matching box:
My hubby and I dropped by Goodwill yesterday to see if we could find a new lampshade for a bedside lamp. We came home with this $6.50 solid brass table lamp
- shown here after about two hours of polishing. The figure etched into the top part appears to be Mount Fuji, so we figure this lamp was bought as a memento of a trip to Japan. It has been re-wired, but whoever did it apparently re-used the original plug, which appears to be Bakelite.
We’re going to re-wire with cloth covered cord and then use it to replace a 70’s era “heirloom” accent lamp that my husband got from “somewhere” that I’ve never liked.
I have read and loved all the posts here- but never contributed.
I am like all of you- I love thrift shops/Goodwill/Savers/The Salvation Army, etc.
It definitely becomes addicting!
Since its the holiday season, I've posted a few of my vintage Christmas ornament collection - almost entirely made by "Shiny Brite". I would need several trees in order to use them all! Some of my favorites are the ribbed "lantern" style.
Picture this:
Yesterday in our local VERY small town consignment store.
I was rolling along the tight aisles and they have kinda sorta things in sections, although sometimes the lines get a little blurred.
I have wanted a really nice jewelry box for a while now, but we all know good quality comes at a pretty high price so I just looked and dreamed. Anyway, as I was going down the aisle with the cheap jewelry boxes, something caught my eye. It was a really pretty gray jewelry box and was quite large. I picked it up…..it was HEAVY!!!! Then I turned it over and you’ll never guess at what was on the bottom….
Wolf for Pottery Barn!! (It’s the Makenna model.)
Yes! Yes!!! YES!!!!!! YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
I almost hyperventilated!! It was in pristine condition. The only thing missing was the key. (Do you think I could get another one from Wolf????)
it had all the new padding in it. It had never even been used. I paid $24.98 plus tax for it! Every once in a while I come across a good one. This was one of those times.
I took it home, handed it to my husband, told him this was one of my gifts but it need one or two things inside! LOL!!!! He said, “Alrighty!” and moved on. But he knew how tickled I was and he loves to see me happy. Isn’t that grand!?!?
I have it pinned to my pajamas as we speak
I admit, I was really looking for Italian ceramics....!
Ohhh maybe that needs to be a thread….bling and pajamas
Of course this only works if you have pretty pajamas you could run out of the house with in the middle of the night and not look crazy. Sadly my husband would tell you that I’m not in that club
I just walked out of a local antique mall with a 14k leaf brooch for $3.99!
It was in a little bag with two other costume pins.
It looked really nice compared to the others, and the pin back was finely made. There was a tiny mark that I couldn't read, and I left my loupe in the car!
Anyway, I took a chance. When I got out here to the car, I could finally see the microscopic 14k mark. Yay! I'll weigh it when I get home.
Just as long as I got the plates because I am allll about cardinals at Christmas....aka Redbirds down South here. If any of you want a good Christmas book to read, A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg is a wonderful book. Last year, a friend of mine said one of her daughters always read Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory but to her it was sad, even sadder then because of the pandemic and lockdown. I suggested A Redbird Christmas and she loved it.
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