


All just listed in Bella Rosa. Mmmmmmmmm......
I think the "key to unlocking" their mystery is figuring out how to display them. They can become decorative pieces by themselves or in a picture frame. Here we tied them up in vintage seam binding which softens them up a little bit and adds color.
What ideas do you have for collecting vintage keys? Feel free to leave me a comment.
"Brand New" Vintage Hankies - SOLD
Pink Depression Glass Bon Bon Dish
Last night my dear husband came home from a local auction with a twinkle in his eye. He does this every now and then, and just loves it. What he brings home is always fun to dig through. Lots of new things to place in my Bella Rosa online shop, our antique booth..and maybe even some for ebay.
Pretty Lilac n Violets Rouge Box
Pair of Glove Trees from GIMBELS
He brought home some silverplated items, vintage jewelry, old children's books, toys, pink depression glass, vintage clothing, some military items and more. I really liked the boxes of UNUSED vintage greeting cards. I'm thinking these will go great in my ephemera category...so this was an easy choice.
Hilton Hotel Silverplated Cocktail Set
(SOLD)
I'm also thinking of having a Memorial Day sale to make room for some of the vintage jewelry on the site. Maybe the sale will be for the whole website. I need to figure out how to do this technically. I'd also like to send out emails when I'm having a sale. If anyone knows of a great service that does this, please feel free to leave me a comment.
Vintage Easter Decorations
In the meantime, I'll be cleaning, taking pictures, and pricing items (for the booth.) Never a dull moment, this antique biz. And if you're an "addict" like we are, you know how much fun it is!
Capodimonte porcelain actually dates back centuries. The first pieces fired were produced in Naples, Italy from 1759 to 1780 at the Royal Factory, according to the Capodimonte Limited website.
“The Capodimonte name was synonymous with the finest quality Neapolitan porcelain and ceramics from that period onward,” the site explains. The Royal Factory, which no longer exists, came to being when King Charles of Naples married Maria Amalia. She was the granddaughter of Augustus II, who in addition to being the King of Poland, also founded the first European hard paste porcelain factory in Meissen, Germany. King Charles developed a curiosity about porcelain through his new wife’s family. This interest turned into a passion that led to many years of research and development before the Royal Factory came about.
Once the formula for porcelain paste was perfected, many skilled craftsmen and artisans, both men and women, worked to produce fine Capodimonte pieces. Plates, vases, small and large bowls, tea and coffee cups, large and small jugs, sugar bowls, tea caddies, teapots, snuff-boxes, and walking stick handles mounted in gold are among the fine pieces produced at the factory in Italy.
The factory eventually moved to Spain and back to Italy again several decades later under the direction of King Charles’ son, Ferdinand. During this period, the shape, style and decoration of the porcelain production was similar to that of the original Capodimonte factory.
Collecting Capodimonte Today
Today, most collectors of Capodimonte porcelain find mid-century electric lamps, figurines , molded flowers, and other decorative objects made during the last century. Most of these are marked with some variation of the blue N under a crown mark; many of them are also marked with factory marks.
(This post was taken from information found on About.com-antiques)
Tea was "considered an exotic beverage when it first made its way onto the tables of the wealthiest Europeans and American colonials, tea was valued in the west as a very expensive medicine. Believed to cure the respiratory ailments, headaches, giddiness, heaviness, colds, and dropsy, tea was reputed to be a restorative against the loss of body fluids caused by excessive sweating and purging, two common medical curatives of the day."
And the winners are......
Michelle of I'm a Little Teapot and Penny of Lavender Hill Studio!
CONGRATULATIONS, ladies! Thank you so much for entering the drawing. I'll be contacting you with information on how to get your 15.00 vouchers.
And thank you to EVERYONE who entered the giveaway, who gave lots of support and advice, and for all of the kind words. It really helps.
Feel free to stop by today and have a look around during the GRAND OPENING of Bella Rosa Antiques. There have been many new items added since two weeks ago.
Have a very BELLA day!