Vintage Finds of the Week #20: A Wonderful Time for Selling!

 

I've been finding a ton of "new" vintage...

mostly packed in attic boxes!

I stashed away lots of Christmas

 goodies and I'm pulling them all out,

which is great fun!

 

Plus a few other treasures, too.

 

 

There are a couple of things I picked

up this week while hunting with

Joyce from The Quilted Nest.

We really enjoy rummaging

but this wonderful Mid-Century

Nativity  set called my name so I

really didn't have to rummage too

much for it. There are 17 pieces!

 

Found this in my jewelry stash.

And when I mean stash, I mean,

waiting to be photographed!

 

I think it is a dark amber intaglio.

Interesting "cameo" of a Roman soldier.

The Hubs bought this rhinestone heart

 over the weekend. Would look

 gorgeous on a coat lapel. Why wait

'til Valentine's Day? 

 

And speaking of coats, I couldn't wait to pull this

mink coat out this Fall. It feels so nice on!

Hard to sell it, but I think I'm gonna try!

I researched this silver plate ladle and discovered

 the pattern is called "OXFORD" from 1901

by WM Rogers and Sons.

 

If it doesn't sell right away I have

plans for it.

 Here is a story you will get a kick out of...

I had to turn this photo upside down. Yes, I was

in a fog earlier this week and thought these pretty

butterfly beaded ornaments were Angels! I was

trying to have them stand on the two "legs" which

turned out to be antennae!
That is almost embarrassing.

 

Almost.

Chalking it up to baby brain.

(Shhh... don't tell anyone, Bebe is 7 now!)

These little guys are perfectly

shabby just the way they are!

Just add the candles (or not)

and they are good to go.

 

 

I was excited to pull these bells out

to photograph... even though the box has

seen better days and some of the bells

are M.I.A.

Still neat to see how they were originally

presented to the buyer in the 1950's.

 

Is this kitschy tablecloth cute or what?

I love it.

 

Sometimes I wish my English

Tudor décor was a bit more cottagey.

This makes a great kids table

covering... it is too small

for my dining room set and was

made for the typical

"4 member family"

of the 1950's.

 

I fell in love with Diorama ornaments a couple of years ago when I found my first one at the "Secret Shop Around the Corner" from my house.

(By the way, it just closed. Bummer.

Brick and  mortar shops have

a hard time, don't they?)

 

I have to confess, I stopped  going.

Their prices were just too high

and when I asked if they could do

any better I received a "NO."

 

Such is this vintage life! We all have a

difficult time buying at the right

price and selling at the right price.

 

I digress!

 On the other hand, I have so many books to list I decided if I can grab a book a day I might get through the boxes in a couple of years. Seriously though, I have a lot.

 

I LOVE OLD BOOKS!

 

I enjoyed reading some of Ogden Nash's poetry, above.

One in particular about the seaside.

Will try to use it for one of my summer posts.

(If I can remember. Think upside down beaded

angel ornaments)

 

How about a little King Arthur,

Launcelot, or Guinevere? 

 

If  I'm going to buy old books,

I might as well find the classics, eh?

I"ve had this cute velvet bow pin
 for two years. I actually missed getting it

listed last year... but made

sure I had it up this time around.

 

I can picture this on a 1950's

sweater or on a pair of ice skates!

With mini pin ornament pom poms! So cute.

 

Did someone say pom poms???
This tablecloth brings me right back

to my childhood in the 70's.

 

Litsed this in my

AntiqueRetroactive shop on Etsy.

 

This sweet couple made it there, too.

I just love their "Dickens" appeal.

Slightly shabby, too.

 

Hope you enjoyed my ramblings

today ... and well, my finds, too.

 

My two Etsy shops are

getting stocked:

BellaRosaAntiques

AntiqueRetroactive

 

Enjoy the weekend!

 

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