Monday, June 11, 2012
Miss Martha Mary
An utterly marvelous and exceptionally rare example of antique Black Americana wood carving, simply oozing with personality
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Happy Feet
in vintage shoes!
1980's multi-color snakeskin slingbacks
1930's two-tone wingtips
1980's snakeskin shoes
early '90s fabric shoes with a late 18th century design
circa 1970's multi-color vegan shoes
1980's multi-color snakeskin slingbacks
1930's two-tone wingtips
1980's snakeskin shoes
early '90s fabric shoes with a late 18th century design
circa 1970's multi-color vegan shoes
Monday, June 4, 2012
joolery
I've gone from having almost zero interest in jewelry -- costume or otherwise -- to being... well, if not passionately interested, at least much more interested, in that when I go to a flea market, auction, or thrift store, I wanna look at the jewelry offerings first.
Here's some recent finds:
A really REALLY old brooch. 100 years old at the very least, but probably significantly older.
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A WWI era beauty.
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Largish and lovely brass brooch from around 1910.
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Not your average person pin.
Early 1980's equine scatter pins.
The world's loveliest 1940's carved bangle bracelet.
Here's some recent finds:
A really REALLY old brooch. 100 years old at the very least, but probably significantly older.
A WWI era beauty.
Largish and lovely brass brooch from around 1910.
Not your average person pin.
The world's loveliest 1940's carved bangle bracelet.
A really cute 1980's jointed clown brooch. He dances!!
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Stuff I bought on my anniversary
Hubs and I went back to Cape May for our one year anniversary. Here's the stuff I got...
This very lovely late art nouveau (1920's late) silverplate box with little cherubs at either end:
An ultra-sweet 1930's handbag:
A heavily beaded -- and heavy. really heavy - handbag from around 1960:
The world's MOST awesome decoupage purse. Should be in a museum:
A pair of toleware wall scones, superbly shabby in their chic-ness:
A super-terrific Shafford black cat cookie jar!!!!!!!!!!
This very lovely late art nouveau (1920's late) silverplate box with little cherubs at either end:
An ultra-sweet 1930's handbag:
A heavily beaded -- and heavy. really heavy - handbag from around 1960:
The world's MOST awesome decoupage purse. Should be in a museum:
A pair of toleware wall scones, superbly shabby in their chic-ness:
A super-terrific Shafford black cat cookie jar!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, June 1, 2012
Flemish Art/pyrography
Flemish Art was a line of hobby wood-burning kits popular in the early days of the 20th century. There was a very, VERY wide selection of stuff you could make: glove boxes, wall plaques, wall mounted match safes, etc. etc. etc. etc.
Animals, like our friend here,
were very popular themes.
Even more popular,
were designs featuring pretty ladies.
Animals, like our friend here,
Even more popular,
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Let's skate!!
Yesterday on my travels I found a whole bag of 1940's and '50s roller rink labels/decals/whatever you all 'ems.
Roller skating, which was born in the late 19th century, became more popular than ever in the period just after WWII. The labels served both as advertising and a neato way to decorate the case you carried your skates in.
The bag, which I bought for a piddling $20, has at least 200 decals.
Here's a few:
Roller skating, which was born in the late 19th century, became more popular than ever in the period just after WWII. The labels served both as advertising and a neato way to decorate the case you carried your skates in.
The bag, which I bought for a piddling $20, has at least 200 decals.
Here's a few:
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