Posted at 7:25 pm by 1909ventilo, on June 12, 2015
“The tradition of Globe de Mariée Display pieces began in France, in the 1800’s. It was a display for married couples, to preserve their wedding souvenirs as well as tell the story of their wedding & life together. Placed prominently in the formal dining room, it held the Bride’s Crown, or Tiara, as well as her Wax Floral Bouquet. The bride & groom chose items for their personalized display such as mirrors, porcelain pieces, and ormolu {gold plated} cut-outs. Each was a symbol that told the story of the bridal couple. The number of small diamond-shaped mirrors represented the number of children the couple hoped for.” frenchgardenhouse.com
“The Bird: The symbol of Love Leaves: Longevity of the Marriage Union Orange Blossom: Virginity Roses or Daisies: Love Diamond Shaped Mirrors: Fertility”
Posted at 9:03 pm by 1909ventilo, on June 10, 2015
Replique Pure Parfum
I believe this is from the 1940’s, it’s pure perfume. I opened the packaging but not the bottle and it smells wonderful! It reminds me of my Aunt Deola, a rich woman she dressed impeccably, tall blonde and incredibly put together. I remember her outfits make-up and hand bags. Her perfume would always permeate her surroundings especially her scarfs, and her luxury car with it’s slick seats. I remember peering into her bedroom wondering what it must be like to have such a selection of extravagant items in my reach. I can imagine this perfume on her dressing table! The perfume has that strong amber, musky oak moss kind of smell. Spicy with a bit of real leather expensive car smell from bygone days. It’s Such a treasure I’m going to keep it on my desk for now while I think pleasant thoughts of riding around with my mom and rich Aunt! 🙂 xo
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Perfume purchase on OLA.com Perfume value approx. $120
Could someone please buy this for me? Omg! So cute!!
A + P Surprise from Andy Warhol’s Wild Raspberries series, 1959
OFFERED BY PUCCIO FINE ART
$12,000
In 1959, Andy Warhol, then a young advertising illustrator, joined creative forces with then socialite Suzie Frankfurt to self-publish a limited edition cookbook titled ‘Wild Raspberries’. Wonderfully satirical recipes were imagined for ‘those who don’t cook’, with titles like – A&P Surprise, Gefilte of Fighting Fish, Seared Roebuck, Baked Hawaii and Piglet a la Trader Vic’s. Warhol’s mother, Julia Warhola, supplied the cursive text, the book hand colored by schoolchildren and said to have been bound by rabbis.
Andy Warhol (AMERICAN, 1928-1987)
A + P Surprise from Andy Warhol’s Wild Raspberries series
1959
Offset watercolour on paper
17 x 10 inches (43.18 x 45.4 cm)
The strawberries are ready to pick, it’s sunshiny gorgeous weather here in Oregon today! Hope you’re having a fabulous day! Thistledown Farm 91455 River Rd, Junction City, OR 97448
Sharing this lovely 1950’s prom dress that is faded and flawed. Charming with it’s unusual flouncing ruffles, bits of faded velvet ribbon, cinched waist and tulle. #1950sProm #Tulle Aspiring to Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture …
I spotted this cool compact at St Vinny’s thrift shop, it was covered in black grime! I believe the figure is the fairy of Happiness Siam, sterling Siam compact 1950’s era.
#crazy-thrift-store-finds
Sterling Siam Compact 1950’s era
I would estimate the Siam compact to be worth in the $150 range at auction.
Thanks for reading my blog, I just started doing these videos as I seek out thrift shop finds, I’m not very good at recording yet so forgive me!
But tune in often, you never know what i’m going to find! 🙂 xo
Fairy of Happiness
*Thai jewelry
Nielloware jewelry and related items from Thailand were popular gifts from American soldiers taking “R&R” in Thailand to their girlfriends/wives back home from the 1930s to the 1970s. Most of it was completely handmade jewelry.
The technique is as follows: The artisan would carve a particular character or pattern into the silver, leaving the figure raised by carving out the “background”. He would then use the niello inlay to fill in the “background”. After being baked in an open fire, the alloy would harden. It would then be sanded smooth and buffed. Finally, a silver artisan would add minute details by hand. Filigree was often used for additional ornamentation. Nielloware is classified as only being black and silver colored. Other colored jewelry originating during this time uses a different technique and is not considered niello.
Many of the characters shown in nielloware are characters originally found in the Hindu legend Ramayana. The Thai version is called Ramakien. Important Thai cultural symbols were also frequently used. Collecting Thai jewelry (correctly known as Siam Silver jewelry) is a growing hobby with many jewelry enthusiasts. Source Wikipedia
“I shop at thrift stores a lot. I have a lot of silver pitchers and I put my flowers in those. I collect antiques, so there are a lot of old rocking chairs… My friends call my home the vortex because nobody wants to leave.” Monica Potter
In mechanical horology, a remontoire, (from the French remonter, meaning ‘to wind’) is a small secondary source of power, a weight or spring, which runs the timekeeping mechanism and is itself periodically rewound by the timepiece’s main power source, such as a mainspring. It was used in precision clocks and watches to place the source of power closer to the escapement, thereby increasing the accuracy by evening out variations in drive force caused by unevenness of the friction in the geartrain. In spring-driven precision clocks a gravity remontoire is often used to replace the uneven force delivered by the mainspring running down by the more constant force of gravity acting on a weight. In turret clocks it serves to separate the large forces needed to drive the hands from the modest forces needed to drive the escapement which keeps the pendulum swinging. A remontoire should not be confused with a maintaining power spring, which is used only to keep the timepiece going while it is being wound. source wikipedia.
*The stamp is called a hallmark, and is intended to show how much silver is contained in the item. 825 silver means that the item is made up of 82.5% silver and 17.5% other metals (often nickel or aluminum). 825 silver is a very odd number. Are you sure you are reading it correctly? 925 silver is called “sterling silver.” If it is indeed 825, you may have an antique piece that originated in Europe (usually Germany) in the mid-1800s. source Ask.com
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” Dale Carnegie
I found this Nancy Ann Doll at a sale. I usually don’t buy many dolls anymore but she caught my eye with her adorable colors! The polka dots, pink dress and the blue feathers in her hair. When I picked her up I noticed she wasn’t plastic like most of the ones I have seen. When I was young my aunt Terrie used to have some on her treasured shelf, If i asked real nice she’d get one down for me, of course I had to very careful! I read the company started in 1936 by Nancy Ann Abbot, she started with a whopping $125 dollars, working from her apartment 18 hrs a day! But by the 1950’s the company claimed a million dollar yearly gross producing 12,000 dolls per day! It appears my Nancy Ann was a fabulous buy! She has the original box, with the insert, she’s in pristine condition, she’s one of the first ones made that were hand-painted with handmade clothes, she has her original tag around her hand! She’s a March. I’m not absolutely sure but I think she maybe in the $250 range! I paid fourteen dollars. Thanks for reading my blog !! xo
“I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.” Randy Pausch