Happy Birthday To Me! Even though today is a busy day i wanted to take a picture of this lovely
1950’s prom because it reminds me of birthday cake, being young, dressing up and dancing with lots of twirling.
So fun!! 🙂
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*Cinderella
I’ll be home for Christmas!
A valuable painting left in a Goodwill donation bin fetched $11,205 in an online auction.
The painting went up for sale after Maria Rivera, a sharp-eyed Goodwill employee in Manassas, realized that the painting seemed special.
Turned out she was right: The work was by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Torriglia, a late 19th-century artist whose portraits hang in galleries around the world.
“It’s the real deal,” Rivera told News4’s Richard Jordan.
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) has just released photos and a detailed description of the Gold Rush-era quartz and gold jewelry box stolen from its permanent collection on January 9, 2013. 
The jewelry box, was made between 1869 and 1878 by A. Andrews, a San Francisco goldsmith, and is signed. The artifact features a rectangular moulded top and base that rests on four feet formed of four miniature female figures depicting allegorical California. It is seven inches in height; nine inches on length; and seven inches in depth. The top pilasters and mouldings are of veined gold quartz in tones of grey and cream with veining of gold. The interior of the top is recessed and engraved in full relief with scene of the early days of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, mounted Native Americans, herds of buffalo, and a train of cars. The gold quartz is cut and set in mosaic fashion in the top of the lid, exterior and the sides are gold veined quartz. (Read ARThound’s 1.9.2013 coverage here.)
Reward: A reward of $12,000 is offered for the safe recovery of the stolen artifact.
Happy to report the jewelry box was recovered!! 🙂
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELK (BPOE)
Early BPOElks History- “Elks are never forgotten ~ never forsaken.”
For many years, this preamble served as a guiding principle for actions and activities for its members. Elks were required in the original constitution to attend the funeral of a fallen brother. Their first benefit raised $1,000 for a widow of a deceased Elk – an astounding amount of money at the time. As other Elks died, a special ceremony was created called the Lodge of Sorrow with the first public service being held on March 20, 1870. This became an annual event that we now celebrate as our Memorial Service. Sometime after that a provision was made for the chair Officers to become the Standing Relief committee. Any Elk in distress would petition this committee for help which apparently was often requested and granted. For example, Salisbury lodge archives contain a number of telegrams from members who were stranded far from home and in need of financial assistance to help them with their predicament. For the first 21 years, the Elks grew gradually from one Lodge of 58 members to 158 Lodges with 13,067 members. Once theatrical membership restrictions were removed growth really took off and by 1909, there were 1,155 Lodges with 304,899 members. By the end of WWI, nearly 200,000 more were added to the rolls with the number of Lodges increasing to 1,280. In North Carolina, 20 lodges were chartered during this golden period. All except Washington #822 are still operating.
*Note Early on, members of the Elks began wearing an elk’s tooth as identification.
Elks BPOE
This incredible vintage fob dates circa 1900’s to 1910’s. The piece features two real or Faux Elk’s teeth, which are encased in an ornate 14k yellow gold cap. 14k Monogramed. Name: Potter, Frederick E. — (I believe). A Democrat. Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1900. Burial location unknown.
http://www.onlineauction.com/auction/1649968/Vintage_14k_gold_unusual_pendant%21%21%21source http://www.elkshistory.org/
Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’
Note*This sweet dress is up for bid on Onlineauction.com
Tulle chantilly French Lace Pearl Beads ….. Obsessed 1950s Cupcake! 🙂
P.S my mom and dad are in the photograph… LOVE!
http://www.onlineauction.com/auction/1645441/Wedding-dress-50%27s-cupcake-sooo-cute%21
Bag was missing the strap, I love this idea; I used a Miriam Haskell belt chain for the purse strap. 🙂
Mourning jewelry is jewelry traditionally worn when someone was in mourning. During the 16th through 18th century memento mori jewelry was popular for mourning and it became even more popular after the death of Prince Albert. Queen Victoria remained in mourning until her passing in 1901, causing a revival of this type of jewelry. During the latter half of the 19th century they were of sombre design and black is the main used color. Materials used are typically black enamel, jet, onyx, human hair, glass, vulcanite and gutta-percha. please go to langantiques.com
Patek Philippe. An Early And Rare 18k Gold And Enamel Hunter Case
Patek Philippe. An Early And Rare 18k Gold And Enamel Hunter Case Keyless Lever Pocket Watch
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, Movement and Case No. 16’613, Manufactured in 1859
Cal. 15”’ gilt-finished lever movemnet, bi-metallic compensation balance, wolf tooth’s winding, gold cuvette, white enamel dial with scroll motif to central zone, gray chapter ring with Roman numerals, engraved circular case polychrome enamel peacock in an idyllic landscape to the front cover, the reverse a polychrome enamel floral arrangement on base in an idyllic lakeside scene, both front and back rims with blue enamel, cuvette signed and numbered, case stamped D&D My photograph years ago.
40.5mm diam. Sold Christies
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