Posted by This past weekend I decided NOT to go the flea market or the book sale. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I already had too much to do and too much stuff to deal with. So I stayed home and did lots of store stuff. Cleaned. Cooked. Then relaxed in our yard. It was good.
Monday rolled around and it was time to run errands which took me right by my neighborhood thrift store. I had NO reason to go in. I’m set for inventory for the rest of this year given the quantity of items I got from the big private picks. But I can’t totally stop hunting, so I popped in.
Sadly the few hard-goods shelves were rather sparse. The store is focusing more on Halloween and they devoted whole aisles to tacky, cheap, costume bits. I look to see if there is anything vintage amongst the dross, but it’s all new stuff. Most of it hideous. So I expected to walk out empty handed, which would have been fine. Then I poked around in the art section and unearthed this painting. It was unsigned, but it had something. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. The impressionist style of the painting was…well… good.
We all see so many paintings at thrift stores that are student pieces or mass-produced canvases. But I know that this painting is neither of these. This shows skill. And the carved wood frame with linen interior mat was so 1970s. So cottage core or shabby chic. I’ve priced it modestly at $80.
Back home I listed the painting right away and then it was back to working through the big pick pile listing this vintage Henriot Quimper pottery candleholder. I’ll be honest I was a bit on the fence picking this up. Quimper pieces don’t sell quickly for me even though I know there are collectors. We’ll see how this one does.
Diverging from the sweet I listed what may have been a bit of folly on my part…an old Skookum doll with a badly broken/repaired face. I can’t help but thinking someone will want it…but I may be wrong!
In the absolutely sweet category I listed the Irish point lace baby bonnet from the 1800s. The silk lining is in tatters but the lace is in darn good condition including the valenciennes lace edging.
This rosary was interesting but plastic. Still I decided to give it due diligence and I’m glad I did. Turns out it’s a 1950s piece designed by Civelli (the latin words are the “litany of the Blessed Virgin”) and it sells rather well!
Some of the recent Solds on Worthpoint…
It has been nice listing such interesting things. Hopefully they will find new homes…sooner rather than later!!
On the sales front the Victorian hair weaving/jewelry bits have been popular. I divided this boxload into four listings. Two lots have sold ($100) and another is in a cart. None of these are completed pieces with fittings so I’m glad they are finding folks who can use them.
I’ll close for now wishing you happy hunting!
Karen
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