Find of the Month: Art Deco 800 Silver Egyptian Revival Necklace
A grail find: An amazing, enamelled Egyptian Revival charm necklace from the 1920s. It’s marked 800 on the back and still has it’s original box clasp. The enamel is perfect and crisp. Best of all — it cost me $2 at the St. Lawrence Market. It was at the table of a dealer I hadn’t seen before who had mostly high-end stuff from the ’20s and ’30s (with corresponding prices). But this beauty was in a basket of tangled up costume jewellery.
I always wonder how a dealer who clearly knew his stuff could have missed it. And there were all kinds of professional pickers prowling around as well — I recognize them from the Junction Flea. I guess my talent is in finding the things that fall through the cracks.
that’s a talent alright! what a skill! if you could bottle it, you’d make a fortune.
It is the world’s most dubious superpower. But I like it!
what’s the best day to go vintage shopping at St. Lawrence? are most vendors there on Saturday or Sunday??
The antique market is only on Sundays.
ah, perfect–I enjoy the elegant and fun things you post!–enjoyed the bangles a while ago!
Lovely! Even a new piece wouldn’t cost $2 so that dealer must have been in caffein withdrawal when they priced it. Good find!