Bringing It Back: Vintage Turquoise Bolo Tie
Last summer, when I was at my parent’s trailer with my nieces, we went to the Salvation Army in Southampton. My middle niece picked up a bolo tie. I asked her if it… Continue reading
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Midweek Modness: Taxco Abstract Cat Brooch
We’ve talked about Taxco silver before. And we’ve talked about how Scandinavian modernist jewelry before. This kitty kat brooch is both Modernist and Mexican. It’s marked TC- or TH-163, which dates it after… Continue reading
Yard Sale Find: Scandinavian Bent Plastic Swag Lamp
We got this swag lamp at a yard sale for $1 on the weekend. It reminded me of an Arne Jacobsen or a Le Klint, but it is probably closer to Ikea. Anyway,… Continue reading
Yard Sale Find: Black Pearl Necklace
Yard sale season is in full effect, y’all. I found this princess-length black pearl necklace (with matching earrings) at the same place we got the lamp I posted about yesterday. I’ve always wanted… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Pentti Sarpaneva Pendant
Going back into the vaults for this image — It’s a Pentti Sarpaneva pendant which I sold a couple of years ago. Sarpaneva started out as a graphic designer in his native Finland,… Continue reading
Victorian Jewellery for Victoria Day
As promised, I went prowling for vintage stuff on Friday. Fittingly, I found two Victorian pieces. The big score is a pair of gigantic girandole earrings from around 1870. Girandole means chandelier and… Continue reading
More Things I Found At the Market
I have the day off today, so I’m going to be very lazy and just post pictures of the rest of the things I got at the St. Lawrence Market last weekend. While… Continue reading
Things I Found At the Market
Here’s something that I overheard this weekend: When the weather is crappy, some dealers take a pass on the outdoor antique markets like Aberfoyle and set up at the St. Lawrence Market instead.… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Birks Sterling Abstract Ring
Alas, I no longer have this ring. Oh well, sometimes you gotta cull the herd. Anyway, it was designed in Germany for the upscale Canadian jewellery retailers Birks. I hope you are in… Continue reading
Symbolism: The Oak and the Acorn
I mentioned Kate Middleton’s oak and acorn earrings last Friday. I thought I’d share my pretty sterling repoussé oak and acorn brooch. The oak and the acorn symbolize strength and power. My guess… Continue reading