Your Favorites Acquisitions for 2018!

[ghopper1924]

Inspired by a thread on the "other" site.

What are some of your favorites for 2018? They don't have to be the biggest and most expensive, or the smallest and least expensive.......jus t your favorites.

I thought of a couple right off the bat, and may think of more later.

Anyway, I've got an Arsall cameo vase from France ca. 1920, and the Pottier & Stymus chair from New York ca. 1870. Super happy about these two.

Come on now people......its show and tell time!

[ghopper1924]

OK, here's a cast-iron doorstop from the 1920s-30s.

This is Alley Sloper and his dog Snatcher. They're based on a 19th century English comic strip. Back then a sloper was someone who sneaked around, avoiding trouble he had caused by stealing, etc.

[jacon4]

Didn't acquire this piece but, i went after it online in an auction and lost because my bid button jammed! Kinda the story of my life where early american boxes are concerned. Deskbox in walnut, american, chippendale 18th century

[mart]

Nice one Jacon4 !!  Fix that button !!

[jacon4]

LOL, yeah well, it wasn't "my" button, it was Bidsquare button and with only 3 seconds allowed and with their insane notices! "you've been outbid, bid again" if there is even the slightest delay, BAM! you time out and lose as you can't bid with that silly notice on screen.
MY FAULT! though, instead of going with my highest bid from the get go, i engaged in that insane mouse bid button thingy and had something like 10-15 bids prior to bid button sticking which prevented me from bidding the next higher amount.
Considering my history with early american boxes (TRAGIC!!!), i am probably lucky to still be alive.

[ghopper1924]

Ha, a tragic story indeed. Too bad you lost out on the box; beautiful grain and patina!

[mart]

Ghopper,, I don`t remember seeing that vase !!  Its a beauty,, did I miss it here ??

[ghopper1924]

Wow, sharp memory, Mart!

No you did not see that vase. I bought it at the same time I got the paired 3-foot tall peg lamps from France that you may remember. The peg lamps overshadowed it then.

The Arsall vase slipped through the cracks last spring, but. I've come to like it more and more as the year's progressed.

What about your 2018? Got photos?

[Rauville]

Nothing very exciting, but I found this $2 flea market purchase interesting. About 12"x12" pine plaque with pen and ink artwork, by unknown German POW at the Greeley CO camp in 1945.

[ghopper1924]

Nothing very exciting, but I found this $2 flea market purchase interesting. About 12"x12" pine plaque with pen and ink artwork, by unknown German POW at the Greeley CO camp in 1945.

As Mr. Spock would say, "fascinating." German POW art from Colorado? How cool is that?

[jacon4]

Very cool I'd say.

[mart]

Oh, Wow Rauville !!  Why would that not be exciting ??  I can assure you I would be if I had found it !!  Never find anything good here !!

[talesofthesevenseas]

One was this rocker...

[talesofthesevenseas]

And this, an original copy of a family genealogy. So rare that I've never even seen a photo of one, only of early copies.

[mart]

Is the chair a recent find ??