Have you ever visited a vintage store and felt like you were in a museum of your youth? If you’re over 20, the time it takes for something to be deemed vintage, you know that feeling. You see things that were owned by you, by your parents or by your grandparents. A couple items from this week’s fresh to market vintage fit that description. Mary Ellen’s mod girl figurine helped her relive her Mary Quant and fishnets days. And Pam’s Native American ring brought back the 1970s.
Should that make you feel old? Of course not! It should make you feel like your life is “collectible.” Things you loved then are still loved today. That’s groovy, cool, boss, far-out and neat-0.
You know what else is groovy? This week’s fresh to market vintage, that’s what.
Fake Austria urn vase with figural handles
We’ve all heard about fake reproductions with fake back stamps, and finally I have one! Really this is more exciting than it should be. Trying to find the maker was infuriating; it wasn’t in any books and the internet refused to give it up no matter what search terms I used. Until…it turned up on a list of common marks used on Asian knock-offs of European pottery. I’ll admit it, I was borderline giddy.
It’s a handsome vase with gargoyle handles, good colors and intriguing style. And it speaks whole-heartedly to how popular decorative Bavarian pottery was back in the day. Any home decor trend that inspires knock-offs has to have been widespread and long lasting enough for the copycats to get to the retail market.
Copycat “Austria” vase with gargoyle handles, $75.
-Laurie, NextStage Vintage
Relpo Mod Girl in Green Vase or Planter
I loved being a teen in the 1960s. I think back on with fondness the clothes, the music and my long naturally straight hair. I used to sew my own simple short mini dresses with the Twiggy-style line of sewing patterns and wear them with tights and colored fishnets. My perfume was Love’s Baby Soft, my makeup was Mary Quant and my music was the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and anything out of England. I was perched on the edge of going to college and also the responsibilities of being a young adult with that freedom granted by my parents. Nostalgia is powerful stuff! It all came back with this one vase. Feeling groovy right now….
Relpo Vase or Planter, $ 49.99
-Mary Ellen, AuntHattiesAttic
Stoneware “Razobrite Bath” and Razor c 1940s
Offering a vintage blue and white ceramic razor sanitizer. Labeled “Razobrite Bath,” this stoneware shaving item, which also includes a snazzy vintage razor, will add a nice vintage touch to a man’s bathroom. Thinking about starting a collection for the man in your life? Check out this article from archives of Mental Floss “A Brief History of Shaving” to be inspired.
Vintage American Stoneware Shaving Paraphernalia, $ 40
-Linda, Selective Salvage
Navajo Style Silver Turquoise and Coral Ring
If you lived through the 1970s, you most likely had Native American jewelry of some sort. I’m sure if this ring could talk it would have fabulous stories from that era. Being a larger size it can easily be worn by someone with larger hands or on an index finger or thumb. Like many of the items made during those years, it remains unmarked although the style is reminiscent of Navajo jewelry. Featuring a single turquoise and singe red coral stone with a simple silver feather design. It’s not too flamboyant to wear every day. If you’re a fan of the Boho look or 1970s style, this ring is a great reminder of those bygone days.
Navajo Style Silver, Turquoise, and Coral Ring, $ 72.95
-Pam, Vintage Renude
That’s this week’s fresh to market vintage. The fake Austrian vase is quite a curiosity. One wonders how many pieces are out there being sold as real with that same fake back stamp. One of our auctioneer friends used to occasionally say “Buy what you see.” That was his way of saying that due diligence should guide your bidding.
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If you find yourself visiting vintage stores more often than you used to, is it nostalgia? Or have you caught the vintage bug?
