When you have been lucky enough to live on the planet for a multiple decades of revolutions around the sun, the things you might have enjoyed in your first and second decades are might have a second go round as a trending item on the vintage market. The liquid silver necklace Pam is featuring as her fresh to market vintage pick is one of those items. How fondly we remember wearing that sort of neckace with hoop earrings and hip huggers.
Nostalgia is a huge driver for the love of vintage, whether it’s a piece from a time you remember or a time you wish you have been there to remember. The stories we get from our buyers about why they are buying something is like a magical elixir to a vintage seller. We thrive on hearing that we are reuniting someone with something from their past that had been lost.
Do any of this week’s fresh to market vintage picks bring back memories for you besides the liquid silver necklace?
Jackfield-style Cow Creamer, late 1800s
If imitation is a form of flattery, then the ghosts of the makers of original Jackfield pottery should be quite chuffed by this late 1800s reproduction. True Jackfield pottery was made in the Shropshire town of Jackfield in the 18th century and was a desirable high quality product with an interesting and complicated way. This unmarked cow has the look of Jackfield pottery, but lacks the refinement of the true piece. That being said, it is a true antique from the 1800s and it’s an attractive piece of traditional decor.
Late 1800s Jackfield-style Smiling Cow Creamer, $60
-Laurie, NextStage Associates
Pair of Kissing Angels
There are all sorts of kissing figurines in the vintage and new categories that I come across in my picking trips. My hands down (or should I say hands on heart) favorites are kissing angels. Their faces are so sweet. I love how these two are standing. It reminds me of my first kiss. How soft and tender and sweet! I got it in 7th grade after a school dance. These angels are so pure and innocent and I can’t help but think of Cole Porter’s lyrics “Heaven, I’m in heaven and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak…” Small wonder that couples use these as alternative wedding cake toppers. The foil labels were still on the base, but unreadable, however, I did get to find the manufacturer just from the shape.
-Mary Ellen, AuntHattiesAttic
George “Hooks” Wiltse Tobacco felt c 1914
The only upside of tobacco as far as I am concerned is the wide array of ephemera that was created by the manufacturers to encourage sales. This is one of a series of “tobacco flannels/felts” that was released in 1914…representing 90 different major league players belonging to 10 different teams. The marketing pitch was to collect them all and sew them into a comfy blanket. I certainly wouldn’t have consumed the product but I have to admit the idea of a 100-year-old baseball-themed blanket sounds divine. I wonder how many of them exist?
B18 George Wiltse Tobacco Felt, $25
-Linda, Selective Salvage
Twisted Liquid Silver and Turquoise Necklace
If you lived through the 1970s, this necklace should look familiar. If not, you’re in luck since these are back in style. Native American jewelry has never really gone out of style although these delicate liquid silver necklaces are definitely making a comeback and for good reason. They look great with the current casual outfits we all tend to wear now. This one was part of my personal collection. Handmade and strung on wire, the twisted liquid silver beads and chunky bits of turquoise make for a nice accent to a cool summer outfit.
1970s Liquid Silver and Turquoise Necklace, $24.95
-Pam, Vintage Renude
Father’s Day is around the corner, and that baseball tobacco felt would be an unbelievably unexpected and cool gift, in our humble opinion. We also love the idea of vintage kissing angels on top of a wedding cake. And well, cows, you know. Cows are always a good idea. This week’s fresh to market vintage is full of ideas!
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Mary Ellen has a thing for angels, she’s written about kitschy angels here.
