Simplicity is graceful and elegant. Simplicity makes a statement. Simplicity can be the element that holds a design together. This week’s fresh to market vintage has a couple of things that are beautiful in their simplicity. The gorgeous agate necklace is colorful, but it is also simple. Its elegance comes from having all the stones in graduated sizes of the same shape. The antique gathering basket is also simple, but makes a statement. The beautifully woven sides for the small basket are made all the more interesting by the tall loop of the handle. Imagine how pretty this would be filled with glass balls and perhaps a string of micro lights.
Some people love living a minimal simple life and other need the color and chaos of being maximalists. Whichever you are, there’s vintage that fits your aesthetic, because the world of vintage runs wide and deep.
We’re pretty wide in this week’s fresh to market vintage. There’s not a lot jingle bells and antique baskets have in common…or is there. They were made and used about the same time, weren’t they? Okay, bad example. But the Syroco shelves definitely have nothing to do with jingle bells…unless you drape them over the shelves. Never mind…proceed as you were…we’ll just stay here and mumble to ourselves…
Multi-Color Agate Statement Necklace
For those who like big and bold, this one’s for you. This oversized stone bead necklace caught my attention as soon as I walked by. The multi-color polished agates are hand knotted and finished with a large sterling silver clasp. Worn with a simple shift or blouse this necklace pops with color. My research tells me it was designed by Lucas Lameth, a jewelry and home goods designer.
Large Multi-Color Stone Necklace, $74.95
-Pam, Vintage Renude
Vintage Wicker Gathering Basket c 1920s
I’m a big fan of hand-woven baskets and when they are vintage, they’re even more special. This is a well-constructed one made of wicker that’s on the smaller size so it was possibly made to be a May basket. If you’re not old enough to be familiar with that tradition, here’s a reminder from NPR.
Hand Woven Handled Basket, $30
-Linda, Selective Salvage
Syroco baroque wall shelves
It’s been a long time since vintage Syroco of any kind crossed my path, let alone a pair of shelves as sexy as these. Look at that sinuous design with flourishes and flowers. Use them to flank a focal piece or use them at staggered heights to showcase your finest pretty things. Syroco works beautifully in bathrooms because it’s resin and it doesn’t warp from the steam.
Pair of Syroco Wall Shelves #3507, $48.
-Laurie, NextStage Vintage
20 Antique Sleigh Bells
In a recent post, I spoke of hearing sleigh bells as a child at my Pa’s house, meaning Santa was going to arrive soon. I love the sound. I couldn’t help but put these on this week. It might be hard to imagine but in the early 19th century one needed bells on their horses to warn people that they were nearby. Falling snow actually deadens noise which we modern-day folk seem to really enjoy, but it was dangerous over 100 years ago. I wonder if people in sleighs also sang to announce their proximity as the snow on the ground also deadens the horses’ hoofbeats as well as the runners on the sleigh. Jingle those bells!
Sleigh Bells, $95.99
-Mary Ellen, AuntHattiesAttic
That’s this week’s fresh to market vintage. We hope they ring a bell with you (get it, ring a bell…jingle bells?).
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