We’re not dilly dallying. We’re getting right to the point. Framed magazine covers make great art. Throughout the 20th century, many magazine covers were drawn by incredible illustrators, like Jessie Wilcox Smith, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell. The New Yorker magazine cover has always been graced by incredible illustrators, the most prolific of the 20th century being Arthur Getz. Other magazines, like Life, had incredible photography on their covers. This week’s fresh to market vintage features a sweet antique magazine cover, professionally framed, that would fit in nearly any room of the house.
We’ve got other awesome things that are fresh to market vintage as well, including a ring that you turn your back on at your own peril…
Framed People’s Home Journal Cover c 1925
The People’s Home Journal was a monthly general interest periodical that ran from 1885 until 1929. Published in New York by F.M. Lupton, the magazine’s circulation hovered around one million for many years. Known for its interesting covers, the May 1925 issue featured an Anne Cooper painting of a young girl in a sunbonnet who’s planting seeds under the watchful eye of a not-too-friendly rooster. The professionally framed piece would make a charming addition to a little girl’s room.
Framed Magazine Cover, $125
-Linda, Selective Salvage
August Birth Month Angel With a Beach Ball
Just when I thought that I had seen every kind of Birth Month Angel that ever was made, here is a new one! My eyes popped out of my head like a cartoon character when I saw her and her two April companions. All came home with me. I just love her beach ball which is decorated with cold painted enamel. Whoever buys her needs to know you shouldn’t wash that enamel as it was painted over the glossy glaze and will wash off if you aren’t careful. Speaking of August, when is spring coming…sadly not soon enough for me.
Beach Ball Angel, $99
-Mary Ellen, AuntHattiesAttic
Brutalist Silver Metal and Pink Quartz Ring
This Brutalist-style ring caught my eye right away. The stamen-like stems climbing up to hold the dyed pink quartz stone remind me of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. The muddy pink stone gives it a slight feminine touch as do the slim stems, while the large oval base anchors the whole thing and gives it a strong presence. This is not a ring for the faint of heart. This is a bold statement piece created for someone with loads of personality. Perhaps you, or someone you know?
Brutalist Pink Dyes Quartz Ring, $34.95
-Pam, Vintage Renude
Ted Moody’s Resort souvenir plate
The 1950s and 1960s were the grand days of resorts where you stayed in cottages and had a roster of activities to choose daily, rib-sticking food to eat and entertaining shows to take in. It was like cruising without a ship. Ted Hilton’s Resort in Moodus, CT, was a player in the resort game, a place that grew organically from a small camp into a full experience. Generations enjoyed stays in this magical place that promised “rest, relaxation and romance.”
Ted Hilton’s Resort Souvenir Plate, $30.
–Laurie, NextStage Vintage
This week’s fresh to market vintage is a wrap. Two of us are clearly jonesing for summer, are we not? Turning the clocks forward so we have lingering light in the evenings is a proper step in that direction.
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If you’re a fan of illustration as art, you might enjoy our post on vintage picture books.
