#antiqueoftheday

Haviland Limoges co. Bone China butterfly and cornflower teacup and saucer, featuring an ornate butterfly shaped handle. Detailed in 10K gold paint. Dated by porcelain mark to between 1911-1921

Circa 1911-1921

Victorian Etruscan revival “lovers eye” shirt pin with a framed man’s eye tintype photograph. Slight degradation from age.

Circa 1880s

Victorian brooch depicting the silhouette of a bird of paradise perched on a branch. painted on early celluloid, Set in gold filled brass.

Circa 1885~1895

Victorian, high-relief early celluloid cameo brooch. Set in ornamental gunmetal portraying floral emblems. C clasp on back dates it to late 19th century.

Circa 1890s

Rate my vanity setup! I collect antiques and my bathroom is one of my more sacred places, both physically for myself, and spiritually for the love gods i worship like Freya and Aphrodite, so I have some very prized pieces in here! These include:

- A Victorian silver plate hairbrush and mirror set engraved “R” for the grandmother of the person I bought it from, Catherine Renkin. (C. 1890s)

- A Victorian Gorham sterling silver and tortoiseshell comb. (C. 1887)

- An Edwardian French ebony and sterling silver pocket brush (c. 1912)

- A sterling silver plate Victorian jewelry box with pink satin lining I use for my stickpins and bar pins (c. 1889)

- An art deco leather, brass and velvet jewelry box (c. 1930s)

- a Greek key pattern porcelain mini wash basin pitcher (c. 1918)

- Victorian hand painted forget me not porcelain toothpick holders I use for hat pins (c. 1890s-1900s)

- Johnson and bros blue fade delft porcelain soap dish. (C. 1882)

Late Victorian 10K yellow gold “lovers knot” stick pin inset with tiny but genuine 0.5 carat white precious opal cabochon. Art nouveau style.

Early art deco, men’s geometric guilloche enamel cufflink pair. set in sterling silver. Patented in 1918 by the Baer & Wilde co under the Kum-a-part patent.

Circa 1918