Hunted::Gathered: 02/18/12

Hey lovely readers, I've had quite a week so I'm sorry for not getting back to some of your comments and messages but I will, promise.

I did want to share some of my latest finds. Luckily I photographed these last week so I have something to share.

I found this little mod candle-holder tucked away at an estate sale. Unfortunately I missed what seemed to be great finds on the first day of the sale because of work but I did manage to pick up a few things. The individual teak pieces swivel. They are also made in Denmark but I've been unable to find the designer.

Also tucked away in some boxes outside was this cute little needlepoint purse. The things I picked up weren't priced so I worried when I went to the register but the lovely lady gave them to me for a song. Phew!

The estate was pretty amazing, it was a custom built mid-century post and beam home by a local architect. Since I am looking for a home, I was curious about the property but I learned it won't be coming up for sale for a few months (hopefully). It is a modest sized home but for the most part was in great condition.

I saved a copy of one of the preview images for the sale to see if anyone could help id one of the pieces I wanted. It's the white spherical ceramic container. Anyone know what it is?

At another estate sale I found my first Swedish Dala horse. This one measures in at 8.5"! The dansk spider candle-holder was from a local thrift and was manufactured in Denmark.

I'm still debating about this find. I was excited because it is a vintage Dansk ice bucket with the four ducks logo on the bottom BUT it is missing the lid. I asked a couple of employees if they would look in the back and none of them would. I went back to see if it popped up but I had no luck. What do you think, was it a good buy?

Lastly, I am really excited about these finds. These Iittala Festivo candlesticks have six rings and add to my collection. The largest one I had prior to these has 5 rings. They have a vintage sticker and are marked with Timo Sarpaneva's initials on the bottom. This estate had a lot of good furniture that I missed out on. There was a family of 5 that took the tags off of all of the teak furniture...drat! They did miss these candlesticks though.

How was your week? I'll be linking up with Selena and Sophie.

Hunted:: Gathered: 01/28/12

The Glass Menagerie

This week's finds have one thing in common. They are all glass! Glass is such a tricky item and I am continuously learning about it. With so many things made in China, it's incredibly hard to be able to decipher what is vintage and what is new imitating a vintage shape.

This piece is one that falls into the mystery category. It isn't marked and I have not been able to identify the shape. The way that the top flares out flatly is reminiscent of some Holmegaard pieces and the olive green color was also used heavily in the past. It may or may not be vintage. Anyone out there have any leads, otherwise only time will tell.

These little guys are my first find of the Eva Zeisel Prestige line for Federal Glass. I actually found eight but I sent four of them to a friend who appreciates some EZ design. They weren't a thrift store find, instead they were from a little antique shop en route home from work.

This piece I haven't been able to pinpoint either but I'm pretty convinced it is a Bo Borgstrom design for Aseda. It is incredibly heavy and thick, very similar to this one.

Since I'm continuously trying to refine my glass identifying skills, these were fresh in my mind when I saw them. They are American Modern glasses designed by Russel Wright for Morgantown. They were from a local estate sale and were priced at $1 each. I had one hesitation, they appeared to have hard water deposits. I asked the lady running the estate sale if she knew how to clean-up the glasses and she mentioned that she didn't get a chance to wash them. It turns out they were just dirty! Not only that, but she gave them to me as a gift. The catch was that I had just purchased a pretty pricey danish dining set. That's right, I straight out bought a dining set (that I intend to keep, but more on that later).

Lastly, I must not forget to mention that I also bought this 10.5" bad boy at the same estate sale. It was one of the lures of the estate sale to begin with. For those who don't know what it is, it is a Timo Sarpaneva Orkidea vase. It is signed and dated 1958.

This estate sale was a dream. The homeowners took great pride in maintaining their home and really took care of their possessions. Not only that but the lady who held it is an absolute sweetheart who runs estate sales as her passion. Her full-time job is as a realtor.

The one thing I left behind is this couch. It was priced very well but we just don't need another couch right now. The boy was open to adding this to our home, but I think it would just be too chaotic for the time being. Especially since we live on the third floor and are looking to move soon!

How about you? What did you find this week? Hope to see you at Selena's and Sophie's!