Friday, August 26, 2011

What type of stand did I buy? Is it a shaving , plant or what stand? HELP!!!









Okay, this time I have really stumped myself. I purchased this at the Goodwill this last week. The moment  I laid my eyes on it, I knew it was going home with me! My friend Priscilla thinks it is a shaving stand. I have no idea. Please if there is anyone who can tell me what it was used for and any other information about this stand, give me a holler! It stands about 58 inches tall. I have pictures here to show what it looks like. If it is a shaving stand, they are rare, from what I've been reading. Its shelves are marble.What I thought might be markings, Priscilla believes is decoration only. Those would be found on the front and back of the first arms. I have googled til I'm cross-eyed.Nothing! Please feel free to take a guess, I can always google it. My next move is to get some books on antiques and look up stands until I find a close or exact match.
I'd welcome any ideas.

Friday, August 5, 2011

A treasure of the Hunt!

Here we go ! Its  Friday morning and the sun is shinning . Our hopes are high for today for lots of garage sales, Estate Sales and vintage sales. But sadly squashed when all we are seeing are toys and darling childrens clothing!  Of course as we are lamenting our situation , ta da! You never know whats around the corner literally. There it was , on the driveway, in the shade looking lovely. A small round table with a lovely wrought iron base and 2 matching chairs. I almost tripped over a huge stuffed bear to get to it! But I collected myself and asked for the price . Six dollars she said. I looked at Peggy who was driving this day , could we fit it in the car? Yes, she said!  Peggy is a master at putting jigsaws together. I don't know how she did it ,but it was done! Here is a picture of my treasure for this week.What do you think?