Walter Von Nessen Table Lamp

Found at the Habitat for Humanity Restore. It was $10.

Art Deco Silver Plate

I found these three items at goodwill today. They are silver plated brass. The tea/coffee pot and sugar bowl are not marked. The canister and stand are marked Laris, although I cannot find any information on this manufacture. They have a lot of wear, I believe all items are authentic art deco. I am fairly close to the Brass City (Waterbury CT). These may have come from there?

Art Deco Antelope Mirror Syle of Edgar Brandt

I have not been able to find any information on the manufacture of this mirror. It is definately very high quality and heavy. I went to the Habitat for Humanity Restore looking for appliances and light fixtures and came back with this. It was worth the trip. :)

Lamp

It is very high quality. I found a match in Chicago for $1,100. I don't think it will be purchasing it. Found in The Salvation Army.

LAUREL LAMP!!!

Whahoo, looks like I have hit the end of my thrifting slow streak. I found some real quality items this week. I found this laurel lamp in the bin at the goodwill outlet. It was real ganky looking, I should have taken a before shot. I dissassembles the entire lamp,  cleaned, polished, and reassembled it. I made it a nice aluminum shade that constrasts nicely with the brass. Not to bad for $1.99 and + 45min of work.

MOD Floor Lamp

1960's/70's modern floor lamp, marble base. I believe this is a reggiani lamp, but I have to do more research. $5.99

Laurel Floor Lamp

I am having amazing luck finding Laurel lamps. They are pretty rare, yet I have been finding about one a week for the past month. Most recient find is highly prized, selling for big bucks in NYC. It has a neat feature in that the height of the lamp can be adjusted. I payed a measly $6.99.

Stanley Roberts Inc Flatware

I was very happy for this find. I needed a bigger set of flatware, and I wasn't happy with new sets. I found this complete set of 50 pcs in the boutique part of the goodwill for $14.99. They 1/2 brass 1/2 stainless. The pattern is Goldtone manufactured by Stanley Roberts Inc. They look mid-century. Most were still in there original plastic and never used. They are fun to make starburst patterns with :)

Laurel Table Lamp

Brass Laurel table lamp with walnut inlay. Purchased from a Connecticut Government Surplus store. $16.99

Another Laurel Lamp

I have been having good luck lately. Laurel lamps are fairly hard to come by, but I just found another. This was in the bin at the goodwill outlet. It was burried under a pile of junk, covered in dust, the piece that holds the shade on was missing, and the mounting piece was bent. Luckly I was at the outlet where they don't care what you do (it's the last step before the dump). I canablized a junky lamp for the missing pieces (all generic and mass produced the parts made by laurel are in excellent condition). The lamp is cast brass, and it has very thin walnut veneers on the base. It cleaned up well and all the veneers are in great condition. A similar one is selling online for $595 on sale for $295. I purchased mine for $3.99