Last week I showed you my motel chair and wooden file boxes I found at some sales.
That day was a fairly lucrative day and I finally got a chance to photograph some of the other finds.
This basket was $5.00. It came from an estate sale that was run by the family and the majority of the stuff in the sale was fairly old, so I'm going with the theory that the basket must be older also.
It has a great patina on the handle (patina = old hand grime) and someone had tried to keep it together by weaving wire along the top rim, but I think that gives it added charm.
The $5.00 also included this battenburg lace tablecloth that was in the basket. After I got it home and unfolded the tablecloth I noticed that someone had cut the tablecloth in half and was using it to make something with. Pillows maybe?
Once again, Pam doesn't look at it before she buys it. That's OK though, I was really only interested in the basket.
I found this English ironstone pitcher at a garage sale for $3.00. It is marked Burgess & Goddard and according to ThePotteries.org it was a company which was located in Longton, England and in business between 1840 and 1890.
If only I knew more about English pottery, I would know if this was the find of the century or not. Right now, I will settle with it being old and being ironstone.
I also found another Hull Pottery planter for $1.00. I am amassing quite a collection of these old planters. I may have to spring for a book on Hull Pottery as often as I am running across it.
And at the same estate sale that I bought the basket at, I bought a bag full of vintage Christmas deer and such for $10.00.
I didn't notice this dog until I got home, but he appears to be celluloid. And pretty darn cute!
This Santa was another favorite. He's only about 4 or 5 inches tall and the bag he's carrying over his shoulder is open so you can put stuff in it (I know, I should have taken a photo of it). Does that make it a candy container, which is sort of the Holy Grail of vintage Christmas decor?
He'll make a nice addition to my vintage Christmas collection.
Is it too early to start decorating for Christmas?
Sherry@Back2Vintage
I don't know about decorating for Christmas now, but it's never too early to start collecting vintage Christams decor!!! Great finds....love the basket, pitcher and the Hull planter. I've picked up a couple of those myself...love the matte white.
Country Dreaming
Great finds you have there. the basket is super cool. Do you have enough fabric for a runner of some sort? Maybe for a table that is against the wall.
Have a great weekeend.
Melinda
Carol A.Bender
I love the Christmas deer...great find!
Linda@Coastal Charm
Pam,
I love that old basket...it looks handmade. Now that was a super duper deal on that white ironstone pitcher.
Blessings,
Linda
Jane
You picked up some great stuff! I love everything! The ironstone pitcher and the basket are my favorites. I think I'm going to get up early tomorrow and hit a neighborhood garage sale close to me. I read some of the items listed and it sounded good....we'll see!
Jane
Tete
Pam- great finds! Glad you don't shop in my neighborhood! Love it all and the table cloth would make a great bathroom curtain!
Love all your finds- you did good!
Hugs- Tete
Robin
You are on a roll! I love your finds, the pitcher looks like it is in great condition, I'm drooling over the deer (saw them in your first photo and my breath caught in my throat - so glad you gave us another photo to look at them up close - they. are. fabulous!!!!) and the dog is so cute.
Oh, and NO it's never to early to think Christmas!
Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes
Love your finds! Especially the pitcher and the hull planter! Want to send them to me! LOL!!! Have a wonderful weekend!
Mary
La
You are one of the best shoppers I know. Of course, the pitcher is my favorite.
Pamela
Okay i am really jealous now of that ironstone jug! I cannot believe how cheap it was!! OMG it would be like $60 here!!!!!!
I'm living in the wrong place lol !
No wonder why back home all the antique people make yearly trips to Ohio!
Love the basket too!
Kim K.
My mother would have run you over for those reindeer. She has a collection of them that come out faithfully each Christmas on her kitchen counter. Beautiful finds. You did well.
The Polka Dot Closet
I love the basket, it looks like it is really special. The pitcher, oh and table cloth, I do the same thing ,I get so excited and then don't check something out! Christmas, if we were smart we wouldn't wait until the last minute!
Carol
NanaDiana
If you say Christmas once more when it hasn't even hit Spring here yet I am going to have to wash my screen with soapy water (because I can't reach your mouth - or fingers).
LOVE LOVE LOVE that Ironstone pitcher. That looks like a beauty to me~as does the old basket. I love it when something has been mended to make it wear longer. Nice post- xxoo Diana
Sandy aka Doris the Great
Don't you dare mention Christmas! The sun has hardly shone in NS!
Love that Ironstone pitcher and that little doggie.
marty (A Stroll Thru Life)
Great finds, I love the basket and the ironstone. Hugs, Marty
Debby
Wonderful finds. Love that basket.