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dacrunch
12-19-2010, 04:41 PM
looksee what I found next to the garbage on the street corner tonight...

there was mouse poop in the glass bowl... and the base was black as soot...

base weighs about as much as 3 10 ounce bars...

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u37/dacrunch/SDC17632.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u37/dacrunch/SDC17631.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u37/dacrunch/SDC17630.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u37/dacrunch/SDC17629.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u37/dacrunch/SDC17633.jpg

Amazing what people throw away... :bandit:

uh... talked to somebody who told me that the glass may even be worth more than the base... 20s or 30s Art Deco...
pay dirt
12-19-2010, 07:45 PM
Cool, any stamps or visible markings?
jogslvr
12-19-2010, 08:22 PM
Cool, any stamps or visible markings?

Heck, acid test that thing. very well may be 925
newmisty
12-19-2010, 08:24 PM
That is a crazy piece! Nice find.

Find out what you can about it and be sure to post back~
138
12-19-2010, 08:59 PM
Very cool Art Deco compote dish. Looks French, could be Etling, Verlys or if you're lucky, Rene Lalique. Look close on the glass for a signature or mark. Like most of these pieces, the base is most likely plated, not sterling, but looks great with the glass. Great find!
dacrunch
12-19-2010, 09:37 PM
Very cool Art Deco compote dish. Looks French, could be Etling, Verlys or if you're lucky, Rene Lalique. Look close on the glass for a signature or mark. Like most of these pieces, the base is most likely plated, not sterling, but looks great with the glass. Great find!

I thought it was plated, but the "bands" are soft enough to re-shape with your fingers (were a bit bent, straightened them out)... so, looks like "massif" so far... gonna have it checked by a lalique specialist in town... if not lalique, will most likely know...

i'll keep y'all posted...

funny xmas present... for this "dumpster diver"... :bandit:

edit - sure does look similar to Etling:

http://www.anticbrocart.ch/res/photos/1228680272.jpg
newmisty
03-09-2011, 12:28 AM
Ever find out more about it?
dacrunch
03-09-2011, 01:56 AM
Ever find out more about it?

not yet... 6k miles away.... will see later this year :)