Tag Archives: Heritage Collectibles

Switchplates: White with Baskets, a Loon, Bluebirds, and Some Nice Plain Black Ones

Here’s another of those not-really-in-our-bailiwick sets of items that we ended up with… ten metal switchplates! There are 3 white ones each with a basket design on them (2 singles and a double), a loon (double), a bluebird (single) and … Continue reading

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Calling Big Cat Lovers! Check Out Our Leopard Pedestal and Tray!

Oh wow… I really, really, REALLY love this set! If only I had even a smidge more room….. The pedestal is made of some kind of lightweight material with a different animal depicted on each of its four sides – … Continue reading

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Great Decorative Wicker Basket in a Slate Blue

If you love baskets, you’ll want this one. Lightweight, a perfect color and match for almost any home decor, this is one nice piece. Condition:  Very good. No noted flaws or blemishes. Dimensions:  It’s about 12″ high by 12″ wide. … Continue reading

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Good Quality Award Plaque – Never Used!

It’s not unusual for us to run across awards plaques, with engraved names or inserts describing the honor given a recipient. But I’ve never before found one that’s brand spanking new, and in as good shape as this one! Just … Continue reading

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SOLD! Turtle Boot Scraper

You can buy this exact same turtle boot scraper on Amazon or at WalMart for $45.00, or you can have ours for a lot less!Our guy came out of a high end home, and appears to have never been used. … Continue reading

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Horsie! A Really Sweet Vintage Rocking Horse

This is a sweet little rocking horsie! This neutral colored rocking horse with the yarn mane is  perhaps from the 1970s (?).  That still makes him vintage, or even close to antique, the way some people define antiques. Condition:  He is … Continue reading

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Horsie! A Very Old Red Horse Designed for 2 Kids

Here’s a wonderful antique child’s horsie for two! Our red horse with black features is clearly an antique, although a quick run through the thousands of photos of “red wood horses” didn’t find any similar to this one.  This horsie … Continue reading

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Greek or Roman Urn with 3 Maidens

I love old statuary, and while this isn’t really a “statue”, it still makes me happy in that awe of the ages kind of way.  And I really, really like it with the philodendron curling around the maidens.  It just … Continue reading

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3 Beautiful Vintage George Z Lefton Calico Cats

We found these sweet little calico cats at the estate sale of a local child psychologist who died a few years back, and with whom I’d had some previous work-related conversations.  He was an avid collector of a wide array … Continue reading

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Beautiful Handmade Full-Sized Quilt in Pink and Black

This quilt is just lovely with its cheerful bright pink patches tempered with the black floral ones. When I bid on this at a recent auction, I had no idea that apparently the quilt maker was related to the auctioneer … Continue reading

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