Vintage Thingie Thursday: When Vintage Comes Knocking At The Door

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Yes, if you are wondering about the title of this post....it really does happen.....come knocking at the door that is. You see, I have a neighbor who shall we say, in all the 20 something years I have known him has maybe worked a total of 6 months during that time frame. He lives in his grandparents house (who were marvelous neighbors while they were still with us) mainly because his mother who lives in Florida, would rather him be here instead of Florida. He lives there for free, all bills paid and does basically nothing.

 A couple of weekends ago, he had a "garage sale" which was just basically a bunch of junk.....in fact, I had given him two large garbage sacks of stuff I was going to donate and let him have it to sell. As expected, not too many things he had out to sell actually sold, most of my stuff did sell however. This past weekend was the 3rd weekend in a row he set up shop in the front yard and I am guessing he sold nothing.......thus the knock at my door Sunday afternoon.

I looked out the window, and saw him standing at the door with two sacks in hand....I reluctantly opened the door to see what he wanted. I was sure he wanted to borrow some money and just hate it when he does that. He had two sacks in his hand and asked what I thought this stuff was worth.....( In other words, did I want to buy them ) I asked him where he got them, and he said he found them in a cabinet at the house.....the grandparents house, so I am sure this must have belonged to his grandmother or possibly his great grandmother. He holds no attachment to any thing he owns. So sad.

These were dirty, and grimy and I am sure they had not seen the light of day in many, many years. I told him I had no idea what they would be worth and was he selling them? He could not get his asking price out of his mouth fast enough..."Ten bucks"......I told him I did not know if I had $10.00 on me, let me go see. I did, and he gave me the items and grabbed the 10 one dollar bills and took off happy as could be.

Immediately, I went and ran a sink full of hot soapy water and sprayed them with a degreaser agent to clean them up. This cake plate is super heavy, I asked him did he not have the lid for it and he acted like he had no clue what I was even talking about, which I am sure he did not. But on careful inspection, I don't think this ever had a cover, it stands 6 1/2 inches tall and is smaller than the ones they sell today, I feel sure this is several years old.

This was the piece that really caught my eye. It looked to be a serving plate of some kind, I told my husband I felt like it maybe dated back to the 30's or 40's due to the thickness of the glass and the design. I really loved this piece, it is trimmed in gold and for the most part, it is in excellent condition. I felt like this was worth the $10.00 I paid alone. I really loved it, and it cleaned up to look like new.

Upon searching online, I learned that this is a cookie or pastry server and they date from the 1920's and 1930's. I found some that were similar to mine, but not as detailed as this one is. These were used to serve cookies or pastries along with tea to guest who stopped by for an afternoon tea and a visit. Since I have no idea the maker, or the brand I really could not put a value on this piece, but I love it and will treasure it thinking it might have belonged to my sweet neighbor who was a wonderful little lady.

Here is a closeup of the handle, that is what made me think it was rather old. Very detailed and ornate. I just love it! So yes my friends...Vintage does have a way of finding me when I really am not looking for it! Got to love that!!

Have a great weekend and enjoy this great fall weather! See you next week!!