The all-nighter pt. 4

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I’m almost done processing this stuff from the “all-nighter” spot of August 2023. I have all the pictures done, so that’s another box of junk off the shelf. I found a lot of jewelry that day, the most notable of which I share here today (save one piece, which I’ll share in my next post), along with some other small finds. Most of this is costume stuff, save for a couple of silver pieces. The necklace with the red stones is Monet, which is a nice costume jewelry brand.

That little pin in the plastic case is silver, as well as the pendant below it. The Saddam Hussein and Khomeini pins are an… uncommon find? These folks seem to have collected a wide range of stuff, so I doubt they had any real affection for either of them.

Nothing too fancy in the pen department, though two were eBay worthy (by my determination) and one just sold for 40$. That Solingen hoof knife is pretty cool, and I found a couple of possibly ancient coins. I’ve found a few over the years, but they are tough to research and you need to make sure they aren’t reproductions. Most aren’t worth that much anyways, so I just stash them in a little ceramic dish.

Most of this stuff is silver, some of it unmarked like that pretty millefiori ring at top left. The gold ring on the right looks to be unmarked 14k gold.

I found a lot of unmarked metal here. These people had roots in Iraq, so I wonder if silversmiths there just didn’t mark their works as religiously as silversmiths did elsewhere.

The most interesting piece to me is that ring in the middle front. It has an unusual design, and if I’m reading the hallmarks right, it was made in Edinburgh in the year 1846.

I had a pretty good run to start the week. Things have cooled down since, but one run like that makes up for a bunch of mediocre ones. I hope to share those finds here soon enough!

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12 thoughts on “The all-nighter pt. 4”

  1. I am always fascinated by your jewellery finds. And you always present them so well. You found lots of lovely things at that place.

  2. I think the scottish ring is more likely from 1970 (https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Edinburgh/Date%20Letters%20P.html) by A Hill & Co (Birmingham) Ltd (but did some out of Scotland ) given the lack of background on the letters A H and overall style! As per (https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Edinburgh-A.html#AH)

    Still a lovely piece! Love all the bird themed stuff going on in the costume jewellery! Do you know where you might sell some of those?!

    1. Ah you’re definitely right. I should have looked at that page, it makes comparing the date marks easier. Still a nice piece though! Most of the bird stuff is destined for the yard sales. I think they are silver plated copper with enamel, nothing too fancy.

  3. Thank you for yet another strangely intimate view into someone’s life via all of these things which you have saved from being buried or incinerated. What you do is profoundly important — and also (as you have shared with us) very challenging on many different levels.

  4. Who would have ever guessed that are things like Khomeini pins in this world?
    Thanks for showing us all those treasures!

  5. Great post. Love all those little treasures. And as an American, let me assure you we LOVE Canada!

  6. Love the jewelry. I have a similar cuff bracelet like the one in the last picture. My mother-in-law bought in Morocco in the late 1950s

  7. Looking forward to seeing the notable piece of jewelry you’re saving for your next post! The Wrexham stamp case is neat. Wonder if it’ll attract some attention due to the heightened profile of their football club. Happy picking … moving day and garage sale weather are just around the corner.

  8. Most of the enamel pieces look like the kind referred to as Persian enamel. They might be worth your time on eBay although I don’t know how quickly they’d sell. I just like jewelry, I don’t sell it haha.

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