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Antiques and Folk Art made from Found Objects, "Make Do" pieces

Memory, Shard, and Shell:

This is a very well decorated memory jug topped with a pair of ceramic Scotty dogs. Other decorations include a blue glass vial, springs and gears from a pocket watch, advertising and good luck medallions, chains, hardware, costume jewelry, game pieces, nuts, and much more. They are applied over a brown pottery jug. The size is 13 1/2" high by about 4" in diameter, with the applied pieces sticking out farther than that. The condition is excellent: I could only find two very small pieces missing. It was probably made around the 1960's or earlier. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: TSOT.   Memory jug ... Closeup ... One side ... Back ... The other side ... Second closeup ... Third closeup ... Fourth closeup ... Fifth closeup ... From below.
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This is an old, intricately decorated and encrusted memory jug. Built on a molasses jug, it is covered with an extraordinary assemblage including old buttons, an onyx mourning cross, shells, marbles, keys, a belt buckle, broach, stones, English coins, bottles, ceramic people, metallic objects,screws, chains, jewelry, a wishbone, and more. It is topped with a glass finial. It has a pencil eraser holder with a date of 1886 on it. The three coins are all Victorian.

It was said that this jug had been given to a maid in the 1920's by an English family who had immigrated to the US. It is 10 inches high, 8 inches in diameter and weighs over 7 pounds. While there has been some very slight loss over the years, it is almost complete; with the items now held very securely with old putty. This is one of the very best memory jugs we have seen. It is signed in red on the bottom twice what looks likes "Mandelere". The price is $600.00. Inventory Code: AOHA.

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This is a well constructed memory bottle decorated with multicolor beads, shells, and includes two portions of football trading cards and two collecting cards from the TV shows Knight Rider and Dallas. They are dated 1981 and 1982, which appears to be about when it was made. The bottle is in excellent condition with no loss. It is 13" high and 5 1/2" in diameter. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: AWHA. Image ... Second view - "Knight Rider" ... Third view - "Dallas" ... Fourth view ... From above ... From below.    Larger images:   Image ... Second view - "Knight Rider" ... Third view - "Dallas" ... Fourth view ... From above ... From below.

This is a nice, large, memory bottle. It is covered with hundreds of beads, buttons, jewelry, and trinkets, including many interesting and unusual objects. It is in excellent condition with only a tiny bit of loss. There is a badge from 1963, and it seems to be from that age. The bottle is 14" high and 7" in diameter. The price is $295.00. Inventory Code: AWHP. Overall Image ... Different view ... Another view ... Top and upper area ... Bottom and lower area.     Larger, more detailed views: Overall Image ... Different view ... Another view ... Top and upper area ... Bottom and lower area.

This is a nice memory bottle covered with beads, charms, costume jewelry, and a small assortment of little gimgaws. The semi-rectangular bottle is 10 1/2" high, 6" wide, and 4 3/4" deep. It is in excellent condition with no loss, and was made about 1980. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: AWHT. Overall image ... Other side ... One end ... Other end ... From above ... From below.   Larger, more detailed images: Overall image ... Other side ... One end ... Other end ... From above ... From below.

Here is a very nice, old, memory jar. It stands 9 1/4" high, has a maximum diameter of 4 1/2" and an opening of 2". The glass vase is decorated with a variety of colorful and interesting objects, including costume jewelry, a watch, buttons, brooch, beads, a horse shoe, little medals, and even a dog tag from New York State dated 1931. Overall it is in extremely good condition with only very minor loss. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: ATRP. First quarter, overall image ... Second quarter ... Third quarter ... Fourth quarter ... Bottom.   Larger images:  First quarter, overall image ... Second quarter ... Third quarter ... Fourth quarter ... Bottom.

This is an early 20th century memory cane holder or umbrella stand built over a sewer tile pipe. It is covered with shell, stone, shard, metal, mirror, buttons, glass, jewelry, and badges, with a varnish finish. The condition is excellent. This piece is 26" tall by 8 1/2" in diameter at the top, widening to 10" in diameter at the base, with an inner opening of 6" across. The price is $425.00. Inventory Code: AKOP. Memory cane holder/stand ... Closeup ... Another overall view ... Third overall view ... Fourth overall view ... Second closeup ... Third closeup ... Fourth closeup ... Closeup of top, from above.
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This is a matching pair of very well-decorated shell memory vases. The vases are cement, and are entirely covered with even rows of small shells, enhanced with floral and swirling patterns. Some of the shells are painted with red, green, blue, pink, and white. Each vase stands 7" high by 3 3/4" wide by 3 1/4" deep. They are in excellent condition, with just a few broken shells. These vases were most likely made in the 1920's or 30's. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: TCCH.   Shell memory vases ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... Closeup of one vase ... Closeup of the other ... From above ... From below.
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• This is a vase which together with a matching salt and pepper make a nice set. It is decorated with shells and coral, and finished with a light coat of varnish, and is in excellent condition, with a few small chips, but no missing pieces. The vase has the original label on the bottom: "Shells and Gifts, Inc, Estero, FL". It is from the 1950's or 60's. The vase is 6" high by 4" in diameter. The price of the vase is $45.00. Inventory Code: ATHW.   Overall view ... Second view ... Larger Overall view ... Larger second view.

• This is the matching salt and pepper set decorated with shells and coral. They are also finished with a light coat of varnish, and are in excellent condition, with a few small chips, but no missing pieces. They are from the 1950's or 60's and are each 4" high by 3" in diameter. The price of the salt and pepper set is $45.00. Inventory Code: ATHH.   Overall view ... Top view ... Both the vase and the salt and pepper together.

• Remember the 70's? This political memory bottle is covered with Republican campaign buttons, flags, plastic marching band figures, bullets, a soldier, "Official U.S. Taxpayer G.O.P" buttons, and little plastic critters, some with wiggly eyes. From the late 70's, it is in excellent condition, 12" tall by 4 1/4" by 3". The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: POCT.   Image.

Bottle Cap

This is a large, good looking, bottle cap basket. Some of the cork lined caps are painted a dark green. They alternate with unpainted ones. The basket is about 16" high by 13" across the handles. The loops average about 6" high. Interestingly, the bottom of the basket is made by interlaced wire. This piece is in excellent, sturdy condition; and was likely made in the 1940's. The price is $285.00. Inventory Code: TSOK.   Painted bottle cap basket ... One side ... Another angle ... The other side ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... One end ... The other end ... From above ... From below ... Closeup from below.
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Here is a bottle cap basket with such excellent sculptural qualities that it would look as good mounted on the wall as sitting on a shelf. It is an older basket, made from cork-lined caps with an oxidized surface. The size is 9 3/4" high by about 12" in diameter, and the condition is excellent. The price is $300.00. Inventory Code: AOKR.   From above ... Overall ... Second overall ... Third overall ... From side/above ... Another view ... From below.

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Here is a round bottle cap basket with a handle. It has a good look, and is made from cork-lined caps, in old silver paint with some rust. The size is 9 1/2" high by 7 3/4" in diameter, and the condition is very good. It was probably made in the 1940's. The price is $175.00. Inventory Code: ATSR.   Bottle cap basket ... Another view ... Side view ... From above ... Another view from above.    Larger images: Bottle cap basket ... Another view ... Side view ... From above ... Another view from above.

This two-handled bottle cap basket is made from old, cork-lined caps, mostly dark old rust but with some color. It is built around a glass jar, and measures 3 1/2" high by 9" wide by 5" deep, in excellent condition. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: PCPT.   Image.

• Two bottle cap baskets, built around glass jars. Each is old, with a mostly rusty surface, and made from cork-lined caps. Both have the same two-handled construction and are in excellent condition. The larger is 4 1/4" high by 10 1/2" wide by 5 1/4" deep. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: PCPC. Overall Image ... Second view ... Third view.    Larger images: Overall Image ... Second view ... Third view.

• The second basket is 4" high by 9" wide by 4 3/4" deep. The price is $115.00. Inventory Code: PCPH.   Image.

Popsicle, Spool, and Match Stick

This popsicle stick bowl has colored gravel, like aquarium gravel glued down to line the bottom. The sticks are finished with a light stain or varnish. There are some darker areas inside, visible in the top view. It appears to be roughly 30 years old and is in excellent condition. The price is $25.00. Inventory Code: POKH. Image ... Another view ... From above ... Side view.    Larger images:   Image ... Another view ... From above ... Side view.

This is a very elaborate matchstick table lamp. It is decorated with crosses in colored stone and glitter and a "fireplace" lined in red glitter with wire andirons. It also has a lift-off shade with a moon-shaped cutout in top, lined with foil to reflect the light out. The base is covered with naugahyde. The age is unknown, but it is probably about 20 to 30 years old. Including the shade it is 21 1/2" high by 13 1/4" wide by 7 1/2" deep. It is in very good condition with a few matchsticks missing around the edges of the shade. The light works. The price is $165.00. Inventory Code: AHSW. Image ... One side ... The other side ... Back ... With the shade removed.    Larger images: Image ... One side ... The other side ... Back ... With the shade removed.

• This is a popsicle stick lamp decorated with small, glossy black tiles. It comes with a green plaid shade (as we found it), and is in fine working order and condition. It was found in northern Alabama, and is probably about 20 to 30 years old. The price is $50.00. Inventory Code: PRCC.   Image ... Without the shade ... From above.    Larger images: Image ... Without the shade ... From above.

• This pair of frames are made from tongue depressors, with carved and applied decoration. Probably c. 1940's, they have a very worn, crusty varnish finish darker than the photo. They are in very good condition, although one is missing one of its carved diamonds. They each measure 5 1/2" by 7", with openings 2 1/4" by 3 1/2". The pair is $95.00. Inventory Code: PROK.   Image.

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