Two antique IDs from El Rastro market in Madrid?
July 23, 2017 8:06 AM Subscribe
I went to El Rastro today and bought an antique weird little goblin/rabbit bottom metal box and an antique necklace. I have reverse google image searched and put in various text searches and found nothing on either of them. Any info you have on either one would be amazing!
Here's the link to photos of both!
The first, the little goblin/rabbit bottom box, according to the seller is "from the 60's." It is around 3x3x3". It is missing at least the very tip of the lid; in the photos you can see this part is rough and really shiny as someone's tried to round off and repair the damage. I asked the seller what the point of it was and he said it was for pens/pencils in the ears and seemed appalled when I suggested cigarettes.
The second, I was told, was a children's necklace and represents two doves joining as well as a flower. They said it was 100% real silver (I don't know about that, though that'd be nice, of course). It has a little stamp on the front left (or right if you're looking at it) that looks to me like just an impressed dark oblong split into three sections with no visible text/numerals. It fits me, so it's probably 15" or so. The main part of the necklace is composed of two pieces that do articulate a little bit as they aren't soldiered together but are instead joined at the back by a single hinge.
Mefites found out a lot about my weird Lisbon purchase when I failed, so I'm hoping you can do it again!
Here's the link to photos of both!
The first, the little goblin/rabbit bottom box, according to the seller is "from the 60's." It is around 3x3x3". It is missing at least the very tip of the lid; in the photos you can see this part is rough and really shiny as someone's tried to round off and repair the damage. I asked the seller what the point of it was and he said it was for pens/pencils in the ears and seemed appalled when I suggested cigarettes.
The second, I was told, was a children's necklace and represents two doves joining as well as a flower. They said it was 100% real silver (I don't know about that, though that'd be nice, of course). It has a little stamp on the front left (or right if you're looking at it) that looks to me like just an impressed dark oblong split into three sections with no visible text/numerals. It fits me, so it's probably 15" or so. The main part of the necklace is composed of two pieces that do articulate a little bit as they aren't soldiered together but are instead joined at the back by a single hinge.
Mefites found out a lot about my weird Lisbon purchase when I failed, so I'm hoping you can do it again!
If I had this, I'd use it as a cone incense burner. Seeing smoke come out of the ears would be funny.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 11:11 AM on July 23, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by TWinbrook8 at 11:11 AM on July 23, 2017 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Ok, so update - reddit antiques has discovered that the little goblin box is a grotesque inkwell.
Still no news on the necklace as yet.
posted by vegartanipla at 2:58 PM on July 23, 2017
Still no news on the necklace as yet.
posted by vegartanipla at 2:58 PM on July 23, 2017
That style of necklace is common some places I have some like that from Ireland and from Mexico. I don't think it's a particular style but having a chain with a larger shaped metal or enameled piece is pretty common. I think they were more popular back in the 60s-70s than now.
posted by fshgrl at 6:57 PM on July 23, 2017
posted by fshgrl at 6:57 PM on July 23, 2017
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posted by Oyéah at 10:11 AM on July 23, 2017