Auction Finds - Odd & Interesting
The title describes my favourite kind of items to list!
This horse is brass, but was painted white and is obviously old. It has 2 bolts on the back so perhaps it attached to a gate?
This charming children's story book is over 100 years old. A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that just because it is old it is valuable. In monetary value it is not worth much, I didn't list it but sold it to my museum curator friend for R40 ($3). This does not mean it has no value though, it has as much value as it is treasured!
This enamel ashtray is quite odd. It has a stamp celebrating the Van Riebeeck Festival in 1952, but also carries a rather casual personal message.
Above is a yearly journal published for German speaking citizens of South West Africa (Namibia). It contained snippets of local news.
An Afrikaans language magazine published in the 1940's in South Africa.
This bowl commemorates the Great Trek. (where Afrikaans speaking people started moving to the inland of South Africa.) I've sold quite a few. This one celebrates the 150 year anniversary, but the 100 year anniversary bowl has exactly the same design.
Another Afrikaans language magazine that is still sold under the same title today and remains very popular.
The crockery above was used in Jurgens Caravans and I've sold a couple of pieces previously.
I presume the above certificate denoted attendance at an important Afrikaner event. I found two of them in a box I bought for R5 ($0,38). I have bids on both of them for R150 ($11) on the first day of listing.
Excellent post. The information you provide is always interesting.
Thank you so much @coldmonkey, much appreciated!