[social_warfare]Welcome to my fascination with glove boxes. I love looking at antique glove boxes and thinking of all the possibilities for using them. Even though we go to many estate sales, flea markets, antique stores, thrift stores, etc., I have not seen many glove boxes in person. Since I found this antique Celluloid Glove Box I have made it a mission find out the history of glove boxes, other styles and types of glove boxes were made, and to find ways they can be used today.…
If you ever watch the Antiques Roadshow where the appraiser says “You know that most items like this are usually not worth a lot. Well,” and then he pauses a bit, “this is not one of those.” That accurately describes this antique porcelain Royal Worcester Basket Weave Lidded Potpourri Vase or Jar.
There is a funny story that goes with how I obtained this wonderful treasure. …
Sometimes when we go searching at garage sales, estate sales and auctions we wander around and see lots of wonderful old stuff, and then there are times when you find something that gets you thinking that this might be special. Well this is one of those tales. Last week we were attending our favorite auction, going through the specials cases and looking through some lots of costume jewelry when I spotted this lovely brooch. 
I picked it up and saw it was actually porcelain, and had an inkling that it was perhaps hand painted.…