Vintage home finds | No. 4
Artful functional objects, chartreuse, Pierce & Ward style pendant light shades
Into the void!
Sculptural bookend — $54
Finding functional items that are also art is ALWAYS the goal.
Enamelware pitcher — $25
One chartreuse object begets another — this pitcher would be very good as a vase.
Pair of marbled glass lamp shades — $82
These are so divine. Would definitely take a bit of finagling to find a pendant light you could affix them to but if you did, you could feel so smug. They very much have the look of something Pierce & Ward would source that I would then look at with envy when I see them styled in Emma Roberts’ home.
Metallic espresso cup and saucer — $58
I wish I drank liquids in small enough quantities to warrant the ownership of all the charming, beguiling, irresistible espresso cups I come across.
Pair of wood marquetry frames — $108
“If one is good, a pair is better” is an aphorism I cannot defend wholly (sometimes you genuinely only need one!) but have come welcomed into my heart regardless. Whenever I see a pair of vintage items, their value and specialness is immediately increased — applies to lamps, chairs, candle sticks (of course), and now: frames.
Striped studio pottery vase — $29
A perplexing (and thus, to me, delightful) shape.
Vintage folk art carved wood head — $62
I love a weird little face/head sculpture, but 9 times out of 10, the ones I come across are nearly right, but not quite — too uncanny valley, too amateurish, too serious, too kooky. The qualifications for a face I am willing to bring into my home defy articulation, I just know it when I see it. This one passes that test.
Carved wood box — $44
I want this on my coffee table to hold my lip balms, gua sha, and ponytail holders because while I do not believe my coffee table to be the appropriate place for these items to live, it IS where they end up.
Marbled paper lampshade — $60
Drawn to this lampshade because it’s a mishmash of two patterns I love in interiors: a graphic floral and marbling. Also not astronomically priced as far as lampshades go.
Bejeweled silver bowl — $89
Too crazy or JUST ENOUGH?!
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I’ve been dropping links in the chat to things I can’t wait for a newsletter to share, so tune in there if that’s your thing. (A perfect lamp that got snapped up, the radish companion to the artichoke dish from last week). Feel free to share good finds of your own or things you want a second opinion on.
