On page 30 of the 1941 July edition of House & Garden Magazine in an article on the best collections of celebrities they have 2 lovely pictures and a small paragraph on antique charm collecting – hope you can see these from my pictures, i don’t have a scanner here.
If you collect Walter Lampl you have to see this charm!
September 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This is both one of the biggest and one of the most special Walter Lampl vintage charms I’ve ever seen. It is large, 3D detailed and has a stone so could have been meant as a seal or fob. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WALTER LAMPL AUCTION
Mystery Charm – gold and enamel vintage charm of…?
September 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Sorry I’ve been offline so long – a long story and a sick husband, but touch wood he’s getting better now. Click here for a gold and enamel vintage charm and if you know where it is a map of you are a better man than I MacDuff! If you have any ideas let me […]
Rape of the Sabine Women
September 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This has to be one of the rarest charms – I’ve never seen one before, and it’s so incredibly detailed. Imagine a bracelet with this and the David the Medusa, and a few other statue charms- WOW! click here to see the auction of the magnificent mini-art
Litacharms – and other oddities (Lite-a-charm)
September 20, 2007 by 2 Comments
I am crazy about mechanical charms, any of the brilliant moving miniature masterpieces that replicate the workings of their larger counterparts – but Litacharms are beyond even that. Made from the late 1950’s to the early 60’s these are rare as hens teeth, the novelty soon wore off and the expense to purchase was (and […]
