A find from my latest
Palm Beach Post
Look What We Found column
What: A Danish silverplated hand mirror
Where: Boynton Beach Congregational Church thrift shop, 115 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach
How much: 50 cents
Why it’s special: It was gray. It was dull. And it had a worn, red pouch that hinted at years of use. With all that, how could I leave it?
Danish silversmiths no doubt turned out thousands of these little purse-size mirrors over the course of the 20th century.
It has a wonderful repoussé scenic design of hunters gathered around a keg, guns in hand and dogs at bay. Similar pieces turn up online at $25 and up, making my find a real bargain.
I think it will be a perfect keepsake for my friend Denise, a Danish beauty in her own right, who sees potential where others see none, just as this mirror reveals the beauty of a half-century and more of use and patina.
Scott’s tipTreasure Quest — The Friends of Stuart’s Blake Library will host a fund-raiser featuring the Appraisal Guys, Tim Luke and Greg Strahm. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and “antique-tinis” will be served. Tim and Greg will host “Celebrity Price is Right,” and I’ll be there, too. It’s 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at the Blake Library’s John F Armstrong Wing, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. Tickets are $50. Phone: (772) 409-1356. Tim and Greg also will host appraisals from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the library’s Armstrong Wing. Cost is $20 per item, or $50 for three items. Call (772) 692-5282.