Thrift Report: Snoopy And The Gang

We had a great weekend of thrifting even though we swore it off for a couple weeks (rolls eyes)!

It started with stumbling into some new locations after a yoga workshop Saturday morning, and continued into Sunday with an impromptu and long overdue trip to Kobey's Swap Meet: San Diego's charming red-headed-stepchild-version of Long Beach and the Rose Bowl.

Here's the round-up:

• a big stack of Heller plates and mugs; the plates are in really great condition; the mugs are all cracked at the bottom
• a super cute Jorge Wilmot ceramic bird which is either a parrot or peregrine falcon
• two tiny Jorge Wilmot ceramic birds (one's a duck)
• the most beautifully painted Ken Edwards ceramics we have yet encountered including four cups and pair of salt and pepper shakers
• two teak vikings that are likely bottle openers, but we've been too scared to yank their heads off in case they're not[!]
• a crinkle glass Dorothy Thorpe gold-plated crystal swoop dish

It's also been a great week for our collecting. First we found a bunch of kachinas last week, and then this week we acquired pieces for our other collections:

We officially have a Wayne Chapman collection with the left addition.

This Zuni inlay Snoopy ring is unsigned but somewhat resembles the style and quality of Carol Kee's work. I [Zach] am constantly on the lookout for these, and practically have to cover my mouth to stifle a scream when I find them. This one was also the best deal I've found yet.

And here he is with the modest but steadily growing collection.

That's all for now. Until next time...