flower was not definitely known. It was very old and proudly worn by Christine whenever possible to
remind her of treasured days.
Anne – Necklace and bracelet, double rows of
black diamonds! We were all intrigued by this
beautiful, sparkling necklace and bracelet as
we hadn’t ever seen black diamonds “in the
flesh” so to speak. Anne’s best friend in
Norway, (they started high school together) died from an aggressive cancer. She
never had any children, but has two brothers and two nephews. She very
graciously decided that all her close friends would get a piece of jewellery and Anne received this beautiful
jewellery that she believes came from her grandmother. Unfortunately, they hadn’t been worn out to
“show off” to the world but valued with much sentimentality by Anne. Such a unique treasure!
Robyn - Two rings and one very tiny, very old, cellulose doll were shown. The two rings had been designed
and reset using a mix of diamonds and gold from her mother’s and grandmother’s rings, uniquely designed
by Robyn with love. The settings are quite different and they sparkled with some very valuable diamonds,
one being a blue diamond. The tiny little doll, wearing a tiny dress, which was intricately crocheted or
tatted, was sitting in a tiny high chair. Her hair was intact as was everything else. What joy all these
treasures continue to bring to Robyn and on to her family in the future.
Beverly – A “high tea” tea set, a yellow glass vase and a handmade wooden recipe book cover were
brought out of my cupboards. The small flute-edged cup,
scalloped-edged saucer and plate, were a sample of the unique
design of this tea set and were hand painted with raised up floral
painting on egg shell ceramic. This belonged to my Grandmother
and was given to her from an aunt, so the (set of 6, now only 4)
would be well over 100 years old. The story was told to me by
Grandma (would have now been 127) of how, early in her
marriage, she would have lady
friends over for high tea and these
were the size of cups used for tea.
With no markings on the bottom it is hard
to know exactly when they were made in
England. The bright yellow, opaque glass
vase was part of a pair but one day when
dusting them, one hit the tiled hearth of
the fireplace at Grandma’s… then there was
only one. I used to sit and look at them
many years ago, when having dinner there.
One had the black shape of a lady dancing
(as shown) and the broken one had the shape of a man in a dancing position. I
was given this most treasured vase before Grandma died, along with the
teaset. As for the wooden recipe book cover… my wonderful Dad had it made for Mum with a carving of a
fat chef (in no way indicative of my mother’s shape) and Mum’s name Elvy on the front. Of course the
biggest treasure is my Mum’s handwritten recipes contained within the book. I can still see her with the
book on the table making her wonderful apple pies!
- … wealth such as money, jewels, precious metals stored up or hidden… OR
something of great worth or value… OR a person esteemed as rare or precious.
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