I saw this pendant hanging from a bunch of chains and baubles in a thrift shop, but it stood out amidst the junky stuff. I thought it was glass at first until I noticed its smokiness - definitely a stone. There was a signature on the back but all I could make out was "Sterling." I really liked the design, so I asked the gal how much it was.
She said, "Two dollars." Poker face response on my side. Then in a heartbeat she said, "Ninety-nine cents!." I guess she mistook my lack of response for dissatisfaction with two bucks. But in truth I was amazed she'd let go of it for a mere twoonie.
Of course, dear readers, I bought it.
Got it home, took a peep under the glass, and see this is a piece signed AE From, otherwise known as Nils Erik From, a Danish jeweller born in 1908 who developed his own jewellery line. This would be a piece from the 1960s or so. The jewellery is no longer in production.
Did a quick search on Ebay and there's a lot of From pieces out there, but they're not cheap. An identical pendant on Ebay but with Rose Quartz was listed at $500. Granted, online listings don't always represent the true value of a piece, but lots of other From pieces were priced at several hundred dollars.
Anyway, I really like it and after seeing other From pieces online, I'm going to look out for them! Not bad for 99 cents!
That is so lucky, it's beautiful AND marked so you can identify it! Great information, and fantastic bargain.
ReplyDeleteOh wow I woulda snaffled it up too what a great find.Least you will wear it and love it well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece! Purple is my favourite colour, and I totally would have scooped it up for $2 as well, but for 99 cents? That was a steal!
ReplyDeleteWhat a amazing find and I just love the colour.
ReplyDeleteYou sure have been collecting a lot of bling at great prices.
I think it's gorgeous! WOW! Among my favs in your collection!
ReplyDeleteThanks, fellow thrifters and vintage hounds, it's pretty much ranking up there as my no. 1 thrifted jewellery find to date. I love its simplicity and now have a thing for NE From bling from the 1960s!
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Hi just in case you didnt fix your follow yourself issue (which I also have done lol) you go to dashboard then go down the bottom of page under where all your followers are and you click on manage.All the blogs you follow will come up and then you go to the one you want to unfollow and click settings.Sttings opens a window whee you can do things but just click "Stop Following this site" and there you go.Hope it helped if you didnt work it out already.
ReplyDeleteNelly, thank you!! I tried it and it worked!
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