Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Monk by DerBayz on Etsy

Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Monk by DerBayz on Etsy

What a great vintage piece. I was told it was brought to the U.S. from Poland approx 30 years ago. Alot of wonderful detail.

Being a vintage piece it does have some wear as one would expect and the wood has a crack but is not broken thru. (see last photo).

Measures approx 7" tall and 2" wide. 

Antique Silver Cooking Pan With Lid by DerBayz on Etsy

Antique Silver Cooking Pan With Lid by DerBayz on Etsy

This gorgeous pan has great detail! The lid is covered with a design of flowers, filigree and scroll work. The edge of the pan and the wood handle has a floral, scroll work design as well. Both handles are secure.

It would look great in many decor styles!

Measures 10.5" across. Handle is 6.5" long.

There is an increased shipping cost with this item because of the weight and dimensions. 

Featured on Indiana Water Daily, Our Forgotten Treasures are Getting Noticed

I have to say when I woke up this morning I was feeling a little down.  The Christmas holiday season is over and I was concerned about how the shop is going do after the Christmas choas.  But I was greeted by a message stating that DerBayz Collectables has been featured in the Indiana Water Daily for the 60's Crystal King Crown Amber Water and Wine Glasses! http://paper.li/f-1342013129. Look under the leisure section to find the article.

I don't know if this means the shop will be successful after the Christmas shoppers stop looking but I am excited and I have a renewed sense of hope for the small business.  

Thank you to the Indiana Water Daily for the great post, We feel honored to be listed.

Pottery Coffee Mugs Unique Handmade in USA by DerBayz on Etsy

Pottery Coffee Mugs Unique Handmade in USA by DerBayz on Etsy

These unique pottery coffee mugs were handmade in the USA. There are 2 mugs with lids each has an image of a cottage with a smoking chimney and trees. These are great pieces of art.

Each mug measures 3 1/2" tall and 4" wide with handles.  

DerBayz Collectables Catalog of Antique and Vintage items for sale.

DerBayz Collectables Catalog of Antique and Vintage items for sale.

There is a full catalog available for items currently for sale at DerBayz Collectables.  Use coupon code lastminutegifts for 15% off any order over $30.

You have one more day to get a forgotten treasure for a loved one.

Vintage Baby Doll by DerBayz on Etsy

Vintage Baby Doll by DerBayz on Etsy

Vintage Baby Doll 7" bisque hand painted face - porcelain hands and feet. Her body is made of polyester fibers that feel and look like a sponge. Her beautiful dress is covered by pink lace and she is wearing knitted boots and a lace bonnet.

This would be a great addition for any collector. 

Pattie PTCO Holiday Bazaar - DerBayz Collectables will be attending

Saturday, December 14, 2013
9 am to 2 pm
Family Fun Event to Meet all Your Holiday Needs
Something for Everyone--Over 35 Vendors
Thirty-one, Silpada, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, Avon, Tupperware, Mary Kay,
Usborne Books, Beachbody/Shakeology, Comfort Cozies, Origami Owl, Perfectly Posh,
Touchstone Crystal, Perfectly Creative Designs, Stampin’ Up, It Works!, and more...
Plus unique gift items to include skin care, spices, handmade jewelry, scarves, blankets,
hair bows, hats, ornaments, aprons, towels, crafts, tutus, and much more!
Kids’ Corner with Free Crafts and Activities
A separate Holiday Shop just for the kids
Free crafts, activities, and holiday movies
Gift Wrapping
Get your gifts wrapped for a small donation!
Wrap what you buy at the Bazaar or bring some items in for wrapping!
Over 30 Raffle Prizes and a Grand Prize Raffle
A wonderful Grand Prize snowman print Thirty-one Bag
filled with snowman themed items!
Plus over 35 raffle prizes donated by our vendors
Live Entertainment
Pattie Elementary Strings perform at 10 am
Pattie Elementary Chorus performs at 10:30 am
Pattie Elementary Tango Dancers perform at 11 am
Bake Sale
Lots of yummy treats to satisfy that sugar craving while you shop
Located at Pattie Elementary
16125 Dumfries Road, Dumfries, VA

DerBayz Collectables will be there showcasing our items:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DerBayz 

Sold Out! Don't Miss Your Treasures

The Holiday Tree Full Lead Crystal Mikasa Starshine sold today. Don't miss out on your forgotten treasure use Coupon Code HOLIDAYS for an extra 10% off your total order.


https://www.etsy.com/transaction/169523602

Selling our vintage and antique in person

We will have a booth at the Pattie Elementary on Dec 14th from 9:00 am until 2:00pm. Stop by and say hello and check out all the great items from the online store in person.   We love meeting new people and look forward to seeing you there.

If you follow the owls you will find our treasures. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/536605069756148/

Not Even Multiple Sclerosis Can Keep This Working Mother From Running Her Own Business

DerBayz Collectables has always been a dream of mine. The name DerBayz is very significant to us, as it is a merging of two families. My youngest daughters last name is Durr and my husbands last name is Boese (pronounced Bayze). When we first started dating all of my friends told me that when I opened my business I should call it DerBayz because it is a great name and it would merge the two families. I guess it really has. This truly is a family business. My husband and two kids are all helping to make this store a success. My 16 year old daughters takes most of pictures for the store as practice for her photography career, my 9 year old daughter helps to clean and inventory the items, my husband helps me restore some of the more injured or neglected items and we all get in the car on Saturday or Sunday (sometimes both) and go searching for new hidden treasures. It is great family time.

So why vintage collectables? Well in 1996 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and I spent all of my time, other than work, at home in the beginning scared to go out into public. eBay was a wonderful place for me back then and I started a collection of antique and/or vintage books. One day I was searching Craigslist and I came across a seller who had a book that I had been searching for, for years “The Adventures of Uncle Wiggly Longears” (my grandmother had read this book to be as a child and I wanted to copy so I could read it to my children). This seller refused to ship because it was fragile and he did not want to take the risk of shipping it. My love of this book gave me the courage and strength to overcome my fear and go out into public. That’s when I found a whole new world for collectables. It wasn’t only books that I found, it was silver, bells, figurines, crystal and researching and learning the story behind each item was so gratifying. But like most things we get older and these items start collecting dust as children and work get in the way. That is when the idea of opening a store telling the items story came to me, I can still enjoy finding and restore the beauty inside. Then I can find them a home where they will be loved and appreciated.

There is a story behind every item, you just have to search and find it.

Visit our store and find your forgotten treasure:

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/DerBayz

Hamburg-Amerika Linie Brass Ship Bell

Hamburg-Amerika Linie ship bell. Ornate and heavy cast brass. It is absolutely beautiful! and a great piece of history.

The bell says "H.A.P.A.G." which stands for Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt Actien-Gesellschaft on the front and "D. New York" on the back (D for "destination"?)

This large bell measures approximately 4" tall.

This bell represents a part of history as the HAPAG ship line was involved in transporting goods and people across the Atlantic for almost a century. The company began operations in 1847 and employed many German immigrants, many of them fleeing the revolutions of 1848–9. The vast majority of settlers and emigrants from various parts of northern Europe began their voyages to the United States from Hamburg Germany on these ships

Busy Day

Well my daughter had a robotics competition today so I wasn't able to attend any auctions or estate sales todays so no new items.  However I secretly went into my husbands stash of Pure Silver Jewlery from an indian reservation that he grew up next too.

So I cleaned, belt buckles, rings and bracelets today and I will be posting them tomorrow for sale.  Hope he doesn't get too mad at me.  LOL

I'm going with what is mine is yours and the other way around!  :D 

More to come tomorrow.

4 Vintage Hammersley Napkin Rings in Velvet box

If you are a man and reading this blog, I hope that there is one thing that you learn from this post,

"If it comes in a velvet box, any woman will love it"

For that reason alone, I purchased the next item. 

4 Vintage Hammersley Napkin Rings in Velvet box.  The rings are in great condition and each is stamped with

 "A division of Royal Worcester Spode Bone China Hammersely Made in England" at the bottom.



So now we have bone China and a velvet box, what could better!

Woman's Cobalt Blue Glass and Metal Flower Perfume Bottle with Screw-On Top

Cobalt Blue Glass is something that is appealing and special.  I know people who if it is cobalt blue glass they buy it no matter what.  I felt with the metal base and the detailed carvings in it that this would be a great item that would sell well.

The funny thing is I found this at an estate sale.  It was sitting in a box on a jewelry table and I would have missed it completely if I had not been so interested in the antique watches in the box, but when I saw it, I knew I had to have it. 

3 Vintage Handcrafted Glazed Elephant Figurine/Candle Holders

These three guys are suprising in size when you actually see them verses reading about them, so here are their weights:

The smallest one is 2 pounds.
The medium one is 3 pounds.
The large one is 5 pounds

I was really drawn to these elephants because of the amazing detail in the paint and sculpting.  That is why I purchased them to help bring them to life again.  I had to clean them and check them for damage but there was none, I was amazed.

These are vintage Art more than anything else.

 

Venetian Murano Art Glass Clown 1940s-1950s

You have to feel bad for this little guy. He is a 9 1/2" Venetian Murano Art Glass Clown from the 1940s-1950s but he is missing a foot.  I don't know about you but I think Italian blown glass is beautiful, even with a missing foot.  After doing some research I found that these Clowns sell for $250 to $450, so I feel that $40 with a missing foot is perfectly acceptable. 

Murano

If you disagree please tell me.  Like I said, this is my dream and I am sort of fumbling my way through it just trying to make it work and prove that it can be done.

Vintage Reading Cat Bookends with metal glasses

Vintage cat bookends, in great shape. I cannot find any chips or cracks in these guys. The cats are black with green highlights.

6 1/2" tall

The metal Harry Potter Glasses make these bookends complete! 

Reading Cats

These cats are so unique and they look like they are hiding something.  I love the Harry Potter glasses that they wear, it really seem to complete the bookends.  I personally fell in the love with these guys and got into a bidding war over them, but I just felt they were something that my store had to offer!

I have actually collected antique books for years so bookends just seem like a logical progression from that love.  I have been considering selling some of my books also but I have not decided. yet.

2 Pc Vintage Handcrafted Leather Figurines from India - Man and Camel

The stories that I have created in my head about these two are many.  I can picture the leather figurine and leather camel running through the dessert explorer.  I have not been able to find much information regarding them online other than they appear to have been made in India.  I have found similar figures but never exact.  I know that they are handmade and very unique.  To some extent they are a little creepy too, I guess I go for unique and creepy when I am at auctions, not just unique.

The detail on the saddle and on the man is amazing.  The mans face is made of wood but the body is hand sewed leather.   Take a closer look and let me know if you think it was a good purchase.

Handmade Leather Figures

Flambro Circus World Museum Musical Porcelain Clown from 1986

OK, I am going to start with the obvious, clowns are freaky, they just are and ones that move are even worse.

I can't image anything weirder than this moving Clown, but there was somehow appealing to me.

He is a Flambro Circus World Museum Musical Porcelain Clown from 1986,   He is in excellent shape and stands 12 1/2" Tall.  Flambro Circus Clown

2 Vintage Mexican Silver Butterfly Brooches

When I first found little guys, they were black from tarnish and amazingly enough nobody was interested or bidding on them.  So I placed my bid and won them.  They are two Mexican Silver Brooches, one with amazing iron work and the other with turquoise.  I think they would be an amazing gift!  You can find them at Mexican Silver Butterfly

 

GrandOpening of DerBayz Collectables

Yesterday, I took my first step to living my dream of searching for Vintage, Antique items (treasures) and finding a loving home for them.

There is so much history and craftsmanship in older vintage antiques and collectables and I see it as an honor to be able to find, clean and rehome these items.  I know that it sounds like I treat them like pets but to me they are special and need to be loved and cared for.  If you have the same passion as me for vintage items, I know that you will understand.

In this blog, I hope to tell the story of my items.  If you are reading this blog, I hope you see the beauty that I see in these items.

OH, I almost forgot, you can check out my store by going to https://www.etsy.com/shop/DerBayz

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.