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[deepwaterdotter]

The bedroom furniture in my guest bedroom is 150 years old.

[cherry]

I have 2 pins that are rather old. One was my great grandmothers, and it is really pretty. Its a mother of pearl oval ,in an east west mounting.  It has a delicate gold star  on the top,sort of like the Star of Bethlehem  shape ,and is set with tiny seed pearls, that look sort of  light blue.

The other was a pin my

aunt gave me, that was her mothers, as a young girl. Her aunt brought it back from what they used to call the Grand Tour.

It is Swiss mosaic work. It came with a letter my aunt's mother had written to her. My aunt  wrote on it in 1977, telling me it was then  74 years old.   I think they were both decent jewelry, not  overly expensive, but good quality

[AuntG]

I'm a fan of using family antiques from the late 1800's and early 1900's. We have a large farm table in the kitchen, a spinning wheel, high chair, rocker, planter, trunk and library table in the living room. Those pieces are so sturdy; perhaps I lowered their value by having them all refinished, but I like the look so much better than when they were scratched and peeling.

[RetRN]

A pocket watch.

[Blingqueen023]

My husband.

[TenderMoon]

I have a large cross stitch sampler that's dated 1895.  It was created by my maternal grandmother in Europe when she was 13.  It's quite beautiful and I have it framed.  It makes me sad because while I have two daughters to pass it down to, after that there's no one and it'll probably end up in a trash can.  I only have two grandsons and I can't imagine them taking any interest.

[GenXmuse]

My teeth 

[151949]

@AuntG - I'm with you. When I see an old piece of furniture all scratched & peeling it just screams at me "take me home and make me beautiful again." All of my antiques have been lovingly restored so to look as close as possible to how the original artisan made them. People come into our home and Oohhh & Ahhh over the beautiful antiques.Often saying they have never seen such lovely pieces and I know that is because so many people who collect antiques never bother to put in the effort to restore them.Then the excuse is - oh that ruins them & takes away their value. BULL FEATHERS! Why would restoring something to it's original beauty take away it's value ? Why would people want scratched up , peeling, dirty furniture in their home?

I guess you can see this is a pet peeve of mine.

[pattypeep]

What is the oldest thing you own?

@151949  Probably my dh.

[ALRATIBA]

Probably some of my books.  I have some that are more than 100 years old.

I collect old books on specific subjects, and books that were published by a company no longer in business, that was owned by great uncles.