After buying the contents of an abandoned hoarded property, we finally get to go through the jewellery we had been finding! what was there? watch and see!
Your gift from Josh is not only a very beautiful piece but also has lots of personal sentiment attached. Josh is such a caring and loving soul. He will go far in this world. And the world will be blessed to have him here!!
Absolutely beautiful work of art Josh created! I had no idea the leaves were spoons, even when he got up close, lol. Then when he said it, I was like "Oh ya, that's so cool!"
Love the Cameos and being English I love the Wade Brooch( I have the same one) and the coin bracelet. We used to call those coins thrupenny bits. Love the tree Josh made. I watch his channel ( usually his lives in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep. ) Going to watch his video on making the tree now.
The tree sculpture is absolutely beautiful, so unique, and I love the personal touch of only using things that you've given him. It could hold its own in any London gallery ❤
It was special watching him make it too, and seeing the love he put into it as well as the time and effort. I’ve watch Josh on your show for years and I’ve seen the relationship grow between you guys, you really respect each other and share a special bond.
@@tamaralong-partei6129 Spoons have been a symbol of love all over Europe for hundreds of years. Historically a courtship custom, a man would carve a small spoon out of one piece of wood and present it to a girl as a gift. If she accepted the spoon, it was taken as a token of engagement to be married.
You are did find a lot of nice items for the jewelry slot at the auction!!! I bet most people do not realize how much work/time is actually put into to make a super auction for yourself!!! Although the interest stays high to keep having auctions, because every auction brings in new items!!! I really Ike your career!! Head boss and it isn't 9 to 5 everyday!!! Plus the videos are great watching your findings each time!!! I hope you all have a Great Week ahead!!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼
If you haven’t watched already. Josh did a video making the art piece and how he measured the nook space with his arms. Since he forgot his measuring tape. He is so talented
I’m 82yrs old and have been searching for 'ev ‘va to find the origin of the spoon. Thanks to Josh I now know that they grew on trees!😳 🥳 🤩 🌴 🍃 ✨ ⚡️🎉‼️From NH, Patricia 👵🏻 🤗.
I actually saw Josh’s episode about this gift first and I’m really happy to see it again on yours. I love how you and him kept these items out of the landfill and then he turned it into one of a kind artwork and incredibly sentimental meaningful gift. You two truly show how someone’s trash is another person’s treasure👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you for putting something aside for Melissa. I don’t know why I’m so proud of her when she decides to keep something…but…I always am so proud of her. She deserves it💖💜💖
Joshua is a great artist,I love the things he makes..this tree is fantastic!😍 The beads are actually called Millefiori. Normally you see the “thousand flowers”,which ofcourse is the translation for Millefiori, in glass and they’ll have more depth. But I think you and Melissa already knew all this.😊 Unbelievable how much beautiful jewelry you found..and super sweet you kept the birds brooch and the tiny mouse separate for Melissa.🙏🏻🥰
The carved white beads are probably ivory. I have something similar from my grandmother. That tree sculpture is beautiful. Josh is so talented. I hope Melissa keeps those items. Those birds are older than you might think and superb.
Dear Archbold couple. 👍👌👏 Congrats for finding all the jewelry. 2) The "Spoonsai" is an awesome piece of art done by an extremely talented friend of yours. It fits perfectly! Not only the niche (despite the special elbow measurement!😁) but also because it's recycled/upcycled stuff out of your hoarder house projects. It was quite a big effort to put the "Spoonsai" together (Josh mentioned 13 hrs). Congratulations for having this beautiful piece in your wonderful house now. Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved people.
How blessed are you both for having such a beautiful sculpture made for your new home. Josh is incredibly talented. What a great idea for Josh to use all of the trash from your home clear outs!!
Wow, that tree is gorgeous and fits that niche perfectly. What a skilled artist Josh is! I love seeing the jewelry and will have to watch the auction for a few pieces
I love the tree sculpture Josh did! That was so thoughtful of him to use things from your house cleanouts. I'm enjoying watching you go through the jewelry with Melissa. There are some interesting pieces.
What a beautiful tree Josh made you and yes it looks perfect there. The birks ring box I bought myself at a antique show and love it. I noticed with the better jewelry the boxes were all the same. You must buy them in bulk to help you sell the jewelry.
I am so proud of Josh in all he does. He put so much thought into his creation, using your materials from different explorations that you gifted to him. There’s so much history and memories that will live on that you share through your videos for your family. This fine piece of art was hand made and signed by a true artist from his heart, and a honest loyal friend for life.
Josh is not only extremely talented guy he has a great sense of humor. Always laughing and joking in spite of his serious brain problems and is very generous and pleasant to watch. His is a good friend. Donna/MIchigan
03:49 Button hook, not laces. 04:28 likely bone. Older ones were ivory, but a lot of places ban ivory sales so regardless it's "bone". 😁 The coral rose earrings had silver posts - costume metal for sure. The RCA cufflinks may have been for a sales manager rather than a buyer. There probably aren't many around. 13:55 Italian millefiore. NICE. (the mouse...here Chewie!) The old pins and ballerina pieces were a "thing", late 40s to late 50s. Possibly into the 60s. 17:25 French (probably) glass, and OLD if it's that small. Women were smaller back when and 12 or 13 inch chokers weren't rare. 19:33 French plastic Melissa-nabbed pin, probable 1920s. Trombone clasp and all. Sometimes called "french ivory" if it's celluloid. Josh's tree thing...NICE.
Josh, that is an outstanding metal sculpture!! My hubby wanted to know why I gasped at the video! I told him I just saw the most beautiful metal sculpture! Alex you seem to attract very cool, talented, nice people into your life! As always, I love watching these reveals!
Italian micro mosaics is called tesserae, gold plating over silver is called vermeil, the necklace with the rose carved beads is either ivory or , bakelite or celluloid. If I hear anything else as I watch that could be helpful I will add to. The amber set is not really a set. I would sell them separately to me the most money. You did mention the earrings are huge , I think they would best be used separately as pendants. I think lots of people will be interested in your auction. I once bought a small tub of junk jewelry with a coin bracelet in it. The coins turned out to be Venezuelan gold coins totaling to an ounce of gold. I paid $6 American for the tub. Wonderful find.
Nice stuff. I love the nurses' watch, since I was a nurse. Josh's sculpture is beautiful and it looks fantastic there. He is such a kind and caring person. It's special how he personalized it with pieces from the cleanouts. I'm happy he came into your (and our) life.
Josh is so kind and very talented! The items you want to throw out are the kind of things I love finding so I can use my restoration skills to make them fresh and new again. I am sure others would love to buy a small box of miscellaneous items to tinker with.
Josh does amazing artwork! Love the Spoosai tree, it is perfect for the space & it is beautiful! Thanks for showing us the jewelry, Melissa and Alex! Lots of nice stuff! 💚🕊️💕
Alexander, It's so good to see Josh out and about, I hope he is OK, because I have been watching a long time and know what he's been through. You and your family almost always attract truly genuine people as friends and acquaintances. What a great sculpture he has created and it's especially meaningful since it represents one of the things you do so well. Cheers, Rik
I watched Josh's first so I knew you were getting this awesome tree art. I am glad you found some valuable jewelry that last house clean out looked more tedious than profitable up till now. Costs of dumpsters brought your whole bottom line way down. I hope you can make some bucks on it all. That was a lot of work.
From the first box you pulled out a vintage Murano Millefiori graduated beaded necklace that is probably worth at least $120 US. Look it up before you throw into the grab box.
I had a feeling you would leave empty handed. He had too much stuff so it was obvious he loves his ginormous collection of everything! Wowza! Somehow I missed this old video. Thanks Alex.
A nice “remedy” to use if you’re having to untangle necklace chains…put a drop of oil (baby oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, the thicker the better) on the knot and start to gently rub the oil in. You’ll see the chains start to separate and the knots will loosen so it’s easier to untangle.
The RCA cufflinks were given originally to RCA dealers for selling large quantities. My dad had a set and a tie pin! He never wore unless going to the distributor buying parties
That bird brooch is a 1920-1940 French art deco piece my grandma use to wear one just like that. If your wife doesn’t want to keep it I’d happily buy it. It’s a stunning piece. ❤
Joshua created a beautiful piece of art for your home and you will always remember it from all the adventures and house clearing outs you worked on. He is a talented artist, a special person and even more so, a wonderful friend! Very nice work! (and all the work that you do too Alex!
Alex hi I love watching you adventures. Your video is at the begining for me as i write this and no doubt there is so much more i will enjoy. The ?silver hook is called a button hook. Victorian and early Edwardian ladies had slender boots that had very small buttons up the sides and on some gloves too. You insert the hook through the button hole and place it around the base of the button and ease it through. It looks like the carved cream colour beads are ivory.. i am sure you know that if they were bone they would have tiny black flecks from the blood vessels that ran through the bone. I love all your family as you are so united and all you do to help people. Thank you .Marie UK
Wow, that tree sculpture was stunning. I’m usually not into metal trash art, cos it always just looks like trash stuck together to me, but this is utterly stunning. Josh has a new subscriber!
The Millefiori necklace with the teardrop pendant is most likely Italian. The earrings with coral also have a jade stone. The clasp on the purse probably has sapphires. Thanks for the Sunday night video!
Josh is a very talented artist. Beautiful piece. You probably already do this, but artisans and crafters love bits and pieces of broken and discarded jewelry so a group of that placed into a lot would be a great addition to your auction.
Last year I sat with my 90 year old mother and went through a few of her jewelry boxes. Her stories were wonderful 💛 She blessed me with a few great treasures. One was a delicate silver watch she wore when she was young.
Hi Alex and Melissa....I've been following your channel for quite a while now and I look forward to your next episodes. Watching todays video made me want to share a tip with you (if you don't already know it) I had and older Hungarian woman as a client many years ago. She told me that she used to hide her "good " jewelery in the lining of her jackets etc. when she was going away on vacation. Let's just say, that when she passed, I saved her family giving away ALOT of good quality jewelery before they donated her clothes. Keep up the great videos... Kim
I have recently found your channel and I live it. This jewelry is so great. I love looking at old jewelry. The things you find tell a story about this person's life. Thanks so much. I also enjoy when your wife and kids help.
My father bought me that same white carved necklace in 1962 when he was stationed in South Korea and I was in 7th grade (he may have bought it on a side trip to Japan). It came with a matching bracelet and earrings. I wore these on my wedding day.
Delighted that all the jewelry gets a second life and continues to bring someone great joy good luck with the auction may all the hard work be well rewarded enjoyed the adventure.
What a beautiful tree for your nook!! Josh does such wonderful work!. It's always interesting to go through jewelry collections. I like looking at the costume as well as the antique pieces!
