One of the services I offer through Audrey Would! is treasure hunting by request. There is no guarantee that every request will be met with success, but you can be assured that I will scour and hunt, look in every nook and cranny to try and make your treasure wishes come true!
And that’s exactly what I did for one of my customers this weekend. I am thrilled to share that I was able to make one of the items on her wish list come true!
This is the treasure that has found a new home – a 1950’s Marinex chafing dish from Brazil.
You can see this piece is in excellent condition – and this was before I gave the stand a quick buff!
When I found this piece it was without the glass tealight holder – you can see on the stand where it is supposed to sit. I am used to that with pieces like this one, and I always try to have a few extras on hand. Yes, this little chafing dish will arrive with the tealight holder and a fresh tealight intact!
In my quest I actually came up with two options, and will be featuring the other one at the Victoria Vintage Expo Sept. 26 & 27. One little hint, it’s not a chafing dish, but it is another stunning piece!
If you are wishing for a treasure or two, I hope to see you at the fair, and remember, I’m happy to treasure hunt for you, too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Photographs by Sheila Zeller. Please link and credit if you choose to use!
That chafing dish is beautiful Sheila!!
I feel like it was meant to be! It was tucked on a very low shelf among a bunch of old, blackened baking pans, and wasn’t super easy to see. I think it was the sparkle that made me look twice – I kind of saw it out of the corner of my eye and bent down a little further, and that’s when I saw what it was!
This is so pretty!
I think so too, Katie, and am so happy to know this piece will be going to a good home!
Lovely piece! Wonderful online business you have. It’s so much fun creating beautiful new spaces from old stuff, isn’t it?
Thanks so much for stopping by Kelly! I love finding pieces and giving them a second chance, and it’s so much fun when they do find their way into a welcoming home. I also love what you do and your approach to redesign, and have seen some of your treasure hunting makeovers – I think your work is amazing!
That is a gorgeous dish, I love when i find a pretty dish, it makes displaying food so much more fun
There is a very neat story behind this piece. The new owner is teaching a cooking class and table presentation is part of it, so this piece will be featured in a beautiful table setting for teaching others ‘how to’. I love knowing its new life will have such a broad reach!
Wow, that dish is stunning. I love the idea of being a treasure hunter…amazing.
What a gorgeous piece! It must be so much fun to go hunting for these treasures. I’d love to have a peek at your basement some time!
I do love shiny, sparkly things!! How pretty!!
What a great job you have!!!
Beautiful piece! Amazing find, well done, Sheila!