Not Just Another Thrift Store Find....

Today started out with a quick bite to eat here at home

and coffee for the road. My husband and I were going

carpet shopping, for his room, his man room....

you know his own place in this house of girls!

Well, more on that later....

but on the way home I suggested we stop at our local

Thrift Store, here in our own little town. Sometimes

you might be able to find something...

but not always! He agreed. I usually head right to the

dishes and pictures area. Especially lately since I have

been re-doing our Guest Room....which I am still tweaking,

but I am LOVING it! So first I go to the pictures and

INSTANTLY, my eyes are drawn, no kidding, to these

two pictures. The colors in these pictures are GORGEOUS....

I don't even think I can do them justice in this post,

I mean really, they are beautiful....

and I had to have them....

but I had to convince him first. They were marked $39.99, down to $19.99 each,

and for a Thrift Store picture, to me that was a bit high.

But, he soon found me and he agreed they were beautiful,

but wanted to go Home and "google" them first....

so we did! And of course I ran right back to the

Thrift Store and purchased them both!

They are J G Keulemans Lithographs

~Signed~

Framed somewhere in Chicago....

a loooong time ago. The backing is in very poor shape,

but the fronts are beautiful!

~Burmese Roller~


~Coracias Spatulatus~



~no real price found~


~worth at least $165.00~

Apparently the guy was born in 1842 and died at the age of 69
in 1912. I am very excited about these pictures and would appreciate
anyone with knowledge on art like this to advise me of what steps
I should take to maintain these pictures! Even if they are not
priceless pieces of art....I think they are worthy of
preserving in some way!

They are large pictures, 17 x 21 and matted nicely,
all seems to be original too!

By far, THE BEST find I have ever found in a Thrift Store!

My husband told me at dinner tonight, basically
that he doesn't always care for what I bring home from
a Thrift Store, but he thinks these are a Great buy....
and he gave me a sweet potato!
(knuckle bump for those who don't know, lol)