We look for anything you might think is fun, interesting, beautiful, new, old or odd. Vintage and almost new clothes, ceramics, treen, ephemera, books and costume jewellery. If it fits in a box, we'll sell it.
Friday, 21 June 2013
Vintage Yellow and Red Cheese/Butter Cloche - SylvaC - 2327
SOLD
Unusual and fairly rare cheese/butter cloche dating, I think, from the 1940s/50s by SylvaC. Rhubarb and custard coloured with a yellow dish and maroon lid, both decorated with white wavy lines. The dish is marked on the base with the mould number, 2327. In very good condition. There is some crazing to the dish and there's a hairline crack near one corner of around 3cm long although this doesn't appear to be too bad as its discolouration would indicate it's been there for a while without any problems. There is a drip in the glaze near one bottom corner of the cloche and this gives the appearance of being cracked but I think this is an original fault. Condition otherwise is fine, colours are still bright.
20cm x 14cm (w) x 10cm
Weight incl packaging: 1200g UK Bidders only.
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Labels:
Butter Cloche,
Cheese Cloche,
SylvaC,
Vintage
Vintage Large White BonBon Basket - SylvaC 1829
Plain white bon bon basket by SylvaC, pattern number 1829. Lovely art nouveau lines (although considerably later!) with nice textured surface to the basket and smooth handle. The pattern number and a number 4 plus Made in England are impressed on the base, SYLVAC being stamped on. Apart from crazing, which could be deliberate crackle glaze, it's in excellent condition.
22cm x 12cm x 10cm
Weight, incl packaging 1kg
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Dragonfly and Rushes Stoneware Planter - Studio Pottery
SOLD
Very nice studio pottery designed stoneware planter. It features an appliquéd reedmace and dragonfly design with an all-over light grey wash glaze. There is a small round stamp on the base but we've been unable to work it out. Condition is excellent.
10.5cm x 10.5 cm
Weight incl packaging: 900g
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Vintage Posy/Candy Basket - Crown Ducal/A.G. Richardson
Typical Crown Ducal posy or candy basket, pale green on the outside, yellow inside. Can't date this accurately, it's a common pattern, 2, produced in a variety of colours and over a while. It's in great condition though with no chips, cracks or marks.
16cm x 14cm x 11cm
Weight with packaging: approx 800g.
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Thursday, 6 June 2013
Vintage Studio Pottery Three Cornered Bowl - Saul, Ventnor
Vintage mustard coloured three pointed bowl, pattern number 25, from Saul Brothers of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Very 70s. Great condition although there is a small chip on the base (see pic).
11cm x 5cm (h)
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Vintage German Jug
This is a vintage German jug/vase. I have no idea of the maker or date as the base just says "Germany 557". This could easily be from any era - some manufacturers' marks took no notice of partition but the design suggests 50s/60s. It's quite striking, with a run brown/damson glaze over white with a spot of bright orange and green on the handle.
15.5cm (h) x 9cm (h)
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Vintage Art Deco Pewter Tea Set by Craftsman, Sheffield
An Art Deco three-piece tea set by Craftsman of Sheffield. It comprises a squat oriental, magic lamp style tea pot, milk/cream jug and a sugar bowl. They are of a hammered finish, each with a studded band around the waist. The pot has an ornate Bakelite handle and knob. All items are in pretty good condition with the jug having only the most minor bumps, dents and scratches. The bowl is slightly flattened around its waist for about 1.5cm but is otherwise very good. The pot is also in very good condition although the base has suffered a few knocks. This is quite normal as pewter will become malleable with heat and as this has been used many times (tannin stains inside attest to this) it goes without saying that the hot surfaces will doubtless be more prone to some distortion. This may also explain why the handle is slightly off-kilter by a degree or so. Despite this it appears sound; I can't see any cracks and I have tested it with cold water which didn't reveal any leaks. The Craftsman mark was used by Viner's between 1926 and 1939 so this set can be considered a genuine vintage piece and consequently any marks and damage are consistent with its age.
All measurements approx:
Pot: 12cm tall, max diameter incl handle: 24cm
Jug: 7cm tall, 11.5 cm, max diameter,
Sugar bowl: 8cm tall, 13.5 cm max diameter incl handles.
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Saturday, 25 May 2013
Grey and Unglazed Vintage Japanese Studio Pottery Bowl
Mid-sized earthenware bowl from Japan. The inside and rim are glazed in grey, the rest is unglazed. Around the rim are two grooves and underneath this are repeated diagonal stamps, one of which is repeated on the base. The other mark is in a kidney shaped outline. I've tried to research it but Japanese pottery is a labrynthine subject; the only help we can offer is that it was probably obtained by my partner's parents while living in Japan in the early 1990s. They also lived there in the early 60s but this looks to be of a later design. They also visited Mashiko a lot but this probably isn't from there!
Measurements: 19cm diameter x 6cm
Weight including packaging: 1.2kg
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Outdoor Tap with Brass Frog Handle
SOLD
This is an outdoor tap, suitable for standpipes or, with a suitable flange or mounting plate, as a water butt fitting and featuring a brass frog instead of a handle. It has been used as there is some verdigris and remnants of PTFE tape on the thread. I have tested it by virtue of filling it with water and while not a completely reliable test it did confirm that it does drip a bit from the stem so it may need a new washer but if you're a competent plumber this is not beyond you. While this probably isn't a complete item - some come with a backplate for mounting into a butt - new ones are in the £35 area so if you're after a budget functioning item this could be for you.
Fittings I would imagine are 19mm/3/4" BSP thread although this is, I hasten to add untested but the evidence of it having been used suggest it's pretty much standard.
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Monday, 13 May 2013
Large Brown Honeycombe Glaze Seal by Fosters of Cornwall
Large brown seal by Fosters in their signature brown honeycombe glaze. In excellent condition.
Measurements:
22cm x 10cm x 10cm
Weight incl packaging: 700g
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Sunday, 12 May 2013
Art Deco Style Mustard Yellow Glaze Vase by Brixham Pottery, Devon
Lovely small mustard yellow art deco style vase with a very pretty swirly pattern in brown. There is one pock mark that happened during glazing and if you look closely the vase is crazed. There is a stamp on the base stating 'Brixham Pottery Devon' and 'Made in England'. The condition of the vase is perfect with no hairline cracks, flea bites or chips.
All measurements approximate: 14cm (h) x 8.5cm (d) (at it's widest)
Approx weight with packaging: 800g
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Friday, 10 May 2013
Large Ornate Pitcher with Drip Glaze by Baroque England
Large ornate pitcher with a green glazed embossed floral design. The base is the original green, the rest has had a rather lovely light green to white drip glaze applied in a West German hot lava style. It's very striking. I haven't a clue as to the maker - it is marked "Baroque England" which could be the style rather than pottery and there's a monogram CL or LC, which I have seen before but have been unable to trace. It doesn't look too vintage but it could quite easily have been kept on display as it's in excellent condition.
Measurements are approximate:
23cm x 18cm across handle
Weight with packaging: approx 2000g.
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Thursday, 9 May 2013
Vintage Yellow Acanthus Leaf Bowl - Mould No 4665 by SylvaC
Small bowl - sugar bowl size - mould number 4665, with acanthus leaf and oval design in yellow/brown glaze with a brown ring inside the rim. The impressed base suggests 40s - 50s. It's quite crazed as one would expect from a vintage SylvaC and apart from a few small offcuts or shavings that appear to have got stuck to the edge and glazed (possibly making it a sceond), it's in fine condition.
Measurements are approximate:
12.5cm x 5cm
Weight with packaging: approx 750g.
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Monday, 6 May 2013
Long Hand Made Studio Pottery Dish - New Forest Pottery
SOLD
Very nice handmade rustic oval dish in a green glaze impressed with what were probably real leaves, twigs and berries and then handpainted in subtle browns and greens, the veins on the leaves looking like very clever use of the crackle glaze. The underside looks to have been textured with burlap or something similar. It's in superb condition.
26cm x 11.5cm x 3xm
Weight with packaging: approx 800g.
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Monday, 22 April 2013
African Handcarved Wooden Tribal Bust
Striking and very characterful wooden bust of an African tribesperson. I'm guessing it's a woman from the facial characteristics although there are no other obvious clues, and to be fair it could quite easily be a man! She has her eyes closed and is wearing a heart shaped necklace. I doubt if it is of any great antiquity, the patina could be applied rather than earned but nevertheless it's a very nice piece, highly attractive and well executed. No damage as far as I can see - the cracks are natural and there don't appear to be any dents or knocks.
Measurements (approx)
30cm x 10cm x 12cm
Weight with packaging: 2kg - UK Bidders only.
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Friday, 19 April 2013
Vintage German Ceramic Planter by Scheurich
SOLD
A typically German faintly hot lava style ceramic planter from Shceurich Keram. The pattern number is 882 and it's cream around the middle with darker, brown bands top and bottom. The middle is decorated with relief flowers. Vintage - marked W.Germany so before reunification. Condition is fair; some crazing and the top brown band has some water and sun fading.
Measurements are approximate:
14cm (d) x 12cm (h)
Weight with packaging: approx 1100g.
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Labels:
Planter,
Pottery,
Scheurich,
West Germany
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Small Decorative Earthenware Dish with Bird Design
Very nice rustic small earthenware dish in a rough blue glaze with a design of raised brown circles and white dots around the edge and a lovely wading bird in yellow in the centre. It was designed to hang but the surface of the base where the hole was driven through has snapped through (was made too thin). It's not severe and doesn't affect the look of the piece at all, it just means it wobbles slightly when you put it down flat. Still a strikingly lovely little dish.
12.5cm diameter x 2cm.
Weight with packaging: 400g.
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Labels:
Dish,
Earthernware,
Pottery,
Wading Birds
Friday, 5 April 2013
Orange Hand-Painted Strawberry Leaf Dish by Shorter and Son
SOLD
Vintage long narrow dish in orange-brown leaf texture with hand-painted strawberries and leaves. There are a couple of flakes of paint missing from one of the leaves (the top one in the picture) but otherwise it's in great condition.
Measurements: 34cm x 14cm x 3.5cm.
Weight with packaging: approx 1000g.
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Handcarved Wooden Dolphin Ornament
Leaping dolphin sculpture carved from an unidentified wood and stained dark red/brown on a black plinth with black fins. Very tactile and quite patinated. In very good condition.
23cm high, 10cm across base.
Weight with packaging: 1200g UK bidders only please.
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Friday, 29 March 2013
Vintage German Stein - Marzi & Remy
Measurements approx
Height 16cm
Across base 10cm
Across rim 7.3cm
Weight with packaging approx 1200g UK Postage only
Height 16cm
Across base 10cm
Across rim 7.3cm
Weight with packaging approx 1200g UK Postage only
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