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.

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Small Personalised Pot or Eggcup - "David"




Small souvenir type pot, eggcup or paper clip tidy, personalised for "David". There is a mark on the base in green but it can't be made out - it's possibly Devon ware of one sort. Apart from some crazing it's in very good condition.
5.5cm (d) x 5cm

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Vintage Handpainted Greenwheat Dinner Plate - Albert Colledge - Denby



Large dinner plate in the iconic hand painted "Greenwheat" pattern. This design on some china replacements sites has been wrongly attributed to Glyn Colledge whereas it was the work of his father, Albert, in the mid 1950s. Indeed, the plate bears the signature of Albert Colledge. Greenwheat was produced from 1956 until 1977 so this item is at least 37 years old. It is in excellent condition with only the faintest of marks.
25.5cm
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Vintage Retro Swedish Sven Jonson Designed Facett Posy Vase - Gustavsberg



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Lovely small oval shaped posy vase from the "Facett" range by Gustavsberg of Sweden. Designed by the late Sven Jonson (1919 -1989). It's in a brown glaze with a silver and gold painted floral relief design. Marked on the base with Facett 6 and with the original Sven Jonson foil label. In excellent condition.

Height of bowl: 6.7cm x 4cm x 4.5cm

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Monday, 20 October 2014

Vintage Large Black Tankard Mug - Prinknash



Splendid large bulbous tankard-sized mug in a black glaze that is crackled faintly on the inside. Thumb rest style handle. In very good condition with only very mild age-related wear.

12.5cm (h) x 13cm (incl handle) 

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Vintage Collectable Dickens Ware Bowl - Sam Weller - Royal Doulton



Late era colourway Dickens Ware bowl featuring Sam Weller from The Pickwick Papers. This particular version dates from the 1950s and is in excellent condition.

13cm x 2.5cm

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Set of 5 Beakers with Impressed Dragon and Landscape Design



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Marvellous set of 5 beakers in blue and aqua marine featuring a design of a dragon overflying some hills and the sea. One hill has a house atop it, another a flag pole and there are fish swimming in the sea. The  image is impressed with a variety of shapes but is pretty much identical on each beaker. They are marked on the base with a kite shaped mark, possibly a C on a V. I have been unable to trace this so would be grateful for any information. They are rather nice, regardless and all in excellent condition. Please read the postage information.

10cm x 7.5cm (h)
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Sunday, 19 October 2014

Small Wood Effect Bowl or Planter - Vitry Ware



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Small Vitry Ware planter or bowl (dog's bowl?) in wood effect finish, in much the same fashion as that used by Moira for the Hillstonia range. I am unsure of the date - many have put these as 1930s but the backstamp is slightly different so I am guessing this one is later. Apart from the water stain on the inside it's in fine condition.

12cm x 6.5cm

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Vintage Small Rose Elegant Plate - Royal Doulton



Small petit four plate from the Rose Elegans range, discontinued in 1981, by Royal Doulton. It does not have the blue band but does have an intact gold edge. There are two very short scratches, about 5mm long, one barely visible, the other across one of the leaves on the large rose head. This one has cut through the glaze and is visible. In all other respects the plate looks fine.

12.7cm

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Vintage Hand Painted Salt and Pepper Pots - CP Pattern E.Radford



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This is a pair of hand painted white salt and pepper pots by E. Radford in the CP pattern. The decorators' marks are salt: Z or N and pepper: D. They are in excellent condition although they both lack bungs.
11cm x 5.5cm

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Saturday, 18 October 2014

Souvenir Studio Pottery Stoneware Mug with Wolverhampton Crest




Sturdy stoneware mug featuring in relief the arms or crest of the city of Wolverhampton. In excellent condition, a great gift for your favourite proud Wulfrunian.  

8.5cm x 12cm diameter(incl handle)


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Hand Carved Wooden Lidded Jar



Small wooden lidded pot, made from what is probably sheesham wood and with a hand carved floral band around the middle. The lid is also engraved with a star design. The lid fits well and apart from the odd water drip stain it's in very good condition. Measurements are approximate:13cm x 7cm base

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Large Hand Carved Wooden Crocodile




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Rather splendid crocodile, handcarved  from a single piece of wood. The head and legs have been beautifully cross hatched, the back is ridged and the teetch are individually inserted spikes. It's a nice piece of work and would make a great ornament.

33cm x 14cm x 10cm

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Friday, 17 October 2014

Small Caramel Coloured Bud Vase - Devon?



Small caramel coloured vase with brown rings. It has a trumpet neck on a spherical base and is marked Made in England on the base. It has the look of Devon or Torquay ware, possibly Brixham. Either way, it's a nice looking little thing with only some age related crazing.
10cm x 6cm
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Hand Painted Miniature Salt & Pepper Shakers in Basket



Charming little pair of foreign made salt & pepper shakers, each a small ball shaped bunch of flowers that sit in a flower basket. They are very similar in style to a Carlton Ware design. Still have a small cork stopper in each base and appear to be unused. Very nice little set.

9cm x 6cm x 5cm

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Vintage John Cuffley Designed Libra "Zodiac" Mug - Portmeirion



Vintage black mug from the John Cuffley designed Zodiac range. This one is "Libra", with the scales on one side and a long character description on the other, both in gold. In excellent condition - it looks unused, to be fair. There's a small flake missing on the foot ring but colour ingress over part of it suggests this was prior to glazing and not recent damage. 
10cm x 12cm (incl handle)

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Thursday, 16 October 2014

Vintage Planter With Mythical Scene Border. And Dolphins - SylvaC 4612



1950s vintage caramel coloured planter with mythical border featuring dolphins supporting some scantily clad young ladies and a chap blowing a horn. The bulging base features stylised acanthus leaves and oval patterns. Lovely retro piece in excellent general condition bar a little bit of faint crazing.
12.5cm x 14cm

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Vintage Miniature Welsh Lustre Jug - Southcliffe - Creigiau



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Lovely small cream jug in typical Welsh gold lustre finish with blue interior. It's marked (faintly) Sutherland Creigiau which could date it to around 1947 as the name changed to Creigiau Pottery a year or so later. If this is indeed the case this is a lovely example of a very early piece from one of the early Welsh studios.

6.5cm x 7.5cm (d)

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Wedgwood Susie Cooper Design Glen Mist Candle holder



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Small bone china candle holder in the Susie Cooper designed Glen Mist pattern by Wedgwood. There is a small chip on the edge of the base that is only really visibly in general use if you look very closely or know it's there. In all other respects it appears in excellent condition.

9.4cm x 3.5cm

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Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Vintage Official Burnley Football Club Ashtray



Round white glass ashtray bearing the modern crest of Burnley Football Club.  In excellent condition.

15cm diameter

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Vintage Large Green Celtic Mug - Arklow Pottery, Co. Wicklow, Ireland


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Very large mug by the now defunct Arklow Pottery of Co. Wicklow, Eire. Very Celtic inspired design with lots of intertwining, knotting and plaiting. I feel I ought to know what the image is, maybe someone out there can enlighten me. Arklow went under in the late 1990s so these are becoming rare. Apart from a little staining on the inside bottom, that will remove with a bit of effort (I've cleaned it up quite a bit), it's in excellent condition. Very nice looking object.

14.5cm x 12cm
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