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.

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Vintage Welsh Pottery Mint Sauce Pot - Beddgelert Pottery



Nice mint sauce pot from the long gone Beddgelert Pottery in Wales. The angled handle was one of their signature designs. Glaze is crazed but otherwise it's in excellent condition.

8.5cm x 12.5cm x 7cm

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Vintage Cottage Ware Teapot - Keele St Pottery



Lovely handpainted "Cottage Ware" teapot by Keele St Pottery. KSP changed its name to Staffordshire Potteries in 1950 and this has a Keele St backstamp so I presume it to be pre-1950. There is the tiniest of chips on the tip of the spout that I can only really see using a loupe, apart from this it seems to be in perfect, unused condition.

23cm x 15cm x 11cm

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Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Vintage Small West German Era Vase - 511/6



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Small posy vase of West German vintage, possibly Bay or Scheurich. It's gold rimmed with green and brown drip glazing. Marked on the base Germany 511/6 (6 being the height in cm). The gold is a little worn around the mouth but otherwise it's fine.

6cm x 5.5cm

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Vintage Crescent Dish with Handpainted Pear Design - E.Radford



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Small oval side dish with a slightly fluted edge by E. Radford. It features a handpainted flower design, one of the late HJ Wood period unmarked ones, I think. Some slight crazing but the pattern is in fine condition, the colours still very strong.

All measurements approximate: 20cm x 16cm


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Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Vintage Historical Map of Scotland - L.G. Bullock



Fold-out paperback pictorial map of Wales by Leslie Bullock from the "Bullock Historical" series published by John Bartholomew. It's an interesting mix of quotes, trivia, pictures and coats of arms covering the history of Scotland. It's 4 x 4 the cover size so a decent poster size when unfolded. The map itself is good quality heavy paper with card covers. From research I believe the series was was published in 1971. The edges are slightly dust marked and there are a couple of green marks that look like pencil on the back cover but otherwise it's in very good condition.

17cm x 25cm folded.  

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Vintage Small "Bird" Mug - Brixham Pottery, Dawlish


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Nice little mug from Brixham Pottery, Dawlish, Devon featuring pictures of a bullfinch, chaffinch and a nuthatch around it.  Smaller than the average mug and slightly conical in shape, it's in excellent condition.

11cm x 8cm


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Vintage Studio Pottery Vase - Harmony Pottery



Heavy walled studio pottery vase in brown tones with a wax resist abstract pattern by Harmony Pottery of Cornwall. I can't date it, there is precious little on Harmony out there but it looks like late 50s through to 70s. It's in great condition even though the mouth was a little squashed during throwing!

23cm x 10cm

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Monday, 27 January 2014

Antique Stoneware 1 1/2 pt Jug - Lovatt's of Langley Mill



Beautiful stoneware jug by Lovatt's of Langley Mill. Capacity of 1 1/2 pints and date stamped to 1914. Original strainer lid which is impressed with a small heart. Brown and cream glaze separated by beaded line around the centre. In perfect condition.

21cm x 15cm 

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Marquetry Flower Picture - Lily



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Gorgeous wooden marquetry picture of a lily or similar looking flower using several different kinds of veneer onto a fibreboard base. Beautifully made, very Japanese looking and in excellent condition.
20cm x 25cm
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Sunday, 26 January 2014

Vintage Silver Detailed Jug - H.J. Wood Ltd



Large round milk jug by H.J. Wood Ltd. It's cream coloured, with a hand painted silver spout and alternating silver and green lines around the top half. The handle is also detailed in silver. I have no idea of the age and have had no success in identifying the pattern although the stamp says, unusually "Great Britain" rather than England (although the base is impressed "England"). There is a barely visible hairline crack for about 1.5cm, a couple of cm to the right of the handle (with the handle facing) but as far as I can see or feel this is the only fault and otherwise it's a great looking jug.

14.5cm x 10cm

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Friday, 24 January 2014

Vintage Yellow Colourware Leaf Dish - Royal Venton - J. Steventon Ltd



Lovely old yellow colourware leaf dish from Royal Venton by John Steventon and Sons Ltd. The paintwork is all good although there's no black spot on the fruit. There is a small rough area on the underside of the rim where the glaze looks a little thin on the edge opposite the fruit but this is not visible from above and it is otherwise in excellent condition.
20cm x 18cm x 4cm
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Vintage Miniature Red Squirrel Spill Vase - Hornsea Fauna



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Small squirrel and tree stump spill vase from the Hornsea Fauna range, made approximately between1962 - 73. The back of the left ear has a chip and the very tip of the right ear has a minute chip but these are not really visible from the front so it would make a good collection filler until such time as you're able to acquire a good one.

6.5cm x 6cm
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Thursday, 23 January 2014

Stoneware Crocus Planter - Geraldine Hughes



Lovely stoneware crocus planter by Geraldine Hughes. Very delicate crumpled rim with "burnt" edges around holes. Lighthouse mark on the base.

Weight incl packaging: 500g


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Monday, 20 January 2014

Large Brown Honeycomb Flan Dish - Kernewek



Excellent brown honeycomb dripware flan dish from Kernewek Pottery of Goonhavern, Cornwall. It is unused so in superb condition. 

24cm diameter x 4.5cm

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Large Cylindrical Vase - The Guernsey Pottery



Large and striking earthenware cylinder vase from The Guernsey Pottery. Black glaze inside, outside in browns, pinks and greens , mainly on one side. The cylinder is a little eccentric at the top although not drastically so. In lovely condition otherwise.

17cm x 11cm


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Friday, 17 January 2014

Vintage Mimosa Sauce Pot - Carlton Ware



Sauce or mustard pot from Carlton Ware's vintage "Mimosa" range. Unfortunately it lacks the brown saucer and a spoon. Otherwise it looks to be in fine condition. There is a little chip to the underside of the rim but this isn't immediately obvious unless you run your finger around the inside. 

12.5cm x 9cm
 
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Stoneware Studio Pottery Spill Vase




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Oatmeal glazed stoneware spill vase. Studio pottery design, marked with a HG monogram on the underside but I have been unable to identify the mark. In excellent condition.

12.5cm x 7.5cm
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Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Two Handled Earthenware Mug - Studio Pottery

 
Unusual two handled studio pottery mug with the handles at about 70 degrees to each other rather than being opposite each other. It's earthenware, slightly trumpet shaped and with a grey/brown drip glaze on the top half. The base is unglazed. No mark but in excellent condition.

14cm x 13cm

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Vintage Brown Drip Glaze Vase - Kingston Pottery, Hull



Very nice brown drip glazed vase by the Love Brothers' Kingston Pottery of Hull. Kingston operated for around 10 years or so until 1985 and their wares are becoming more collectable. This is a faultless vase in excellent condition.

16cm x 13cm
 
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Large Cobalt Blue Double Handled Jug/vase - Luxor 1001



Tall art deco style double handled jug in cobalt blue. It is marked on the base "Made in England 1001 Luxor" but I have no real idea of the date or the manufacturer. I have seen them listed as 1920s but clues are few and far between. The Museum of Ceramics in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal have a different coloured one but again, no clues! Slight imperfection in the glaze in one spot otherwise it looks to be in fantastic condition.

33cm x 16cm


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