Dartington daisy bowl

This is another one of my Rye finds.

It is a large Dartington glass 'daisy' bowl designed by Frank Thrower. I have had quite a few of these before but this is the first one I have seen in the grey coloured glass known as 'midnight'.

I am told these are quite rare and I think it probably dates from the 1960s as the colour was discontinued from 1967.

My stall at the vintage market

I had a pretty good day at the North London Vintage Market last Saturday. Its always hard to predict what will sell at each market and, as usual, a few things that I thought would be snapped up quickly came back home with me!

I did sell quite a few vintage tablecloths and other bits of fabric though and I took my nice vintage trunk to display them in.

Here are a couple of pictures of my stall.

Kempton finds

Last month we made another trip to the Kempton Park market. These are a few of items I bought. At the back is a big Hornsea Studio plant pot with a geometric circles pattern, it's in excellent condition which is always key with Hornsea pottery which is easily damaged. On the left is a small Rorstrand lidded dish, the design is called 'Amanda' which I have not seen before. Front right is a very chunky Wedgewood 'Brutus' vase designed by Frank Thrower. I have a taller version too and they look good displayed together.

Another more sizeable purchase were these giant letters now on top of our book case!

North London Vintage Market - Saturday 12th February

I will have lots of lovely and unusual items for sale at the North London Vintage Market in Crouch End on Saturday including mid-century ceramics, Scandinavian glass, vintage fabrics, stainless steel, and other miscellaneous bits and pieces.. depending on what comes out of the box first!

Here is a sneak preview....

Figgjo 'Daisy' ceramic tray

Midwinter 'Focus' jug









Lundtofte Danish stainless steel candle holders



Dansk design candle holders

Dartington avocado dishes

Retro metal coasters









Dartington glass

This week on ebay I am selling some nice functional examples of Dartington Glass. The 'Daisy' bowls came in a range of sizes, the boxed ones are the smallest. They have a lovely frosted appearance. Despite their 'Flower Power' looks I think they were actually designed in the 1980s.

I am also selling some Dartington sweetcorn dishes which I think date from the 1970s.. I love the cute little forks that come with these..