a hedgehog and some other bits and pieces

Here are a few of the items I will be selling at the next North London Vintage Market:

Cinque Ports Pottery

It would be wrong to go on holiday to Rye and not buy something from the Rye potteries.

I bought this little pot in a junk shop in Hastings on our minimoon. From the back stamp it looks like an early piece made by the Cinque Ports Pottery between 1956 and 1960.

Ally Pally antiques

It was the huge Ally Pally antiques fair on Sunday 16 September. There were lots of stallholders with great mid-century items for sale and we bought quite a few nice bits and pieces. I am particularly pleased with the giant Cathrine Holm stock pot and lovely Rye pot.

 

 

 

 

Weekend finds - part 1

I can't believe that its nearly the end of August, where has the summer gone?? I have been making the most of the last bank holiday weekend in a big buying spree. It started with a carboot and an auction on Sunday, then a giant flea market on Monday and Kempton Park Sunbury antiques today. I am exhausted now and (almost) looking forward to going back to the day job tomorrow for a rest!

Here are some pictures of my finds from Sunday and Monday.

Miwinter 'Sienna' soup tureen and bowls

Alfred Meakin 'jivers' plate

Rye pottery mug, pyrex pots and retro tray

Vintage metalware including Finel 'animals' mug

Midwinter 'Cassandra' tea plates

Vintage Irish linen tea towel

Peterborough finds

Last Friday I went to the giant antiques fair at Peterborough (thanks for the tickets Julian!).

I bought some nice vintage fabric, a few pieces of Hornsea pottery, some Danish stainless steel and wooden items.

I also bought a vintage 'Swan ink' bottle for Matt's collection, an unusual Noregian pewter leaf dish and a small Rye 'Cottage stripe' mustard pot - pictures below..

Rye Cinque Port pottery

At  the December North London Vintage Market I picked up this lovely small triangular Rye Pottery bowl marked Cinque Port Pottery Rye which dates it to the 1950s. I particularly like the loose streaky way the glaze has been applied to make the contrasting yellow and black stripes.

Rye pottery planter

Here is a photo of a lovely Rye pottery planter which I bought at the Malvern flea fair last month. Its a deep cornflower blue colour with sgraffito style decoration. I think it dates from the 1950s. This is one I will be keeping for my own collection.

Just visible in the background is one of my other favourites, a large oblong plate made by Stavangerflint of Norway with a design by Inger Waage, from her 'opaque' range.