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Wednesday Wish: Aldo Londi Arkitectura Animal Range

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:32:29 +0000

Aldo Londi Arkitectura Animal Range – £150 – £220, Heals Most famous for his Rimini Blu pottery figures & homewares produced for Ceramiche Bitossi, the Arkitectura range was the last to be designed by Londi. We would like one of each please – thank you!

Tuesday Huesday: Swedish Valentine’s Day stamps

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:51:05 +0000

Very timely! A set of four stamps from Sweden celebrating St Valentine’s day. What’s the word for ‘Love’ in Swedish I hear you ask? Well, it’s ‘Kärlek’! These stamps are currently for sale from the Philatelic Agency of Japan for 1,350 yen (approx. £10/$16 USD)

Fair Finds

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:41 +0000

We made the trip to Lincoln Antiques and Home Fair on Monday. Our alarm was set for 5.30am, so it was quite an early start in the cold and the dark. Add in a few hours driving and you have to hope that the effort will be worthwhile. Fortunately it was – and we picked [...]

Wednesday Wish: London Transport Museum vintage luggage racks

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:48:45 +0000

Prices start at £150 for the small rack and £250 for the large rack – London Transport Museum We first saw these on the Retro to Go blog and instantly fell in love. Immediately recognisable by anyone who has taken a train in Britain. A sturdy & practical bit of kit – we want one [...]

Tuesday Huesday: Crochet Flowers

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:39:18 +0000

Aren’t these roses beautiful? I bet they’re dead easy to make… I only wish that I paid more attention and showed a bit more interest when my mother tried to teach me to crochet when I was young! originally posted on the particularpoetry tumblr

Cup of tea, Mr Darcy?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:57:47 +0000

Any Jane Austen fans out there? We’ve got the perfect vintage biscuit tin for you!! Dating from the 1950s and made by A.Romary & Co Ltd from Tunbridge Wells, it’s decorated with Georgian dandies doffing their hats to the coquettish ladies riding atop their horse drawn carriage – all in their period finery. So settle [...]

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

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Wednesday Wish: Nomos Glashütte Tetra 27 Karat wristwatch

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:32:28 +0000

Nomos Glashütte Tetra 27 Karat wristwatch – €1280 Some women have a shoe or handbag fetish – I’ve got those too – but I also have a thing for watches! This one with it’s square face and 1930s style numerals is really something – I love it! I’ll get me one as soon as I [...]

Tuesday Huesday: Charley Harper’s Octoberama

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:45:17 +0000

Longtime followers of our blog will know that we love the art of Charley Harper. This one, entitle “Octoberama” is one of our favourites!  He was very prolific and his work can be found as originals artworks, prints, books, calendars, stationery, mouse mats… the list goes on & on… all of which can be bought [...]

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Chicken Little

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:38:54 +0000

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In our case, it was the egg – the one that came with the Terrybaun egg cup & saucer we blogged about last week! This chicken is also a piece of slipware that we recently found – the cute little figure is only 9cm tall. We thought [...]

Egg-squisite!

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:03:37 +0000

We picked up this gorgeous little egg cup & saucer this week. It only cost a pound, but it’s one of those little items that we’re going to treasure. We’ve mentioned previously how much we love this type country slipware pottery. We did a bit of research into the maker and it turns out that [...]

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