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Japanese Kutani Porcelain Cabinet Plate, Meiji Period c.1890–1910
£65.00
A finely decorated Japanese Kutani porcelain cabinet plate dating from the late Meiji period. The surface is richly painted with elegant female figures, landscape scenes and bird-and-flower motifs, all enhanced by extensive hand-applied gilding. The composition reflects the decorative confidence for which Kutani ware became renowned, combining d...

1970s SylvaC Harmony Green Glazed Planter Bowl
£35.00
Not everything from the 1970s has aged well. This has. The low oval shape, glossy olive-green glaze and oversized spiral decoration are unapologetically retro, but the effect is graphic rather than kitsch. Deep green gathers around the raised pattern, giving it real depth, while the smoother sections at either end prevent the design from becomin...

Georg Jensen Alfredo Green Glass Vase
£85.00
This Alfredo vase has something of the space age about it, with its broad, rounded body perched on a pedestal foot. Designed by Alfredo Häberli for Georg Jensen, it is a contemporary piece that would sit very comfortably among mid-century glass. There is something rather 1960s about its shape, although the design was introduced in 2015. Its gene...

Large Faceted Murano Sommerso Vase by Oball — Ruby & Amber Glass, Italy, c.1970s
£395.00
A substantial Murano sommerso vase produced by Oball, Italy, during the 1970s, in layered ruby red, amber and clear glass. The sharply faceted form gives the piece an almost architectural quality, with heavy angled cuts that catch and refract light beautifully from every direction. At over 30 cm high and weighing more than 3 kilos, it has real s...

Exceptional Ruby Cased Freeform Art Glass Bowl - England c.1960s
£185.00
Exceptional large ruby cased art glass bowl, possibly Whitefriars, England, circa 1950s–1960s. A beautifully sculptural freeform bowl in deep ruby over clear cased glass, with substantial weight and a quiet architectural presence. The rich ruby casing catches the light beautifully, creating a soft luminous glow through the glass, while the organ...

Pountney Bristol Longline Mixing Bowl, Designed by Honor Elliott c.1961–1969
£65.00
A Pountney Bristol Longline basin designed by Honor Elliott and produced during the 1960s as part of the much-loved Longline range. Decorated with the iconic black cutlery motif against a soft cream ground, it perfectly captures the practical, optimistic spirit of post-war British design. Originally intended for everyday kitchen use, its simple ...

Victorian Wedgwood Green Majolica Strawberry Leaf Sweetmeat Serving Dish, c.1880
£185.00
A particularly fine Victorian Wedgwood majolica sweetmeat dish, produced in England during the latter part of the 19th century. Moulded with overlapping strawberry leaves around a central basketweave motif, the dish is finished in a deep green glaze that pools within the recesses, bringing out the detail of the design. Originally intended for se...

Glossy Pink Ceramic Superlambanana, Liverpool by Blue Gnu
£39.00
I bought this one for the colour. Blue Gnu Ltd, an officially recognised producer of ceramic Superlambananas, made the figures in a number of colours before production stopped. Most follow the bright yellow of the original sculpture, while this less common version has a uniform glossy pink glaze. The colour gives the familiar shape a completely ...

Large West German Sgraffito Klinker Ceramic Vase, Siershahn, Mid-Century 1950s–60s
£90.00
A striking West German ceramic vase from the historic Kannenbäckerland pottery region of Rhineland-Palatinate, most likely from the Siershahn–Mogendorf area and dating from the 1950s–60s. Made from reddish clinker clay with a dark matte surface, the vase is decorated with a deeply incised sgraffito leaf or feather design, picked out with muted g...

Tamara Aladin Olive Green Cased Glass Vase – Riihimäen Lasi, Finland, 1970s
£55.00
Tamara Aladin designed so many vases for Riihimäen Lasi’s export collections that she later admitted she could no longer remember what had inspired them all. Recorded simply as model 1373, this design dates from 1971 and was produced in transparent olive glass with a clear outer casing. The shape is unusual and immediately recognisable, which i...

Victorian Wedgwood Emerald Green Majolica Sunflower Plate, 1880
£85.00
This Victorian Wedgwood plate is from the Sunflower pattern, deeply moulded with a large central flower head surrounded by a broad basketweave border. Its unusually bright emerald glaze moves from vivid green across the raised decoration to deeper tones within the recesses, with areas of darker glaze pooling around the rim adding further depth. ...

1955 Wedgwood Embossed Queen’s Ware Grapevine Vase in Windsor Grey
£75.00
1955 Wedgwood Embossed Queen’s Ware Grapevine Vase in Windsor Grey Made at Wedgwood’s Barlaston factory in 1955, this footed trumpet vase is decorated with the company’s Embossed Grape Vine design. Bunches of grapes and curling vine leaves form a continuous cream-coloured border in relief around the flared rim, contrasting with the Wind...

Arthur Wood Nasturtium and Spider Web Jug Vase, c.1930s
£49.00
At first glance, this looks like one of the cheerful floral jugs produced by the Staffordshire potteries during the 1930s. Then the spider’s web comes into view. Three orange-red nasturtiums fill the upper section, painted with green leaves over peach lustre. Below them, a platinum-lustre web stretches across the warm cream body. It is this unex...

Pair of Victorian Green Majolica Vine and Strawberry Plates, c. 1870–1890
£125.00
These two Victorian majolica plates are deeply moulded with overlapping hop, vine and strawberry leaves, curling stems and clusters of fruit, finished with a softly scalloped edge. The deep, even green glaze brings out the veining of the leaves and the layered relief of the design. Closely matched in colour, the plates sit naturally as a pair. ...

Arthur Wood Nasturtium and Spider Web Jug Vase, c.1930s
£58.00
A cheerful bunch of nasturtiums would have been perfectly respectable decoration for a 1930s jug. Arthur Wood added a spider's web. Picked out in platinum lustre against the warm cream body, the web turns Pattern 3123 from a conventional floral into something witty and faintly peculiar. Above it, orange-red flowers and green leaves are painted ...

Arabia Wärtsilä Finel Enamel Bowl, Kaj Franck, Finland c.1960s
£145.00
A striking Arabia Wärtsilä Finel enamel bowl designed by Kaj Franck, one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century Finnish design. Produced in Finland during the 1960s, this beautifully proportioned bowl combines Franck's characteristic simplicity with the durability and practicality for which Finel enamelware is renowned. The vibrant...

Suzanne Katkhuda, Ceramic Flower Pot
£40.00
Suzanne Katkhuda Pottery. Hand painted Flower Pot in "Sunburst" Design. Made at Holdenby Designs Pottery, Brixworth in Northamptonshire. Designed and signed by ceramicist Suzanne Katkhuda, who has pieces in the permanent collection at the V & A, collections.vam . Height 13cm Diameter 16cm

Pair of Danish Mid-Century Modern Berg Candelabra
£55.00
This lyrical set of Berg candelabra has a beautiful soft silver patina and would look beautiful as a centerpiece in your home.

Flygsfors Coquille Glass Vase - Paul Kedelv
£180.00
A stunning large and very heavy Scandinavian freeform glass sculpture vase. Signed to the base "Flygsfors, Coquille". Consists of pink, green & white glass encased in clear glass. Made by the Swedish firm Flygsfors in the 1950's/60's, and designed by Paul Kedelv, part of his organic "Coquille" range. Height: 26cm Please be aware...when you ...

Green Whitefriars Teardrop Vase
£25.00
A small post war Whitefriars teardrop vase, shape 9572, designed by Geoffrey Baxter, cased in clear crystal over Meadow Green core. It works wonderfully as a set with the same vase in a ruby red. Height: 14cm Please be aware...when you are buying vintage glassware, you should expect some age related signs of wear such as very small fine surfac...



















