This coming weekend, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July 2009, it’s time for the giant Wetherby Racecourse Antiques Fair organised by Jaguar Fairs.
Based within the grandstand and new exhibition centre and around the outside of the buildings at Wetherby Racecourse this is usually a well-turned out antique fair with a variety of items on offer. There is ample free parking on site and all the buildings have good facilities.
The fair opens at 8am on Saturday4th July when entrance is £4. This reduces to £3 for the rest of the weekend from 9am on Saturday.
For further information on this antique fair and to check all is scheduled to go ahead please see the organises website:
www.jaguarfairs.com/wetherby
Coming soon to our Troika pottery section will be a stunning and extremely rare GIANT Troika pottery wheel vase.
We’ve recently acquired this superb piece and will be listing it for sale soon. It features the collectable body parts design and was decorated by Jane Fitzgerald, dating it to around 1976 to 1983.
The Troika pottery made the popular wheel vase in five sizes – small, medium, large, huge and giant! They range in size from approximately 4.5″ tall to a massive 13″ tall – this being the giant.
Small Troika wheel vase & Medium Troika wheel vase
The giant wheel vase measures approximately 13″ tall and just over 13″ wide. Due to its size it wasn’t made in huge numbers and is rarely seen on the secondary market.
To view our current selection of Troika pottery – click here. Remember, if you have any questions or are looking for something specific then don’t hesitate to get in touch – click here.
As you might have guessed we have to send many parcels both nationally and internationally! Whatever the item you hope it arrives safe and sound, and if using a tracked and guaranteed service on time as well for the convenience of not only yourself but for the person waiting in for it at the other end.
First of all you have to package your item – for help and tips take a look at our Postage & Packaging Guide here and if you’re short of packaging materials then try this store out – click here.
Once that’s done if your parcel is under 2kg then you have lots of options available from Royal Mail ranging from standard 1st and 2nd class, recorded 1st and 2nd class delivery right through to guaranteed next working day delivery by Special Delivery.
It’s when the parcel is over 2kg that it becomes slightly more complicated, and even more so if you want to send it abroad!
Within the UK for parcels over 2kg you could try Royal Mail’s Special Delivery which is usually around the £20 mark. This gives you guaranteed next working day delivery but you do have to remember there are size restrictions on the size the parcel can be so it’s always wise to check this out before you head down the post office with your parcel. You can find out more information on Special Delivery from Royal Mail’s website – here.
Alternatively you could try one of Parcel Force’s services – we often use Parcel Force 48. This service is guaranteed delivery within 48 hours and you can even have Parcel Force collect the parcel from you if you book it online so you don’t have to take your chunky parcel to the Post Office! See Parcel Force’s website for further details about their service – click here.
Now, if you’re looking at sending a parcel overseas that weighs more than 2kg then you’ll probably find that Royal Mail aren’t much use. A good site to check out is Worldwide Parcel Services. They allow you to obtain an instant online quote based on your parcel’s weight and dimensions so you can see straight away the options available to you. Click here to visit their website.
If you have any tips on sending parcels, then be sure to get in touch it’s always good to hear about other people’s experiences in sending parcels.
If you are a PenDelfin rabbit collector then you might be interested to learn more about the PenDelfin Family Circle – the original, official club for PenDelfin collectors.
Originally started back in 1992 the PenDelfin Family Circle is reported to have over 7000 members now – made up of all sorts of PenDelfin enthusiasts be it current PenDelfin rabbit collectors or the collectors of the earlyPenDelfin rabbits .
With your Family Circle membership you receive a Membership Gift PenDelfin rabbit only available to those who join the club and then have the further opportunity to purchase the Model Of The Year – once again only available to Family Circle club members.
As you would expect previous club pieces have become very collectable especially with those just starting out in the club and wanting to collect the whole range of previous Family Circle rabbits.
To view our current collection of PenDelfin Family Circle pieces please see our PenDelfin rabbits section – here. In our current stock we have the 1996 Membership Gift Newsie and the 1997 Membership Gift Tom (both pictured below).
For further information on the PenDelfin Family Circle, please visit PenDelfin’s website – click here.
New additions to our Troika pottery section today are a striking blue Troika cube vase and a tall and imposing Troika rectangular vase, pictured below.
The Troika cube vase has been fully decorated with a blue base and abstract decoration picked out in co-ordinating colours, by Troika decorator Teo Bernatowitz. Teo only worked at the pottery for around 18 months around 1974 so her work is highyl collected.
The Troika rectangular vase has been decorated by Louise Jinks. With a stunning abstract decoration picked out with a green base and strong blues this is an imposing vase with very striking decoration.
For further information on any of the Troika vases we currently have for sale, please visit our Troika pottery section, here.
If you’re in the Derby area then don’t forget to visit Kedleston Hall where you’ll find the Antiques In The Park event taking place this weekend, June 19th to 21st 2009.
This is usually a large antiques event based in and out of marquees within the grounds of the stunning Kedleston Hall. Everyone will be hoping for some nice sunny days bringing in extra outside stall-holders and lots of interested public.
A pleasant event to walk around with ample free parking, good facilities, plenty of food on offer as well as lots of interesting items to browse!
For further information please see the organiser’s website, Jaguar Fairs, here:
www.jaguarfairs.com/kedleston
Most people will have heard of Troika pottery, but what they don’t realise is the range of pieces that the pottery produced in a relatively short period of production.
Based down in Cornwall the pottery only produced pieces for 20 years – a short time considering that potteries such as Doulton and Worcester have operated for centuries.
Originally based in St Ives they relocated to Newlyn in Cornwall in 1970. Over this period they produced pieces ranging from dishes, plates, lamps and vases to other display items such as pieces called the Chimney vase or Wheel vase. I’ve pictured below a few of the shapes that are collected today:
For further information on the Troika pottery and the pieces we currently have for sale, please – click here. Do remember, if you have any questions or are looking for a particular piece then don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Starting this Friday, 19th June, until Sunday 21st June 2009 is the massive Antiques In The Park event at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire.
This antiques fair is based within the grounds of the stunning Kedleston Hall and is usually a large event with marquees for indoor stalls and plenty of grassland for the outdoor stalls! You will normally find a wide range of quality items from small items of pottery, glass and collectables to larger pieces of furniture and other interesting items.
There are good facilities on site with ample free parking and food stalls. Entrance is from 8am on Friday 18th June.
This antique fair is operated by Jaguar Fairs who also organise the Derby University Antique Fair and the giant Wetherby Racecourse antique fair. For full details of this weeks antiques fair and the others that they organise please visit their website:
www.jaguarfairs.com/kedleston
The latest addition to our PenDelfin rabbit display stands section is this lovely early PenDelfin Picnic stand.
The PenDelfin Picnic Stand was designed by PenDelfin founder Jean Walmsley Heap. It is one of the earlier PenDelfin stands and was first introduced in 1965. This example comes with its original green felt and PenDelfin pottery label to its base.
PenDelfin has produced a wide range of display stands for its PenDelfin rabbits ranging from small islands to large houses – there is always a stand to suit your PenDelfin rabbit!
For further pictures of this PenDelfin display stand, please – click here.
New to our Troika pottery section today is this stunning early St Ives period Troika pottery Marmalade vase.
This vase is from the St Ives period of the pottery before it later moved to Newlyn in Cornwall. Dating pre-1970’s it has been decorated with a brown coloured base and circle motifs on each side. Fully marked to the base with the black painted Troika pottery mark it also has the decorators mark of Marilyn Pascoe who worked at the pottery from the late 1960’s until c1974.
For further information and pictures of this Troika vase please, click here.