A new addition to the Royal Doulton section of the Perfect Pieces website is this stunning and large limited edition Royal Doulton Jintan vase:
This is a Royal Doulton Burslem Artwares Jintan vase, model number BA19 decorated with an Oriental Sung glaze that pays tribute to the flambe glazes that Doulton created in the early 20th century. These in turn were based on the glazes developed by ancient Chinese potters that had long remained a mystery to European potters.
Each piece is hand-made making it unique and is a stunning rich red in colour. This vase was produced by Royal Doulton in a limited number of 350 – this particular example is number 136, and comes with its original certificate.
Click here to see our current selection of Royal Doulton pottery
A couple of new additions to the Perfect Pieces Troika pottery section are these very interesting Troika pottery Marmalade vases:
The Troika marmalade vase is a textured piece of Troika pottery that is finished off with a shouldered top that is glazed in a coordinating colour. The vases were decorated in a range of colours and designs.
The two pictured above are very nice examples – the first Marmalade vase pictured has one side with a large letter T on it (T for Troika!). This has been coloured in a vivid blue really making it stand out – making it a lovely piece for a collection. This one has been decorated by Anne Lewis who worked at the pottery from c1966-1972.
The second Troika Marmalade pictured has several sides with interesting designs – one has a mushroom pattern, one has an apple pattern and another has the stylised T pattern! This Troika Marmalade vase was decorated by Linda Taylor who worked at the pottery in the early 1970’s.
Click here to view our full selection of Troika Pottery for sale
We have added several new PenDelfin rabbits to our PenDelfin section including this very bright and dazzling PenDelfin Uncle Soames rabbit:
The Uncle Soames PenDelfin rabbit is one of the larger rabbits of the PenDelfin family and is the companion of Aunt Agatha! He was designed by PenDelfin founder Jean Walmsley Heap. Uncle Soames is a well presented rabbit wearing a waistcoat and cravat and was retired from production by the PenDelfin factory in 1985.
Another early member of the PenDelfin family is the PenDelfin Tammy Puppy dog – also designed by Jean Walmsley Heap.
The PenDelfin pottery designed only a few models that weren’t dogs – this is one of them! It is a shaggy dog with came with collars in different colours – an excellent collecting option if you’re a dog fan! He was retired from production in 1987.
Click here to visit our PenDelfin Rabbits section
The latest Perfect Pieces newsletter is now out….
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This month’s edition looks at West Country Potteries and how the scenery and landscape of both Devon & Cornwall have inspired many artists and potters over the years.
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This coming weekend, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th March 2010, it’s time once again for the giant Wetherby Racecourse Antiques Fair organised by Jaguar Fairs.
This antiques fair opens on Saturday at 8am when entrance is £4 for adults. This is reduced to £3 from 9am on Saturday for the remainder of the weekend. There is ample free parking at the event and the new racecourse buildings where some stallholders are housed are new and very nicely equipped. If it’s nice weather you’ll probably see quite alot of outdoor stallholders as well!
Remember, it’s always wise to check with the organiser that an event is still scheduled to go ahead before you set out for it – especially given our current weather!
Click here to visit the organiser’s website
The latest addition to the Carlton Ware pottery section at Perfect Pieces is this wonderful retro Carlton Ware Pig money box:
This Carlton Ware money bank is from the range of novelty money boxes that the Staffordshire pottery produced and is in the shape of a Pig. The range also included models such as a Clown, Horse and Frog to name a few!
We have several more currently for sale, including this humorous Carlton Ware Scots Guardsman money box:
To view our current selection of Carlton Ware Money Boxes…Click here
Throughout the UK you will find many antique fairs taking place organised by different people, each with their own following.
International Antiques & Collectors Fairs (known as IACF) organise five of the UK’s major antique fairs including the Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair and now the Swinderby International Antiques & Collectors Fairs.
They organise over 20 events throughout the year taking place at Newark, Shepton Mallet, Swinderby, Ardingly and Detling. These fairs are usually well attended by both UK and overseas buyers and sellers.
Click here to visit IACF’s website
The latest addition to the Perfect Pieces Royal Doulton pottery section is this stunning limited edition Royal Doulton Burslem Artwares Nanjing bowl:
This bowl was produced by the Royal Doulton factory around the year 2000 and is from the Burslem Archives collection made in a limited number of only 350 – this example is number 59. It is an impressive Royal Doulton Archives piece decorated with a red and black abstract oriental pattern.
It is a large and heavy piece of Doulton pottery measuring around 8″ in diameter and 6″ deep allowing the design to display superbly around the outside and inside of the bowl.
To view our current selection of Royal Doulton wares…click here
If you’re wanting to post pottery, ceramics or glass or even simply store some bits away at home in your loft then you’ll probably need tissue paper, bubble wrap, boxes and tape to name just a few bits!
I often wrap pieces in tissue paper first then in bubble wrap. The tissue paper can help protect any delicate decoration or gilding on the item from being worn or pulled off by the bubble wrap (this does of course depend on what the item is).
We discovered that the online store The Packaging Store has an Antiques & Fine Art Department on their website. This groups together all the kind of things you’ll need when packing antiques and collectables – including bubble wrap, a whole range of different sorts of tissue paper, variety of tapes including Fragile of course, corner and edge protectors and of course boxes!
Click here to visit the Packaging Store
I’d definitely suggest you visit their website to check what they have available. It might give you some ideas on the best container & wrap type to use for your pieces.
If you’ve used ThePackagingStore.co.uk or have any tips on wrapping, posting or storing your antiques and collectables then go ahead leave us a comment so fellow readers can benefit from your experience.
The latest edition – March 2010 – of the popular Collect it magazine is now on sale.
This month’s issue is very fairy and mythical related with articles looking into fairies and dragons alongside pages looking into Bears, dolls & toys. It also has Ask The Experts, some Book Reviews and a Masterclass looking into how to jazz up antique furniture with a lick of paint! This issue also comes with a 24-page supplement - Teddy Bear Scene The A-Z of Bear Collecting.
The ever-regular Jargon Buster by Roland Head is again present this month with letter G – for gilding, grotesque and guinea.
This magazine is currently priced at £3.25 an issue and is available in most good quality newsagents.
Click here to visit the Collect it website