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| A very nice Shelley handpainted vase |
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| There are some lovely pieces of Italian glass this week including this bottle/vase and the Murano piece below. I have had the piece above in Lime Green and Chocolate before. Very Retro. |
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| Something I have never seen or heard of before - Temuka Stoneware from New Zealand. |
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| Quite a few of these huge "carboy"s - (chemical bottles) |
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| A very cute insect door knocker in cast iron |
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| Cute Piggy money box in cast iron! |
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| ...and some very unusual fishbone coat hangers |
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| Cast iron dragon flies |
Neat to see the Temuka stoneware. I think this design is called Riverstone. Very popular - ubiquitous even - during the 70s and 80s. I know people not much older than me (52 tomorrow) who still have sets in their Kiwi kitchen cupboards. Judging by a recent Dinner service sale on Trade Me, Riverstone is due for a resurgence in popularity. The Temuka factory still operates by the way and can be visited in... Temuka.
ReplyDeleteI featured some Riverstone tankards on my blog last year:
http://ladymondegreenssecretgarden.blogspot.co.nz/2011/08/made-in-new-zealand.html
Happy Birthday! ....I can imagine this was a very popular design, thanks for the name of it....that coffee pot is such a great shape too. Must have a look through your blog....so many NZ designs I dont know about.
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