[Left to right: Possible Carstens, Scheurich, Scheurich] There is definitely a change in the air: the nights are drawing in and our garden is becoming covered with leaves of various red, brown and orange shades. If I was any kind of interior decorator, I might start changing my house to reflect the autumn season. But hold on,…
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Üeberlacker Twin Pots
That title makes it sound like yoghurts. It’s not yoghurts, I promise! Üeberlacker Keramik make some luvverly pots (I’m getting my Masterchef style voice ready for tonight’s show…); bright, unusual and original… Yep, I like them. These are a pair we decided to keep from the original German Road Trip. For once, I’ve attempted…
Scheurich 414: Orange Swirls
My new favourite Scheurich 414… it came from Germany 2: the Remix trip. I genuinely can’t remember the cost of it now; it wasn’t a lot. It’s now sitting pretty with the other 414s in the bedroom.
Aidan’s Guest Blog 2: Carstens Candle Holder
Guest blog number two from Emma’s other half. This one is about a rather unusual little candle holder which I treated myself to from a certain online website (Ebay) a few months ago. Predictably its West German and this one is made by Carstens, identification made easy by a little cloth label on its chest…
Penny’s Pretty, Potty Pots…
These are some new purchases by my parents: Watch out for the cat appearing… Tyler, the cat, was obviously getting a little bit jealous of the attention the pots were getting! I know that these are Scheurich and the form numbers; however, I know nothing about the glaze as I’ve never seen ones like…
Scheurich 553 – 38
I’m trying to do some catching up in terms of retro things that I’ve got to blog about; this is next on my ‘to-do’ list. I can’t quite remember the antiques shop this was bought from, but I seem to remember paying about £18 for it. At the time, it seemed like lots! Actually, I’m…
Who Says Brown is Boring? Ask Scheurich…
Ok, as individual pots – these are probably not the best. But as a group… Clockwise from bottom left: Scheurich, unknown form (can’t read the bottom!); 549-21; 517-45; 549-21; and last but never least… 414-16. I don’t know what the glaze is called. Had a quick P&G forum trawl, but nothing so far. Will update when…
Bay Keramik 316-10 Chimney Vase
After nearly three weeks of waiting, Aidan’s first purchase from German Ebay is here: I think it’s safe to say that this one is stunning. Aidan won this for 9 Euros. It’s in perfect condition with its original label on the front. According to the Mark Hill book, the label is a 1970s-80s one. However,…
Stuart @ Bygone Times: Fat Lava Galore!
On Tuesday, we set off from Aidan’s dad’s house in Barnsley to make the not inconsiderable trip up to Bygone Times near Chorley. The reason for the visit was this: How amazing is that? And that’s not all of it… Not only was the stall itself absolutely amazing, but Stuart was lovely and imparted some…
Christmas Presents from the Parents
We’ve been extremely lucky this year in that we’ve received a fair number of West German pots amongst other retro goodies. Not only did Aidan and I give each other some fantastic things, but both our families also gave us some amazing things. Firstly: the Jarvis side (mine) I’ll save my favourite til last… but…
Another Quick Catch-Up…
Before I start the mammoth task of documenting the retro Christmas gifts, and post-Christmas purchases, there are a few odds and ends of pottery that I forgot to post up previously. This was bought from a fantastic little retro shop in Islington, London. For the life of me, I can’t remember the name of the…
Christmas Wish List No. 4: Ruscha Owl Wall Plaque
It’s far too late to hope for this, but I’ll still think about it and cross my fingers for next year…
Little Owl Ski 