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This large, vintage decorative glass jar works well as a floor-standing piece. An unusual find because of its XL scale, it's hand-blown as there are wobbles and irregularities across its surfaces. A great accent piece that will add a dose of vintage charm to a room. Its wide mouth lends itself to long-stemmed foliage and flowers.
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Here's a vintage piece that has seen some action. It's a British WW2 era field telephone, used for communications on the front lines and in military camps. Inside the green metal case, there is a Bakelite telephone and instructions, along with a crank at one end for operation. Designed to withstand volatile war zones, it comes a little battered and bruised but we love the ageing on the outer and inside. This is being sold as decorative, historical piece. We do not know if it works.
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A super piece of vintage studio pottery, this wide mouth vase is the perfect height for a bunch of blooms. The outside is adorned with a rustic, free-form, drip glaze finish. In fantastic original order and signed on the base - we believe it reads 'B Chaplin-Love'.
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From a bygone era, these stoneware bottles were once filled with hot water and used to warm your feet or your bed (or both!). It’s the original hot water bottle used from Victorian times through to the 1950's until flat rubber ones came along. This two pint bottle comes with its original stopper. It has a two-tone glaze in cream and brown with relief decoration around the carrying knob and a design that’s plain, durable and functional. It's a little worn and cracked as seen in our photos and this is reflected in our price but regardless, this is ideal for the rustic, cottage core look.
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From another time, these stoneware bottles were filled with hot water and used to warm your feet or your bed (or both!). It's the original hot water bottle used from Victorian times through to the 1950s until flat rubber ones came along. This particular three pint bottle comes in great order with its original stopper in place. It was made by Denby and features a two-tone glaze in cream and brown with relief decoration around the stopper and on the carrying knob. Perfect for the cottage core look, they are stylish decorative objects nowadays and also make reliable door stops.
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Quite the statement lamp, this large, heavyweight, industrial piece has some history. British-made by Heyes & Co of Wigan, it was designed to be flameproof / explosion-proof, built for use in extreme environments and able to withstand whatever might be thrown at it... quite literally. It dates from the 1950s and comes with rugged good looks. Made in cast aluminium with a large prismatic glass lens, it's been rewired and tested and now gives a warm, diffused glow. Its scale and distinctive design make it the centre of attention.
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Hand-carved from a single piece of wood, this vintage bowl is wonderfully rustic and tactile. A bowl used for proving bread, although the design is simple, there are decorative notches at the ends and on the sides, along with a rope tie to hang it up. The wood is worn and marked with a super aged patina and various knocks and imperfections across its surfaces - it's seen some life! Use as intended, or use as a bowl for fruit or eggs perhaps.
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This midcentury ceramic tile looks splendid framed, transformed into a work of art... and it is. Designed by British studio potter, Alan Wallmark, and produced by Pilkington, he hand-painted lots of variations of this sunburst theme in different glazes and hues. This is a particularly attractive one with a deep, dark teal centre radiating out into blurred mustard 'feathers' around the circle's circumference. Lovely condition and very much of its time, it dates to 1968.
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A dynamic, abstract lithograph by Irish artist, Charles Tyrrell, titled 'Untitled' and created in 1981. Tyrrell is a renowned Irish artist, probably best known for his paintings of distorted grid patterns. This limited edition print - just one of seven - is something special, not least because of its impressive scale. Professionally framed and surface mounted, his expressive, gestural mark-making is given plenty of space. Look closely and you will subtle bursts of pale blues and red intermingled with the greys and muted blacks. For me, this shows motion, a transient moment captured in a quick, graphic way.
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Giving a whole lot of 1970's kitschness are these fabulous French shot or small tumbler glasses. Each features a different, colourful horse-drawn carriage illustration - cabriolet, fiacre, caleche, mail coach and cab.
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Neat pair of ex school science lab, glass beakers in graduating sizes, one 250ml and one 100ml. Super little vessels for the bathroom, kitchen or for use as posy vases.
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For a big clustered impact, we have a set of five tall, thin, school science lab, volumetric flasks. These are just perfect for single stems. We love the blue 250ml stamp on each flask, reminding of of their former lives. A lot of fun!
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