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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Vintage Tea Setting

Spring is a ways off, despite mild temperatures in February---we are expecting snow tonight in Chicagoland. January and February had no measurable snow--the first time ever since records have been kept. Such crazy weather.

Here is an OLD vintage Tea setting.

The silver-plate Tea Pot was purchased not too long ago, and is described in this POST.

I had picked up this lovely plate last summer, viola and grapes with a dusty green edge and some gold trim. It was in very good shape, and quite lovely. The little girl statue is so Spring, sigh, she's from the early 1990's and from Savers, a thrift store here in Illinois.

I have a penchant for greens and blues. Pink, not so much.

The plate is marked STINTHAL CHINA, which was a fine line of semi-porcelain produced by the Crooksville China Company in Crooksville, SE Ohio. The company lasted from 1902-1959.

The Stinthal line was very popular because of its durability of the semi-porcelain clay and made during the earliest years of Crooksville. The crazing on the backside of the plate, is really indicative of probably one of the earliest pieces. Some of the pinterest pins of early Stinthal are quite beautiful, and it is sought after. The detail in the transfer is impressive.

I'm guessing this would be from the early 1920's or older.

Love the details, and tiny bit of filigree gold, which is also banded on the edge.

I could not find the name of the pattern.

I think this cup and saucer is more contemporary bone china from England.

I found this at GoodWill, in excellent condition. I love the total flowers motif on the saucer.

My Danish napkins have been swiped back from the Barbie house,

and are perfect on the silver platter.

The saucer and cup are marked, could be NEW even?

Est crown 1888

DUCHESS

fine bone china

Made in England

It's a very pretty cup and saucer. Duchess produces basically the blanks and then retailers design the pattern for their own distribution. I think this is probably fairly recent, within the last 30 years.

I do love the Peony and the purple Columbine, both which I grow in my yard. But it's the lovely details in the green leaves and buds that I'm drawn too. Looking at other Duchess patterns, I think half all the tea sets in the world now, might have started in their pottery.

Porcelain: Duchess China is another company based in Stoke-on-Trent and it was established in 1888; however, the name has been acquired by two other companies prior to Grimwades Limited, who themselves produce Royal Winton, so their current incarnation is actually from around 2000.-Source.

Perhaps this cup is prior to 2000, as the mark doesn't match what Grimwades Limited currently uses.

Here is a side view of the cup and saucer.

Here is a back-side detail on the drawn-work done by my great-aunt in Denmark, probably in the early 1950's. Basically the stitching is done with a silky pearl cotton, on a quality cotton homespun. I have many pieces of this in pinks/blue, pink/white, and blues/whites. This is a very simple pattern on the small tea napkins. I have two small tablecloths that match.

I'll pass the teacakes and thank-you for stopping by.

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I was speechless.

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Monday, February 13, 2017

Junkin' Finds February 2017 or Tale of Two Teapots

Junkin' in February has been good, not in quantity, but in just GOODIES! I have been on the look out for tea pots, I have at least six coffeepots, and only just last year acquired one teapot. This is lovely, and easily holds 4 cups. The pattern is Manor Vista. The colors are rich, the pot has no chips or dings.

It does have some crazing---?

The mark is contemporary and the pattern was made for Montgomery Ward sometime after 1962. Style House (trademark) was a line of home furnishings made for them by various manufacturers. This teapot is clearly marked and Made in Japan. It's a pretty pot and blends nicely with other

vintage transferware patterns much older.

Johnson Bros, 12" platter (Johnson Brothers) in Devonshire Pattern - Brown Multi Color - a very popular pattern made between 1930 and 1970 in England. Very popular pattern, this has tiny fissure on edge, probably from manufacturing as it is sealed in the glaze. Love the rich colors, but this is crazed, but makes a gorgeous display piece.

Another teapot---this time a silver-plate pot over copper. Really in great shape underneath the 'patina', I will have a hard time deciding whether to polish this or not. This is also a large 5-6 cup pot, totally functional an must have been lurking in the bottom of some dining storage cabinet.

Nothing is loose, dinged or crooked. And it has 4 hallmarks on the bottom.

I tracked this down---and is an exact match.

Online Encyclopedia of Silverplate marks

The teapot is silver over copper and if any of those companies--it is pre-1935-6.

Definitely worth the price I paid for it, the inside is still in great shape with no pitting.

The tray isn't in as good of shape...large 13" round and heavily embossed patter and trimmed in rope motif. Some rough spots, I paid a pittance, so it will may not get polished either. WmRogers, was a good piece in its time.

This find is a Petit Point on Silk Netting purse---just hanging in a booth and on sale. Reduced 30% and then a store sale on top of that. Needless to say---there isn't too many of these pieces around. I found the purse fitting on a tapestry needlepoint purse, that was dated by the owner from the 1930's. I think this maybe a bit newer, was probably done from a kit of some sort.

I have captured the detail of the stitching and the shadows, show the netting. Honestly I couldn't even stand doing cross-stitch on big fabric. Love all the violets, clustered. The inside of the purse appears to be a fine, tight weave ribbed shantung. No marks or labels.

As pristine and as beautiful this piece is, I think I will list it in my Etsy shop.

Even though violets are my February birth flower.

This dressing table box from the 50-60's is satin, clean and a lovely green, which insists on showing gold.

I normally don't buy this sort of of statue, but she was such a sweet reminder

that Spring is around the corner.

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I've been digging in my vintage jewelry stash. These are unmarked except for a stylized C on the ear clips. Honestly the quality of the plastics from the 1950's-60's is amazing compared to now.

This necklace is iridescent milky pink beads with a set of earrings to match. They are graduated in size and on waxed cord. Everything is molded now and has mold marks and just isn't the same.

You get the feeling human hands have never touched

our new products.

Though, this isn't my style (would be great Rockabilly) and is destined for the shop.

MY FIND OF THE YEAR.... I don't even care what this is....I love it. 15 3/4" Platter, Pale blue clay with a fabulous transfer reminiscent of Holland. The Windmill and surrounding buildings are very similar to the ones I visited in Denmark.

The little girls playing along the river/canal and tulips in the foreground.

And it is marked as this, Tulip Time Made in England by

Johnson Bros. This is a discontinued pattern and was made 1962-77.

I really love it, and will keep it, price---at Replacements--109.95

I paid--$7.50 minus 20% store sale!

Be still my Junkin' Heart!

Oh, I have 6 of those for 50 cents each!

Happy Hunting!

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