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Sellers and Story Tellers of Antiques and Vintage...Folk Art, Fine Art, Pottery, Home Décor....So you can live with what you love.
We have been buying and selling antiques and vintage home décor since the 1970's. Now that we've retired from running our retail shops, we are offering our finds exclusively online.
We've always loved items that can add that special accent to your home and are often one of a kind.
If you’re a collector, we have vintage, collectible and antique items to add to those collections. We do a tremendous amount of research to ensure our descriptions are informative and accurate to the best of our knowledge. You can be confident that you'll receive the item you order, in the condition we describe and picture it in. WE DEFINE AN ANTIQUE as an item 100 years old or more. Everything else we sell is vintage, typically 20 years old or more.
To make shopping here easy and enjoyable, we offer free economy U.S. shipping and insurance on every item.
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Thanks, Wayne, Linda & Sassy Henrich
This beautiful, large round bowl was decorated with the "House" pattern in copper lustre by Gray's Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent in England. The two large houses with fences on each side, as well as the birds and trees, were all hand painted with metallic lustre and accented with touches of pink. The rope edge is copper lustre and there is a copper meander pattern on the outside of the bowl.
There are two backstamps on the bottom of the bowl. The black, yellow and green postwar clipper ship mark reads "Hand Painted Gray's Made in Stoke-on-Trent England." This mark dates the bowl to the years 1945 to 1950. Gray's bought undecorated "white ware" from other potteries, in this case from Johnson Brothers. The words "Old English," stamped in blue, denote the shape name, with a blue crown beneath them. The rope trim is a feature of the Old English pattern.
This bowl measures 10 1/4 inches across the top and 3 1/8 inches high. The base is 4 5/8 inches in diameter and the piece weighs 1 3/4 pounds. It's in outstanding condition, with only a small bit of rubbing on the copper rim. There is no damage...no cracks, chips, stains, etc.
The "House" pattern was popular with many English lustreware pottery makers, so this bowl complements groupings of the pattern both antique and vintage.
PYH 5476
This wooden small mouth bass with its metal fins was carved and painted by Steve Robbins (1947-), owner of The Fish Decoy Company in Clifton, Ohio. It's a full working ice fishing decoy, weighted and balanced, but has been used only for display over the last 31 years. This is #7 of the series, hand painted and hand signed on the bottom "S. Robbins 95 # 7 of 10."
The decoy came nestled in clean wood shavings in a meticulously handmade balsa wood box, the sliding lid of which is decorated with an excellent drawing of a fish decoy. In addition, there is a small wood stand for the decoy and a paper leaflet describing Steve's limited series decoys. There are two small metal loops at the top of the fish for a line that allows the decoy to hang horizontally and swim in circles to attract fish for spearing.
The box measures 9 3/4 inches in length, 4 inches front to back and 4 inches tall. The bass is 8 inches long and about 2 1/2 tall to the top of the dorsal fin. Everything is in excellent condition, with the decoy having some tiny scratches, probably from being moved while in the box. Not objectionable or obvious, but we mention them for accuracy.
This hard-to-find limited series complete set is great for the decoy collector, whether adding to their collection or beginning one.
PYH 5807
This handsome pitcher was made by Morton Pottery of Morton, Illinois, in the 1920's. The green and brown glaze on this pottery is called Woodland Glaze. It was sponged and spattered and daubed with a brush onto the yellow stoneware and then a clear overglaze was applied. Both the interior and the base are glazed as well as the exterior. The local clay that fired to this yellow color was exhausted by 1940; after that the clay was imported from South Carolina and Indiana, and that clay fired snow white.
This barrel pitcher stands 7 1/2 inches tall and is 5 inches across the base. Measuring from the outermost edge of the handle to the end of the spout, it is 9 inches across. It weighs a hefty 3 1/2 pounds.
There is an elongated, pointed spout, a C-shaped handle and the body is ribbed. Its condition is excellent, with no cracks or crazing and a few tiny flakes off the foot rim on the bottom, unseen when displayed. It's unmarked, which is typical for utility ware.
This spongeware pitcher looks great wherever you place it in your home. Just perfect for a bouquet of daisies....
PYH 5572
“The serene French Seacoast Scene oil painting has that French nautical appeal that has a profound presence. The outstanding detail and appeal as a Francophile or Jersey Shore gal this painting is extraordinary! The packaging and shipping were superb! It arrived in pristine condition and the sellers are always cognizant of conditions that may affect delivery. Primping Your Home is home for me! Thank you!!”
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