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27/08/2025

With Bathurst Village – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉 Thank you

21/08/2025

With Bathurst Country Affair – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉 Thank you 🤩

21/08/2025

With Homegrown Nursery, Bathurst – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉 Thank you 🤩

09/08/2025

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09/08/2025

Happy Women’s day to all the ladies ! Hope you all get spoilt because you deserve it!. Everyday is Woman’s day at Interesting Things ! Pop in for a special waffle designed to tantalise your taste buds.

07/08/2025

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07/08/2025

A beautiful art ceramic vase with distinctive characteristics that suggest it's a piece of studio or art ceramic, possibly from the mid-20th century.

Assessment: West German Ceramic

- Material: Ceramic/pottery with a glossy glaze finish
- Origin: West German ceramic, as indicated by the "Made in W-Germany" marking
- Period: 1949-1990, likely 1950s-1970s based on style and marking..

Detailed Description:

- Construction:
This is a wheel-thrown or moulded ceramic vase with a sophisticated glazing technique. The yellow base colour with black streaking was achieved through specialised ceramic glazing methods, possibly involving multiple firings or reactive glazes.

- Glazing Technique:
The dramatic black streaking over the yellow ground suggests the use of specialty glazes that create flowing, organic patterns during firing - possibly a technique involving metallic oxides or crystalline glazes.

Quality Indicators:
- Professional glazing with even coverage
- Well-finished base with proper glazing
- Sophisticated colour technique
- Quality ceramic construction

Dimensions: Height: 24cm - Width: 18cm

Markings: Made in W-Germany - Lot: 1040/24

R1800.00 excl. delivery (extra charge for delivery TBD)

Estimated Market Value: R1500-R4000

06/08/2025

06/08/2025

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06/08/2025

Some fun facts about General Dealers 🤓

These images showcase the evolution of general stores and mercantile establishments from the late 19th to early 20th centuries in America.

The first three photographs appear to be from the late 1800s or early 1900s and capture authentic general store interiors. These establishments served as community hubs where people could purchase everything from household necessities to luxury items.

The stores feature characteristic elements of the era:

- **Densely packed shelves** reaching from floor to ceiling, maximising storage space
- **Mixed merchandise** including to***co products, soaps, canned goods, and household items
- **Bulk storage containers** like barrels and large tins for items sold by weight
- **Family operations** as evidenced by the children present in one photograph
- **Central community gathering spaces** where people would come not just to shop but to socialise and exchange news

The visible signage includes advertisements for "Nine Good Ci**rs for 25 Cents" and what appears to be soap products, reflecting the pricing and popular goods of the time.

The fourth image shows a more modern recreation or preserved example of a general store, likely from a museum or historical site, maintaining the authentic, cramped, well-stocked aesthetic with period-appropriate fixtures and lighting.

The final illustration, with its decorative border and "I Buy & Sell For All" motto, represents the advertising art of the period and emphasises the general store's role as a central marketplace where storekeepers would often trade goods as well as sell them.

These images collectively document an important piece of American commercial and social history, when general stores were vital to rural and small-town communities before the rise of specialised retail and chain stores.

06/08/2025

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