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22/09/2026

I’ve got my hands on a stash of magical vintage Christmas decorations. Hoping to post them tomorrow ✨

14/09/2026

It skipped a generation ☺️

13/09/2026

AVAILABLE ✨ Ten Arabia Finland Ruska coffee trios consisting of a cup, saucer and cake/side plate. Arabia’s iconic mid century stoneware pattern was designed by Ulla Procopé in 1960 and produced until the late 1990s. All ten sets are in beautiful condition, chip and crack free; the cups are the 7.5cm tall size.
R900 for ten trios
R100 per trio sold individually

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11/09/2026

AVAILABLE ✨ Mid century Pyrex Gaiety Snowflake serving dish and stand. The gorgeous coral red Snowflake pattern was produced between 1958 and 1962, making this collectible set a minimum of 64 years old! The original metal stand is a rare find which perfectly completes the mid century aesthetic. The last two photos show two minor condition issues: a small area of tarnishing on the gold-tone stand and a scratch on the serving dish. The lid also has a small chip on each handle. The dish is 33cm long, and the stand is 28cm in length and 10cm tall.
R600 for the set

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11/09/2026

AVAILABLE ✨ Vintage collectible brass and copper kitchen canisters. An incredible set of three early mid century collectible lidded canisters. They were manually crafted in South Africa - see the hand-hammered dotted pattern and the copper labels on each canister! The tallest of them is ‘SUIKER’, then ‘KOFFIE’ and the smallest is ‘TEE’.

The canisters have the authentic patina that only comes with time and wear; I have not polished them at all but can do so if you prefer (please see photos for their condition). The lids are interchangeable and all in pretty much the same condition. They are magnificent historical pieces for display in a kitchen , but could also be used with an inner container lining them.

They measure approximately 20cm, 18cm and 15.5cm tall with their lids on.

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02/09/2026

AVAILABLE ✨ Villeroy & Boch ‘Albertina’ cups x 7. These dreamy florals are one of V&B’s most popular patterns locally; Albertina was produced between 1984 and 2001 and is now discontinued. Seven cups are available, all in mint unused condition. 8.5cm in diameter and 5cm tall.
R100 per cup

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27/08/2026

27/08/2026

AVAILABLE ✨ 1950s Poole Pottery Twintone platters in Mushroom. Two gorgeous pale pink platters in different sizes: the very large one is 36cm x 30cm and the medium one is 30cm x 25cm. They show very minimal signs of use; the large one had a shallow chip on the underside that has been nicely repaired. Both are marked with the Poole England backstamp.
Large platter: R250
Medium platter: R250
R450 for both

Relative sizes of the very large and medium platters

1950s Poole England marking

Repaired shallow chip on the underside of the large platter

From above

27/08/2026

Mid century Poole Pottery Twintone serving dishes.
An absolutely delicious range of tableware in Sepia (a milk chocolate brown) and Mushroom (described as “the pale biscuity pink found on the underside of edible mushrooms”. Available are two serving dishes, one with a lid and one without. Both are in excellent condition with minimal signs of use; they measure 23cm in diameter without the handles, and are 11cm tall. They have the Poole stamp on the underside which dates them to the 1950s.
Lidded serving dishes: R300
Serving dish, no lid: R100
R350 for both