Collectables

A time when most men smelt of Old Spice after shave and women were bombarded with new ideas in magazines. New colour schemes and innovations for the house were the order of the day, and a decade when most people moved on from the war years of rationing and make do.

The 1960s have become synonymous with all the new, exciting, radical, and subversive events and trends of the period, which continued to develop in the 1970s, On this page you will find all items relating to this era in both design and style

This is the era that survived without mobilephones, cd's or social networking. the fashion and designs changed quite dramaticaly from there roots of the sixties. This page you will find pieces that reflect this time.

On this page you will find a large selection of retro glasses from both the sixties and seventies, this is the page to look at if you are thinking of holding a retro dinner party. Please contact us if you require larger quantities than are shown as we do carry a large stock of the most popular designs.
There is also a selection of lead crystal drinking glasses

Even though J & G Meakin was founded in 1851 it was during the 1950s & 1960s that the design revolution swept through British ceramics as they discovered the comptempory look. Meakin burst into this era with their famous studio shape. The company remained a style leader through to the 1980s when it was taken over by the Wedgewood Group & closed completly in the 1990s. The styles & designs such as Topic, Poppy , Galaxy & Impact are fast becoming very collectable

Here is a selection of collectable Midwinter with designs by Jessie Tate, Eve Midwinter and Hugh Casson

Gaytime by Lord Nelson Pottery has got to be the most iconic of 1960s designs, apparently a copy of Villeroy & Boch's Acapulco this bright and colourful transfer is highly sought after by all collecters. It has a thin glaze which is prone to crazing and also sometimes the transfer slips during firing so there is often a smudge like mark in the pattern.

Beautiful Art & Studio glass designed to enhance your home, here we have a selection of glass from unknown studios, to famous studios such as Caithness & Dartington and Sweden's infamous Orrefors & Muurla studios Take a look and me entranced by the beauty of glass

As the name suggests in this section you will find unusual pieces that I have managed to pick up on my travels