New Retail Space

The shop is starting to take shape. Some nice stock to launch on Tuesday but it's good size space that we will grow in to over the coming months.
As you can see the window graphics look fantastic, thanks to Mark & Matt at Cooper Signs.

Leather Swivel Chairs

Stunning pair of Danish buttoned leather swivel chairs with bent plywood arms and five pronged chrome 360° swivel bases. No makers mark but I believe them to be Scandinavian in design.
Picked them up this morning in fantastic condition, just in time fore the shop launch on Tuesday 24th April.
£149.99 each.

New Retail Space

Got the keys to the new mid20c shop this morning and I'm really looking forward to retailing again.

Going to take about two weeks to get the place painted and fitted out. Then a few more days to get the stock in and displayed.
The address is:

27 Green Lane 

Redruth
TR15 1JZ

I will post updates over the next week or two.

Bernard Rooke Lamp

I've just purchased this stunning early lamp base by Bernard Rooke.
The lamp has three sections with a stylised runic design with a vibrant blue glass circle to the centre block. This range dates from the early 60's when he worked with Alan Wallwork and was retailed through Heals in the West End of London.

Bernard Rooke was born in 1938 and studied at the Ipswich School of Art before moving on to the Goldsmiths College, London. It was here, in his last year, that he decided to take up pottery.
In 1960 he set up his own workshop in Forest Hill in London, sharing the premises with Alan Wallwork and Robert & Sheila Fournier. In 1963 the pottery moved to larger premises in Greenwich but he soon out grew these premises. Moving again in 1967 to a huge mill building in Swilland near Ipswich in Suffolk where he went on to produce the more scultural pottery that is more often seen.

Ply Stacking Chairs

Saved these vintage 1970's plywood stacking chairs from a skip this morning. Adult size chairs that are great if you are looking for that shabby industrial look. I have already listed them on ebay for just £20 each, check out http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370600703737 and grab yourself a bargain...

Carn Pottery

Just back from my local boot fair & indoor market and I'm very pleased with these three large Carn pottery vases. They measure (left to right) 28cms (11"), 22cms (8 3/4") & 30cms (11 1/2").
John M Beusmans set up Carn Pottery in an Old Cornish Chapel in Nancledra on the Penzance road from St Ives in the early 1970s.
All his work is slip cast and John usually makes several moulds from a master, each one incised with a different design. The colour is produced by applying copper oxide and copper mixed with cobalt. His pieces are often abstract in shape and are instantly recognizable. His work is clearly inspired by the Cornish countryside, the sea and fishing harbours. John works with one helper and fires his pots in an electric kiln at 1140°C.

Carn pieces are backstamped with a rubber stamp, have a pattern number and if made by John they are hand signed with his signature.

Ercol Pebble Tables

Fantastic original 1960's set of three nesting pebble tables by Ercol.
I picked this set up yesterday afternoon and immediately set about sympathetic restoration.
I stripped & stained the tops last night and a final polish this morning to finish them, as you can see they now look absolutely stunning.

Happy days down West...