Re: Some Op Shop finds over the last 4 years

**collectiques** Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:04 pm

funho1 wrote:you still got the Doris Dutch pot Jo ??

Cheers Peter

yeah I have two or three pieces of Doris Dutch... I'm actually just trying to decide which pottery to sell on Trademe before xmas... need to try and get organised this week Very Happy

**TimCaulton** Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:18 pm

I have a few Doris Dutch pots

**truk10** Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:18 am

collectiques wrote:Today's find ...unfortunately it has a large hairline ...but I think its still gorgeous...

Keith Murray for Wedgwood

Wow - that's a real find !

This is a very rare Keith Murray shape - not even shown in the KM book.

From the photo, the lid looks like it's moonstone (white) and the body looks like straw (yellow) - this this right? If it is two different colours, either someone has swapped over a lid and base in the shop when it was put on display/bought or (and this would be very rare indeed) it is one of the very few Keith Murray items that was made using two different glazes. Very exciting even with the hairline.

Well Done !

Any chance of posting a photo of the markings on the base (and any on the lid)?

funho1 Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:19 am

Would like to see pics of these so Jo & Tim please send to moi. Thanks

**collectiques** Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:36 am

truk10 wrote:

Any chance of posting a photo of the markings on the base (and any on the lid)?

Wow very interesting info thanks truk10 Smile

Now I'm not sure about the colour as - yes its moonstone (white) on the lid - but get this...the "straw" colour is like a paint wash as its chipping in places....so I suspect it was all moonstone and perhaps someone has done that to hide the hairline? Was the straw colour in the glaze or an applied wash? I'm guessing in the glaze...but don't know much about Keith Murray at all...the hairline takes up about half the pot...its quite bad ... but still the lines are great I think.

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**collectiques** Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:41 am

funho1 wrote:Would like to see pics of these so Jo & Tim please send to moi. Thanks

ok I'll throw a photo up over on the Doris Dutch section Very Happy

**truk10** Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:48 am

collectiques wrote:
truk10 wrote:

Any chance of posting a photo of the markings on the base (and any on the lid)?

Wow very interesting info thanks truk10

Now I'm not sure about the colour as - yes its moonstone (white) on the lid - but get this...the "straw" colour is like a paint wash as its chipping in places....so I suspect it was all moonstone and perhaps someone has done that to hide the hairline? Was the straw colour in the glaze or an applied wash? I'm guessing in the glaze...but don't know much about Keith Murray at all...the hairline takes up about half the pot...its quite bad ... but still the lines are great I think.

Thanks for the photo. Great stuff !

Right, it looks like someone has painted it - Keith Murray pieces were only every glazed (except for the basalts) so there is nothing that could flake or chip off. So it might be worth taking some diluted paint stripper to it - it wont hurt the glaze. The stamp on the base is the post 1940 one so probably made at Wedgwood's (then) new factory at Barlaston - which Keith Murray designed. The other interesting thing is that the lip looks like it's designed to provide a solid fit suggestioning that it could well be a cigarette barrel (although a little hard to tell from just a photo).

Great piece - why can't I find things like that in Op shops !

**collectiques** Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:27 pm

I wonder if I attack it with paint stripper whether it'll break in half? heheh

Might give it a go and cross fingers... Razz

**truk10** Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:03 pm

collectiques wrote:I wonder if I attack it with paint stripper whether it'll break in half? heheh

Might give it a go and cross fingers...

Good luck - on the bright side, if it has bee restored, you can repaint it with a shade of white that's a better match.

**collectiques** Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:26 am

really good point truk10 ....might give it a go this weekend Very Happy

**shazz** Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:35 am

they have NO markings, but look interesting. made from clay I think

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**TimCaulton** Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:01 am

Hanging wall tiles?

**shazz** Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:10 pm

but are they "spethial"??? lol Razz

**TimCaulton** Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:04 pm

well the horned zebra's are sleeping...and sleeping is special....... Sleep

funho1 Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:24 pm

"horned zebras" ??

How about antelopes ?

**TimCaulton** Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:41 pm

I'm pretty sure horned zebra's are more special than antelopes ?

**shazz** Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:55 pm

so just slabs of concrete with African animals with "issues" then? pooh's! I thought I had a couple of money makers lol Rolling Eyes

funho1 Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:48 pm

Just remembered, the famous 'horned zebra' is called "kudu"

**TimCaulton** Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:51 pm

googles it

funho1 Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:34 pm

So you have probably seen this already, Tim ?

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**TimCaulton** Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:50 pm

Thats the slinky camel !

journeystone Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:26 pm

journeystone Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:42 pm

some kauri gum

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**TimCaulton** Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:00 pm

some nice pieces there

journeystone Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:05 pm

Id really like that big Len Castle bowl, sooooooooooo
might pop the lizard on TM and see how it goes....
Sad

Ms JS

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