Mr. Butter and I had a great time thrifting this week. Â We actually slept in this Saturday morning until 8:30am (which, for pickers is really late!) and went to a few estate sales and thrifts at our leisure instead of waiting out in the cold at 5am. Â I have to admit, it was lovely to start our morning a little later! Â Even though we slept in, we still found some lovely items this week.
One of our first stops of the day was at a local estate sale that had outrageous prices on most of its items (think $2,000 for a Heywood Wakefield sideboard). Â Luckily, they had the beautiful, green vase for a song. Â Mr. Butter recognized it as an Arthur Percy vase for Gullaskruf–the first we’ve found in the wild, in fact! Â It’s staying in our permanent collection for the time being.
The beautiful tea pot is by Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman. Â Sadly, the lid is not original, but even so, it’s an amazing find. Â Fujita’s ceramics are so beautiful and simple, with surprising design elements. Â Look at the beautiful curve to the spout!
We found some great ceramics this week as well. Â The two planters are darling and will be up in the shop later in the week. Â The first is a lovely “People Lovers” cup or planter by Bennett Welsh. Â The second planter bears a striking resemblance to David Stewart’s planters, but we’re honestly not 100% sure its his work. Â What do you think? Â The little, out-of-focus guy is a tiny El Palomar owl by Ken Edwards. Â He’ll also be up in the shop soon.
The freeform glass ashtray we’re attributing to Blenko, but we’re not positive. Â It appears to be a #6023 ashtray, but unlike most pieces of Blenko, this one has a band of white in the orange-colored glass. Â It could be an Italian knock-off, but the size and shape are so close to the other Blenko ashtrays we’ve come across that we’re still working on figuring out the mystery!
Finally, we found a Fog and Morup wall sconce designed by Jo Hammerborg in the 1970s. Â It has great lines and would be perfect for a simple, round light bulb.
(Cross-posted at Thrift Collective. This post is linked to Flea Market Finds.)
Lovely finds! Like the vase and wall sconce.
Fabulous finds as usual. I learn so much from my thrifting peers, I am very thankful. I found a couple of glass pieces myself, but I don’t know enough… I have to keep on researching and learning. At least I know what an Arthur Percy piece looks like now.