As you well know I have a fondness for china..this has got out of hand in recent years & I have had to have a good sort out….. boxing and storing the best part of my collections in the barn until such a time as I can decide what to do with them.…So this year I have indeed set myself a challenge I will only be buying certain types of china…
1. vintage J & G Meakin teacup & saucer, 2. Alfred meakin, rose chartreuse, 3. J&G Meakin 'Summertime' collection, close up!, 4. J&G Meakin blue 'Summertime' flowers
J&G Meakin and Arthur Meakin have a special place in my heart so this year I am only going to buy pieces from the following collections
These are my favourites from the collections known as the crofters pattern in the grace & lyric shapes…very stylised 50’s designs with a lovely grey cross hatched back ground.
Rock Fern
Carmen
Maid of Honour
Devon Rose
Harvest Field
I have fairly good selection of Rock Fern, Summertime & Flamenco but I am very keen to get my mitts on some pieces of Harvest Field, which is a rather pleasant minty green colour.
Also if I were to stumble across some pieces of Wishing Well which has a charming ballerina design & reminds me of a misspent childhood dreaming of tutu’s…(*ahem* we won’t revisit those memories ever), I would be most happy but due to my thrifty meter hanging just above empty this will be a rather big wish…but i always live in hope & am off to one of my favourite haunts this Friday to jolly my search along…..
on a trip to the old columbia road, me and D headed to 'Cakehole' where we both purchased one plate each of the one with the fern and bit of teal. to remind us of our trip. we both have a love of Meakin too and its really the only bits of china i pick up now. my fav piece being a teapot by alfred meakin called 'glow-white ironstone'.
ReplyDeleteyou have some peachy bits indeed my friend :)
I love all that cross-hatching Rachelle! Just lovely...
ReplyDeleteI hear you will be visiting Tif in a few months, hopefully we will get to meet each other then! :-)
I am ticking off the days til May it will be lovely to meet you too. The cross hatching is rather lovely isn't it rxx
ReplyDeleteHi, I am starting to sell some of my Alfred Meakin Rose Chartreuse dinner service through ebay and thought you might be interested.
ReplyDeleteHello! I know your blog post is from last year, but I've got a set of Harvest Field cups+ saucers and plates for sale at the mo on ebay
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261227284694?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 if you are still looking?!
I googled to find manufacturing year and stumbled across your blog post :)
All the best,
Sara