Years ago I curated an installation of ceramic hearts designed by the artists Jorge and Lucy Orta. Dozens of black and white hearts "piled" simply on a large, low plinth. The hearts weren't for sale, but Lucy kindly let me buy one of each.
My white horse reminds me of Bitossi (and Jonathan Adler) but isn't. Not sure of the maker.
The eight gentle lobes of this mid-century Nagoya Japan Fine China pierced plate may refer to the Kodokan emblem which was modeled on the eight-sided mirror in Shinto legend. Or am I guilty of over-analysing the shape?
The galloping gold horses look a bit brown here, but in
sunshine they shine. Found on a recce round Fullerton, California
antique malls with my cousin.
My mother-in-law vase is early Fulham Pottery. The name stuck after I bought this from a lovely man on ebay who said it had belonged to his mother-in-law. I told him I would christen it the MIL vase.
Monochrome cuckoo clocks are a bit of an overdone design meme, but I love mine because it reminds me of canoeing a remote German river with my brother, sister-in-law, nephews and wee Molly dog and hearing the cuckoos in the forest.
Chantilly platinum detailed fine china designed by Californian Sascha Brastoff. Winthrop Rockefeller helped bankroll Brastoff's Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles factory and showroom. According to the Sascha Brastoff Collector's Encyclopedia, Rockefeller wanted to develop American porcelain china to rival porcelain production in England, France and Germany. I've never used this china. Bit too 1% for me. I prefer my robust and cheerful green/yellow Winfield Pasadena pottery.
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