1960
Today has something for everyone with a lovely red mid century footstool, classic 1960's Noritake Harwood Dinner set, turned Mulga Wood bookends and a selection of natural shells. All items are currently in our ebay store.
Enjoy Retro Chick.
Retro Red Footstool
Vintage Noritake Harwood Dinner set
Vintage Mulga Wood Bookends
Natural Shells - Lace Murex and Conch
While smoking these days is out of vogue I'm still drawn to the design of mid century smoking stands. These stand are both painted metal with amber glass ashtrays and the perfect height for a lounge chair. I'm sure a current house would find many uses for these stands as either a display piece or a holder of those small items you always need and can never find.
They are currently both in our ebay store, enjoy - Retro Chick
Mid Century Smoking stands
Kitchens must have looked so bright in the mid century with proud cooks displaying the latest anodised cookware on tall dedicated stands. This is a great set with pieces from Jason and Raco and the ever harder to find pot stands. They make my current set look positively boring. Currently available in our ebay store.
Enjoy Retro Chick
Retro Anodised Saucepans on a Pot Stand
I always love finding true vintage evening dresses. These dresses would have graced some of our lovely historic Melbourne institutions and turned many a head in their day.
Today I have two gorgeous dresses for sale. The first is a 1970s jacqueline Eve powder blue evening dress and the second a 1960's Ricky Richards powder blue wiggle dress with train.
These are available from my ebay store.
Enjoy Retro Chick
Jacqueline Eve 1970's Ball Gown
Ricky Richards 1960's Ball Gown
With the weather warming up we have a selection of vintage baskets at the bazaar, perfect for a spring picnic.
Enjoy Retro Chick
Vintage Wicker Baskets
We continue to collect mid century objects, currently at the stall we have a retro red chrome stepping stool, some nice bright Japanese coffee mugs and a great set of teak egg cups with matching salt and pepper shakers.
Enjoy Retro Chick
Chrome Stool, Japan Coffee Mugs and Teak egg Cups
This week I found a wonderful vintage milk glass tea set of 6 cups and saucers, a milk jug and sugar bowl with lid. They are branded Chang Lee and were made in Korea. This set is circa 1960's, in great condition and have a wonderful floral pattern, they can be found at WAB Stall M20
Milk glass has been around since the 16th century, becoming very popular with the French in the 19th Century. Milk glass had a comeback mid 20th century and over the years I've had some wonderful milk glass pieces including casserole dishes and vases.
Enjoy
Retro Chick.
Vintage Chang Lee Korea Milk Glass
Chang Lee Milk Glass
Chang Lee Milk Glass
I found this little treasure a few months ago and have been in a bit of a quandary. I really love the shape of the carry tray, it reminds me of a little vintage caravan and the cups and saucers are in great condition. In other words I've been having an argument with myself, do I keep, do I sell, do I keep, do I sell.
Well, I have decided to sell. It's on it's way to Waverley Antique Bazaar tomorrow.
Enjoy Retro Chick.
Vintage Tea Set with carry tray
Welcome to Retro Chick and our first blog post. For my first post I'm sharing my Vintage Fish Plate Collection. My husband and I bought our very first fish plate about 14 years ago. Our first plate was not a great example and bore no makers mark, but it was the start of a larger obsession.
Our fish plate collecting soon turned to Shorter and Son, Wembley Ware and Jim Beam fish decanters. Today I'm showing the Shorter and Son collection of which this picture is just a fraction of the collection.
Vintage Fish Plate Collection
Shorter and Son Fish plates date from the 1950's and 60's and come in a diverse range of colour and styles. Most vintage shops have the common yellow with green trim but you have to be a serious hunter both physically and on-line to find the rarer colours. Over the years our Vintage Fish collection has grown to consume a number of crates in addition to what is on display.
My most complete set, pictured below will allow an 8 person dinner party - something I really hope to do one day.
Shorter and Son Fish dinner setting
Other pieces in the set include fish Casserole dishes and fish lemon wedge holders
Shorter and son Fish Casserole Dish
Shorter and Son Fish Lemon Wedge Dish
Shorter and Son also produced a slightly different style of fish plates with kissing fish and swirling fish, I don't have very much in this pattern range but they pop up now any again.
Shorter and Son Fish Bowl
Shorter and Son kissing fish plate
This little dish has to be my oldest fish plate. I have three of them all with varying degrees of major fading but have not been able to find any other similar pieces except maybe the salt shaker further down the post.
Vintage Shorter and Son Fish Dish
With the exception of the plate above, all pieces have a mark like the one detailed on the left. But my really old piece has the mark on the right.
Shorter and Son makers mark
Shorter and Son - older makers mark
We found this platter at the Tyabb Packing house. It measures in at 55cm long. We haven't found any other platters this large, this must be for a good fishing day.
Shorter and Son - Large 55cm Fish Platter
Shorter and Son Fish Plates come in a great range of colours and shapes and look great on display.
Shorter and Son Fish Plate and Gravy Boat
Shorter and Son Fish Plate
Shorter and Son Fish plate
Shorter and Son Fish Platter
Shorter and Son Oyster dish with Salt Shaker
Shorter and Son curved fish dish
So, have I finished this collection? The only piece I would add is a pepper shaker to match this salt shaker below. From memory we came across this salt shaker on the UK ebay site but have never found the pair.
Vintage Shorter ans Son Salt Shaker
To end this post, I had to include the fish that started this obsession. I hope you enjoyed your introduction to vintage fish plate collecting
Enjoy, Retro Chick
Vintage Fish Plate