Sunday, February 03, 2013

A few thrifts

After taking that walk among the buildings at the university campus yesterday, I hit a couple of charity stores and found a few things. The piece that really made me gasp at the sight of it standing there on a dusty shelf, is this glass plate by Arne Jon Jutrem for Hadeland. It's the exact same shape as his Greenland- series, and has the same bubbles inside the glass, only it's in smoky grey instead of green. I'm wondering if it has the same name, does anyone know? It's not as big as the one I have in green (look here), it has a diameter of 20 cm. I'll be on the lookout for a bigger brother!





I found a stack of six more dessert bowls in the Stavangerflint brunette series that I collect (I have several previous posts about that pattern, I now have twelve of them. I never seem to find any dinnerplates. I have only one, and they have such a great shape that I really want to replace the ones I use daily. Hopefully, they'll turn up soon, I'll keep looking wherever I go.



The next ing I found is this butter cup from Figgjo in the Folklore pattern by Turi Gramstad Oliver. I have a set of these that was my grandmother's, and I really love them. Sadly, the lid is missing, as is very common with these. That was also the case with the one I found in the august pattern. But the two of them look great together, and I'll use them as little planters for some cacti or succulents.



Then, look what turned up!! Just as I ordered a Stavanger- plate on Etsy... But this one is bigger and they don't have the same shape or pattern, so they'll look great on the wall as a duo. They're both souvenir plates by Stavangerflint, they made them for a number of norwegian cities, as well as the other scandinavian capitals. The triangular shape of this one is so great, and so is all the detailing! In the second image is the medieval stone cathedral I got married in, and the building to it's right is my old school! In the third image you can see the sculpture of norwegian poet Alexander Kielland with his characteristic top hat and cape, gazing out over the marketplace and the harbour. He wrote some great novels from Stavanger in the fishery and canning era.





Finally, a bright 70s Emsa set of six coasters in a lidded container. As I'm sure you can see from my blog, I love the 60s and 70s, but mainly go for muted colors. I don't think I've ever owned anything as colorful as this, not even as a child! But being so delightfully flowerpower- ish, I couldn't leave it behind, I'll have to wait and see if it grows on me:-)

 




Ps. Pippa over at Ouch Flower awarded me a Liebster, I'm so thrilled!!! I have a hard time picking out 11 of all the great blogs out there, but I promise I'll get to it as soon as I can!

14 comments:

  1. So happy to have found your blog via your comment on mine. The plate and the places pictured on it and how you relate to them is my favorite find for sure. Everything is great though. Glass is a weakness of mine, so I love that first plate. Lovely finds.

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  2. Thank you very much, I'm so glad I found yours too!! Lovely to find new like- minded people out there:-)

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  3. Oh wow Tove what great finds! Where to start? That bowl - love. The Figgjo butter dish - so great with your other find. The Stavanger plate - amazing that the church you were married in and your school is on the plate!
    Oh, and those coasters. Seriously fun!

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  4. Thank you so much, Francine- I've just been admiring your finds too! Love your blog:-)

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  5. I really like reading about your emotional connection to the Stavangerflint souvenir plate. Thrift finds like that are extra special, aren't they?

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    1. They are!! Thanks for stopping by! There's a new Stavangerflint plate coming up in a little while, which I'll "repatriate" from the US. It's amazing to see these Norwegian pieces popping up all over the world. I'll head right over and check out your blog:-) Do visit again!

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  6. Så mye fint, spesielt det første fatet. Jeg har arvet ganske mye fra Grønland-serien, spesielt mange fat, men har bare to glass igjen. Men ser aldri noe brukt, og lurer på hvordan jeg kan få tak i flere. Noen tips? Skulle du ramle over noen grønne glass, er jeg veldig interessert!

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    1. Takk:-) Jeg er også veldig glad i Grønland- serien, vokste opp med den på stuebordet hjemme! Jeg ser også at det er veldig sjelden de dukker opp i bruktbutikker, dessverre. Jeg snakket med en dame som driver en butikk her, hun sier at de noen ganger dukker opp på messer, men til rimelig stive priser... Jeg fant det store fatet i grønt hos henne, samt et lite lavt et, men har aldri sett dem noe annet sted. Så heldig du er som har arvet! Jeg skal si fra hvis jeg ser glassene noe sted!

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  7. Great finds, again! I liked your description of the Stavanger plate.
    To answer your question, the sea views are of the Atlantic.

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    1. Thanks:-) I'm so glad you like the Stavanger plate! That photo of yours is so great and reminds me so much of home, thanks for the info!

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  8. The coasters are my favorite. The colors are perfect. Would be good to take in to the hardware store and match a little paint as well.

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    1. Great idea! Guess I could need some color in my home:-)
      Thanks for dropping by, do call again!

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  9. The Hadeland plate is so interesting. I didn't know about anything but the green either, and since seeing your photo and trying to find a photo of any other gray pieces, I've turned up nothing. Do you think it might have been a trial run of a new color that never got produced? The Stavangerflint is simply beautiful. I hope you start finding plates.

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  10. I'm so curious about the Hadeland too!! It's signed by the great Jutrem and has the exact same shape and bubbles, but whether it's actually called Greenland, I'm not sure of.... I too have only seen it in green until now. I've been googling, but, like you, can't find anything! I so love it's handcrafted qualities, the uneven edges and the shape that's far from circular!
    I'm so glad you like the Stavangerflint Brunette I'm collecting! They also come in an emerald green version called 'Greenette'. Maybe we should call my Hadeland 'Greyland':-)

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