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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Saturday, 6th June 2009
for a favourite piece of china that got broken last week? I've tried the internet search machines and ebay and the china search firms that come up on a search. I was wondering if anyone knows of antique or charity shops where I might try my luck.
It seems that ML can solve just about any old problem, so I'm pinning my hopes on y'all.
Is it possible to contact the makers, notjenniferaldrich? They might be able to suggest possibilities even if they cannot help directly.
Perhaps you could tell us what it is? Maybe someone will have a spare one or, once alerted, MLers might be able to spot one in a charity shop. It might be worth posting this again in The Bull where there is more traffic.
Dunlurkin
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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Saturday, 6th June 2009
I hoped someone would ask me that, Dunlurkin. I found my teapot, by the way - it was displayed in the Kaufhof in Düsseldorf!
The piece that got broken is a "charm box" by Aynsley in "Elizabeth Rose" from the "Cascade" series. I have found a couple of pictures of it on the internet, but they are always accompanied by the note (in red) that these items are no longer available. Hence my hopes of antique or charity shops.
I thought, as this is a rather personal interest, that TVH would be more appropriate, but I have nothing against tying the Bull if it doesn't offend anyone.
If anyone out there in ML has this item and is willing to sell, we can exchange addresses through Mr. Keri.
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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Saturday, 6th June 2009
Contacting the maker was one of the things I thought of. Unfortunately, the most recent information I could get was from 2007, and I'm not sure if the firm might have fallen victim to one of these takeovers or mergers that have befallen the pottery industry of late. I have, however, copied out the address and phone numbers of the factory, so will try and get in touch with them on Monday.
Thank you for your suggestion, Joe. Am grateful for any ideas.
I used the little jar for cotton wool in my bathroom. A perfume bottle fell off the shelf above it and knocked a big hole in the side. I have the two biggest pieces, which I can possibly glue together, but there will still be a hole where the shards were so minute that I couldn't even pick them individually off the floor.
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Posted by Glorybal-MUSTARDLAND FOREVER (U7278111) on Saturday, 6th June 2009
There is a small covered sugar bowl here which may do to hold cotton wool balls.
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Posted by Glorybal-MUSTARDLAND FOREVER (U7278111) on Saturday, 6th June 2009
www.ukchinadirect.co.uk/shop/index.php?categoryID=282
2007 might be a reference to the year it was designed/issued.
Proably worth an e-mail or phone call
Don't give up on the china search agencies, nja.
A year or so ago, I was trying to find a couple of replacement plates from a dinner service which was no longer made. I left details with a one of the agencies and more or less forgot about it. A few months later, they rang up out of the blue and said they'd got some in - was I still interested?
I was, and was quite impressed.
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Posted by JennyDarling Long Gone (U250754) on Saturday, 6th June 2009
There is a place called Chinasearch in Kenilworth or Leamington, they are supposed to have amost anything, apparently. Hope you find what you are looking for.
Also keep looking at Ebay, things just turn up there.
Have you tried this company? They seem to have quite a bit of Aynsley Elizabeth Rose (trinket and jewel boxes) and might be able to help.
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Posted by That Old Janx Spirit (U2140966) on Sunday, 7th June 2009
Why not try this number:
Aynsley China Ltd
Sutherland Road
Longton
Stoke-on-Trent
Tel: +44(0) 1782 339400
Fax: +44(0) 1782 339401
Email: customerservices@aynsley.co.uk
I don't know the difference between a charm box and a trinket box. There is no pattern specified in that link, but it is a rose.
Probably no help at all,
Dunlurkin
Yes, Aynsley is still there.
Perhaps you could put an Ad in the local Potteries newspaper to see if anyone has got one that they would be willing to sell. There is a pottery for sale section.
The Sentinel - www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk
(no commercial interest to declare, just local knowledge)
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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Monday, 8th June 2009
Thank you all very, very much for your helpful suggestions.
I had already visited all the websites you gave me, and there are indeed a number of other similar items but from different ranges. The "Westbury" is angular and very smooth-lined. The "Dovedale" is also rather smoother than the ornate little "Cascade" series, and "Derwent" is different again. So thank you sincerely for all the suggestions, and I will definitely keep in touch with ebay developments.
The idea for immediate action is the phone number, which I gratefully accept and will try out ASAP. Glad to hear that Aynsley is still in business. My heart bleeds at the recent news about Wedgwood and its ilk moving production to Indonesia or other places. Not that I begrudge the Indonesians or whoever the new jobs or doubt their ability to make lovely china, but I've grown up / old with a love of "English" china.
I hope I get my "Cascade" item again. I will update anyone interested when / if I do. And thank you all again - I'm genuinely surprised and touched (not to say impressed) by your interest and ingenuity.
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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Monday, 8th June 2009
Much appreciate local knowledge, Looby-Lewis. It can be invaluable.
Oops, have awakened the flea, dammit.
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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Monday, 8th June 2009
Hiya, Dame C. Hope you're well and busy. Will try the phone number - nothing to lose! Thanks for that.
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Posted by notjenniferaldrich (U8555450) on Monday, 8th June 2009
Luv ya, Dunlurking, and thanks for the suggestion, but it's a different model. Like you, I had no idea of the difference between a "trinket pot", "charm box" or even a "sugar box" before this mishap, but learned the identity of my kaputted item from the label on its base, and saw the other items when searching for the one I want, so I am now something of a nit-picker.
See you later (but hopefully not much later) to discuss the matter further off-board!!! And the sun's out!
Yes indeed.
I look forward to the explanation of assorted 'boxes'. I am sure there are some people who keep their charm not in a dainty box like yours, but rather locked away in a strongbox.
See you later.
Dunlurkin
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