Price Points: Platinum Jubilee wares

Platinum Jubilee wares

What will you be doing over the extra bank holiday we’re getting this year? Will you be raising a glass of bubbly to Her Maj? Perhaps you’ll be hosting a garden party. Or maybe you’ll be attending a local neighbourhood street jamboree. Whichever of these you decide to do, you’ll be wanting to get your hands on some of these Platinum Jubilee wares!

  1. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin: £10.00, Emma Bridgewater

    This Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medium Shallow Tin makes a lovely biscuit tin either for you or as a commemorative gift to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne.

  2. Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron: £26.00, Cath Kidston

    This adjustable apron in our Royal Bouquets, is part of our limited edition collectables to mark The Queen’s 70 years of service. It’s richly detailed and opulent featuring The Queen’s favourite flower – Lily of The Valley, which represents purity, sincerity and happiness and framed with foliage and pearls and regal jewels. The centre pocket has a hand-painted portrait of Her Majesty with a gilded grosgrain ribbon with the year of her coronation.

  3. The Jubilee commemorative gift box: £100.00, Fortnum & Mason

    The Jubilee Commemorative Gift Box is packed to please with a loose leaf caddy of our Platinum Jubilee Blend Tea, a jar of our very-berried Rose & Berries Preserve, an ever-so-treasurable Miniature Musical Biscuit Tin – as well as a keepsake Platinum Jubilee Tea Towel and Plate.
    Our limited-edition Platinum Jubilee Collection features an exclusive crown design, inspired by the passions and pursuits that have defined Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s historic 70-year reign – from racing pigeons and champion horses to the lily of the valley that graced her wedding day bouquet.

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The Jubilee commemorative gift box
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
£100.00
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
£26.00
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
£10.00
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
£100.00
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
£26.00
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
£10.00
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
£100.00
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
£26.00
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
£10.00
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
£100.00
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
£26.00
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
£10.00
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
The Jubilee commemorative gift box
£100.00
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
Jubilee Royal Bouquets easy adjust apron
£26.00
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medium shallow tin
£10.00

Designer Desire: IRA Denmark

Montage of IRA Denmark metalware designs

Colourful vintage metalware is always a big seller on the H is for Home shop website. Worcesterware and Laurids Lønborg are the two main makers; however, IRA Denmark items are also very sought after.

IRA Denmark is the name of the company which was based in Copenhagen. Four of the main designers were Anita Wangel, Ethel von Horn, Arne Bentsen and Kamma Svensson. I can’t find out much about any of these individuals; there was a 2013 article in Scandinavian Retro magazine (shown at the top of the montage above), but my Swedish language knowledge is practically non-existent!

The only information that I have is that Ethel von Horn was Swedish, Arne Bentsen was Danish and Anita Wangel was Finnish. The eye-catching tins, coasters, bread bins etc were retailed through department stores and mail order across Scandinavia.

Find examples of IRA Denmark metalware on eBay and Etsy.

If you know anything further, please feel free to leave a comment below.

Image credits:
Pinterest | Scandinavian Retro

Forthcoming Attractions: End-May 2021

Vintage miniature Lixo rubbish bin

Even though 2021 seems to be flying by, we’ve somehow found the time to update our web shop three times this month! With everything slowly opening up here in Wales and over in England, we’ve been heading out on buying trips to both old haunts and new territories.

Here’s a small selection of the freshly-picked vintage items that we’ve listed online this week. Click on each image to be taken to the individual product page.

Louis Hudson studio pottery vase Trio of tiny pottery owls
Pair of Royal Doulton 'Sheerlite' pottery lamp bases Vintage wood & brass washboard

Forthcoming Attractions: Mid October 2012

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selection of vintage homewares soon to be for sale in the H is for Home shop including large tin first aid box; orange, 3-tier filing tray; ceramic Gie Gantofta rice jar; Worcester Ware rice storage tin; Rorstrand Pottery "Wasa" lidded bowl; pair of 1970s Bri-Nylon floral bedding sets

Here’s a quick peek at some vintage homewares heading to the H is for Home shop soon.

selection of vintage homewares soon to be for sale in the H is for Home shop including large tin first aid box; orange, 3-tier filing tray; ceramic Gie Gantofta rice jar; Worcester Ware rice storage tin; Rorstrand Pottery "Wasa" lidded bowl; pair of 1970s Bri-Nylon floral bedding sets

It’s getting harder to find nice vintage bedding – particularly unused. So we were very pleased to find these two 1960s floral sets – one in shades of orange, one blue. Each double bed set comprises top sheet, bottom sheet and pair of pillowcases.

pair of 1970s Bri-Nylon floral duvet sets

This gorgeous biscuit jar was designed by Anita Nylund in the 1960s – this hand painted range for Jie Gantofta has such a distinctive look. You can also get tea, coffee, sugar, salt, rice, dried fruit and so on. We’ve even seen a jar for fish!

vintage Gie Gantofta rice storage jar

This zingy orange filing tray will certainly brighten up a dull office – but perhaps not a dull tax return!

orange plastic, 3-tier office filing tray

We love these vintage first aid cabinets – we’ve got a small one in our bathroom which contains the emergency items. When we say emergency we’re stretching things a bit – plasters, bandages, scissors & Savlon more like!!

This metal one is huge though – it could fit your entire toiletry needs. It dates from the 1920s/30s sort of era. The WRCC stands for West Riding County Council.

large vintage black painted first aid tin

Another great item from Worcester Ware next. We mention them quite often, but they produced some lovely metalware. This rice tin dates from the 1950s and features agricultural workers from around the world – tea pickers, rice growers, coffee harvesters etc.

vintage 1950s Worcester Ware rice storage tin

Alongside the tin is this small pottery tureen. It’s from the Wasa range produced by Rorstrand Pottery – we don’t think we’ve ever had any of this before. We love the pattern’s simplicity & colours.

vintage lidded Rorstrand Pottery "Wasa" bowl

We’ll spread the items out between our webshop & antiques centre pitch – let us know if you’re interested in something, but can’t find it.