Star Wars Paperbacks for Sale Legends & Canon I have over 100 Star Wars paperback novels for sale. I have been reading Star Wars novels since the 1980s in order to escape from the real world for a while. have almost al the novels published up until about 2010. Anyway, all those little escapes added up to a lot of books. Now that I am downsizing, they all have to go. I have already listed some of the oldest ones
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Pontiac Tea Set from Newtone Bakewell Brothers Pottery Sydney. The fabulous Art Deco styling of this tea set jumped out at me from Facebook Marketplace. Could it really be an example of the very rare Pontiac Tea Set made by Bakewell’s Pottery between 1935-40? I had to find out, so I snapped it up. So what do you think? Have I found a treasure. It is definitively the same shape and size (made from the same mould?) as the 2
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Daisy Merton Hand Painted Newtone Vase from Bakewell Brothers Pottery Sydney. Yes, you can still find fabulous gems in Op Shops. I have to admit that I found this one last year and did a draft post and never finished it. I just picked up another fabulous Bakewell’s piece and realised that I had to finish and publish this post first. You may already be aware that I am a Bakewell’s
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Rudi Bonzanini Tulip Chairs SOLD for $690 –> AU$390 for the pair. I am clearing out the contents of our (former) 1970s holiday home. Among the treasures to be sold are a pair of original Rudi Bonzanini (Italy) Tulip chairs, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956. These are original Rudi Bonzanini Tulip Chairs that were made in the 1970s with the brand on base. They are made with a cast aluminium base, moulded plastic seat and metal ball-bearing swivel mechanism/action.
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Thank you to all or lovely guests at The Groovy Grape over the last year. The Groovy Grape has been sold to a lovely family who are going to live in it. We are currently selling off some of the furniture that the new owners don’t need. To see the items for sale go to For Sale Gallery Furnished and decorated with all things from 1956 to 1976. Think Madmen and Get Smart. Only 15 mins drive from Pokolbin
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Thank you to all or lovely guests at The Groovy Grape over the last year. The Groovy Grape has been sold to a lovely family who are going to live in it. We are currently selling off some of the furniture that the new owners don’t need. To see the items for sale go to For Sale Gallery Furnished and decorated with all things from 1956 to 1976. Think Madmen and Get Smart. Only 15 mins drive from Pokolbin and
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1970s Lounge Bar Reno – Retro Holiday Home – Hunter Valley NSW My very handy husband and I are renovating and decorating a Retro Holiday Home in the Hunter Valley NSW with the intention of having it ready for holiday letting later this year. Thank you to all or lovely guests at The Groovy Grape over the last year. The Groovy Grape has been sold to a lovely family who are going to live in it. We are currently selling
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Retro Holiday Home Reno – Hunter Valley NSW My very handy husband and I are renovating and decorating a Retro Holiday Home in the Hunter Valley NSW with the intention of holiday letting it for guests. Thank you to all or lovely guests at The Groovy Grape over the last year. The Groovy Grape has been sold to a lovely family who are going to live in it. We are currently selling off some of the furniture that the new owners
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MCM Lounge Room Décor – Retro Holiday Home – Hunter Valley NSW My very handy husband and I are renovating and decorating a Retro Holiday Home in the Hunter Valley NSW with the intention of holiday letting it to guests. Thank you to all or lovely guests at The Groovy Grape over the last year. The Groovy Grape has been sold to a lovely family who are going to live in it. We are currently selling off some of the furniture
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I am currently in the process of updating my Bakewell Brothers article and will be adding more information about early Bakewell’s like ‘Beulah Ware’ and the more mysterious items that are ‘unbranded’ but accepted as Bakewell’s products. I also have new reference books and websites to add which have helped to expand my article. In 2016 I first wrote my article on Bakewell Brothers Pottery. It has been very popular, attracting readers daily and getting lots of comments, questions and
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