Posts by Cheryl

Rudi Bonzanini Tulip Chairs for sale

by Cheryl | July 15, 2023 | No Comments

Rudi Bonzanini Tulip Chairs for sale for $690 –> AU$390 for the pair. Pickup is available from West Wollongong NSW 2500 or I will deal with a courier (for pickup) arranged by the buyer. 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
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Retro Holiday Home For Sale – The Groovy Grape

by Cheryl | April 23, 2023 | No Comments

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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Hunter Valley Retro Accommodation – The Groovy Grape

by Cheryl | January 13, 2023 | No Comments

1970s Lounge Bar Reno – Retro Holiday Home – Hunter Valley NSW

by Cheryl | July 27, 2022 | No Comments

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 Renovation

by Cheryl | July 27, 2022 | No Comments

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

by Cheryl | May 9, 2022 | 1 Comment

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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Beulah Ware and unbranded Bakewells Brothers Pottery

by Cheryl | July 31, 2020 | No Comments

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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Glass Sunflower Plate Heavy Scandinavian Humppila ??

by Cheryl | June 26, 2020 | 2 Comments

Glass Sunflower Plate Heavy Scandinavian I have had this plate for a couple of years now and still don’t know what brand and designer it is. Today I found a matching smaller one, so now I have two. For a while I thought that it was from Humppila Glass Finland, designed by Kai Blomqvist in the 1970s. I have not been able to verify this – so now I don’t know.
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Crown Crystal Glass History & Gallery (Aug 2023)

by Cheryl | June 2, 2020 | 2 Comments

Crown Crystal Glass History & Gallery I had been buying bits of old ‘pressed glass’ and ‘depression glass’ for years, but not realising that the majority of it was made in Australia, and by essentially the same company, and for nearly 50 years. The Crown Crystal Glass Company operated from 1915 under several different names and after 1963 became part of Crown Corning Ltd. They had factories in Sydney and in New Zealand. From 1914
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Guritno Porcelain Australia Touristware

by Cheryl | January 15, 2020 | No Comments

Guritno Porcelain Australia Touristware Today I found another piece of fantastic Guritno Touristware so I thought I would put pull together this blog. Launched in 2004, Guritno Australia is the creative partnership of Agung Guritno and Rosalinda Corazon. As a professional team they transform original artwork into captivating images that grace their delightful products. From their Sydney studios, they collaborate to conjure visual stories on pieces that are beloved and collected across the world. They are well-known for its high
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Retro Homewares for Collectors and Decorators