Interesting Collectables of New Zealand
Souvenir China, Mineral Water Bottles & history, Antique Telephones.

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1906 Christchurch Exhibition Cigar Tray. Item 1.

$150.

A lovely example of a rare 1906 Exhibition piece. $140. Item 2

Another 1906 piece, miniature watering can. $140. Item 3.

1906 Christchurch Exhibition bread & butter plate. $65 2 available.  Items 4 & 5
(If anybody knows the maker of this piece please let me know as I have 3 Te Aroha pieces very similar)

1925-26 Dunedin Exhibition. A lovely gold rimmed Grafton china manufactured by BAJ & Sons, England for John Bates & Co Ltd, Christchurch, NZ $75. Item 37

A beautiful and rarely seen example of a baby's feeding bowl. In mint condition. Mark is Grimwades. $130.00. Item 38

1940 Centenial cream & brown butter pat dish by H&K, Tunstall. Slight wear on face markings. $30. Item 50

1940 Centenial bread & butter plate. $35. Item 51

1940 Centenial, cream & brown coupe manufactured by H&K, Tunstall. $40

1940 Centenial cup, saucer & plate in excellent condition. Manufactured by H&K, Tunstall. $95. 2 sets available. Items 8 & 39.

J & G Meakin, potters at Hanley, Staffordshire, England since 1851. During the 1920's - 1950's every married couple got one or two Meakin dinnersets as a wedding present. It was the everyday china for common useage. But, there were some more unique pieces made as well and this is one of them. This was one of Meakins first forays into the souvenir china field and since then they have produced a lot of "Royal' souvenir china. $49. Item 52.

What would have been one of the last of the Austrian/German range of souvenir pottery which had been coming into New Zealand for 50 years. In mint condition. $55. Item 45.

Royal Bayreuth piece showing the Auckland Town Hall. This lovely twin handle jug has the most delicate of colours & shading. Small crack from top rim which can be clearly seen on exploded photo 2. At $95 the price reflects the damage. Item 42.

Auckland Library. As it was, is now the Art gallery. A lovely fluted cup & saucer by Grafton $75

Auckland Town Hall    1) Royal Stafford China dish $25  2) Royal Stafford China dish $25

Lake Grounds, Cambridge. Lustre creamer 130cm tall. Made in Austria $65

Christchurch, Avon at Fendalton urn. $80. Item 41

At first appearance a Ridgway bowl, but no it is stamped "Excella". And, it wasn't just glass that was engraved - photo 2 clearly shows "Souvenir of N.Z.S.S. Exhibition 1925-26" engraved on the side. There are 2 differnt views of Dunedin. Unique. $95

Clyde creamer, 110cm tall. $50

Dunedin. Ridgway cup & saucer. $50

Manufactured by the Carl Schumann Porcelain Factory founded in 1881 who are known for their pierced border "ribbon plates". Most of the production from this factory went to USA and very few pieces are known in NZ. $85. Item 54

This otherwise perfect piece of Shelley has a small chip (see top right corner of photo) to the inside rim. $45. Item 43.

Hinemoa House, Parakai. No markings although obviously Austrian/German origin. I can remember my grandmother going to stay at Hinemoa House to "take the waters" for her athritis. $45. Item 40.

??? From a distance & at a quick glance a piece of Bayreuth but very quickly one sees it is not. However quite a good imitation but unusual in that the it is painted all over on the bottom leaving no clear room for firing. It has been broken & repaired (see photo 3) but the quality of the transfer, the painting & the style all place it as a very early piece. Shows the Invercargill Post Office. $45. Item 61

A miniature, miniature urn showing the gardens at Invercargill. There is just enough room on the base for the Grafton China mark. $25. Item 60

Helensville, Hinemoa House. Sugar bowl. IBC, Czechoslavakia $30

The last dieing days of souvenir china in NZ saw this range produced by Crown Lynn. Most of it is unmarked and normally attributed to England. $49. Item 63

It is a sad fact of life that most people, including many dealers, dismiss Souvenir China as the "junk trade" of china. Why then do we have such beautiful pieces as this scenic view plate of Mt Egmont produced by Royal Doulton? In the USA one of the biggest producers of souvenir plates was Wedgewood. The fact is there is such a limited availability, and a huge lack of knowledge. This would be a fitting piece in anybodys collection. $135. Item 53.

Mt Egmont, Taranaki. 150cm fluted edge. Trivet? Cheese dish? A nice piece made in Czechoslavakia, RKG marking. $75

Typical flute edged dish with the RKG Austria mark. $45. Item 59.

Royal Winton by Grimwades - what better pedigree could a souvenir plate have? The engraving & hand work on these plates is superb. Although not evident on this example the lettering was all hand applied. $120. Item 46

Napier, Grafton China with city coat of arms. $30

What I call the beginning of the "tacky era" of souvenir ware in the 50' & 60's when china cabinets were so popular cup, saucer & plate sets were essential to fill them up. The quality & workmanship, even though it is English Bone China, is just not the same as pre World War 2. This set shows Pukekura Park & Mt Egmont and the b&b plate has the older mark on it. $35. Item 62

Oamaru, Thames St looking South. Bread & butter plate. $35

Oamaru, Thames St looking South, oops a touch of deja vu. Typical of that era, jam dish, butter dish, ??? $35. Item 55.

Rotorua, fluted edge Ridgway coupe. $45. Item 23.

Rotorua, Royal Stafford cup & saucer showing 2 different views. $65. Item 22.

Rotorua, Ohinemutu. Shelley trivet in excellent condition. $75. Item 26

Extremely scarce & collectable these days - glass ashtrays. $65. Item 57.

They are different, although both are showing Rotorua environ scenes. Obviously from a non smoking house. $65. Item 58.

A turn of the century creamer showing the Blue Lake, Tikitapu in Rotorua. $90. Item 47

Crown Devon showing the typical crazing in the glazing. Quite acceptable for this era. Very detailed views of Russell. $75. Item 27.

In absolute mint condition this Crown Devon set is worthy of close inspection. $95. Item 28

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