As you know by now I am a fan of Emma Bridgewater pottery. I don't collect any particular pattern because I like to mix and I tend to go for mugs, jugs, bowls and a few odd plates. I mainly use the mugs and bowls because my everyday china is blue and white Spode and that too is a mix of patterns. All my best china is packed away in cupboards and I rarely use it.
A few years ago I bought a Pinks mug for nostalgic reasons. I love Pinks because they remind me of my grandmother who used to grow them in her cottage garden in Pembrokeshire, bunch them and take a basket of them to market in Haverfordwest. When I see Pinks I think of Gran, so I just couldn't resist this on line Studio Special. I bought it for the normal price of around £11 and used it constantly. Then I worried that I might break it so I bought another one as a backup and it is the only duplicate I have.
So I had very mixed feelings last week when this mug sold for £109.77 on eBay -
Of course there is no guarantee that another Pinks mug would fetch that price again. This is a particularly fine one with tiny blue dots which mine don't have, though mine are both nicely hand sponged. My delimma is should I still use them or should I put them on the display shelf?
A few years ago I bought a Pinks mug for nostalgic reasons. I love Pinks because they remind me of my grandmother who used to grow them in her cottage garden in Pembrokeshire, bunch them and take a basket of them to market in Haverfordwest. When I see Pinks I think of Gran, so I just couldn't resist this on line Studio Special. I bought it for the normal price of around £11 and used it constantly. Then I worried that I might break it so I bought another one as a backup and it is the only duplicate I have.
So I had very mixed feelings last week when this mug sold for £109.77 on eBay -
Of course there is no guarantee that another Pinks mug would fetch that price again. This is a particularly fine one with tiny blue dots which mine don't have, though mine are both nicely hand sponged. My delimma is should I still use them or should I put them on the display shelf?
