Posted 9 years ago
vetraio50
(756 items)
At the Salvo's today I saw these salt and peppers languishing on a shelf. The design of the two different groups was interesting .... linked by the graphics .... the whole lot was just $3 so I had to find out about them.
At home I saw that the design comes from the Sixties ..... one of a series that Beswick called 'Trendsetter'. There were four separate designs in this range : Apollo, Lunar, Metric and Verona.
These pieces are from the Metric range.
Metric was one of the modernist designs of Harry Sales who worked at Beswick from 1961 until 1986.
In 1961 Harry Sales left E Brain & Co and started to work at the Beswick factory. He became the design manager there and later worked at Royal Doulton, creating a new Bunnykins range. He did some figures for Beswick too that are modernist classics.
Cool pieces more like Poole to me. I could not even find them in the Beswick Book ?
Thanks PHIL ... they're mentioned in this link:
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=EArDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=beswick+metric.+harry+sales&source=bl&ots=Itc_P1krMI&sig=kmUpK3GJiH8Qjd-Y9d6gb33Znk4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifv5qi9efLAhXH6aYKHUVdCuIQ6AEIITAC#v=onepage&q=beswick%20metric.%20harry%20sales&f=false
Just too cool for school! I love the shapes and lid finial.
They certainly provide scale for your Uithol.
Thanks MIKELV, PHIL and KAREN too !!!!
The Uithol is no mean piece !!!
I am wrong or do you have more of the these?
Nice'!!!!!!!!!
congrats Kevin for this set at such a good price and interesting post
LOVE BESWICK
Their design and huge influence in the 40's,50's and 60's was immense.
I have a few of their pieces and my MIL 1st marriage worked there...you are very lucky to have this geometric set :)
No, GRUFF, these are it !!! I could have bought the toast rack, but it was damaged and two other plates that needed cups.
Many thanks KIVATINITZ, AURA, ANNE, KAREN, IGGY, NEVADABLADES .... THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND COMMENTS !!!!
These are great and love them !! Stunning!!
Many thanks SEAN, MYFAVORITETREASURES, VIOLETORANGE & CAPERKID too !!! !!! !!!
Many thanks HUNTER & BRATJDD !!!!!!!
Many thanks ANNAB !!! !!! !!!
Many thanks SWFINLUV !!! !!! !!!
Many thanks ALAN & HO2 CULTCHA !!!!!
Many thanks BRUNSWICK !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks CHARMSOMEONE !!! !!!! !!!
"Op Artsy" 1960s Beswick for $3.00? What a steal. These are great.
Many thanks EFESGIRL !!!!
Many thanks TEDSTRAUB !!! !! !!! !! !!!
beautiful and Delicious !!!
Many thanks yet again ANTIQUEROSE !!! !! !!! !! !!!
Many thanks OROYOROYISTHATOURHORSE !!!!!!!
Many thanks TREY & ORORYOROY !!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks MANIKIN & ONEGOODFIND !!!!!!!
Many thanks GARGOYLECOLLECTOR !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks COURTENAYANTIQUES & HO2CULTCHA too !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks ELISABETHAN !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks WELZEBUB !!!! !!!!
Many thanks NICEFICE !!! !!!! !!!
My thanks TYLYNNIE !!!! !!! !!!!
Many thanks ANTIQUESinNJ !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks TEDSTRAUB !!!! !! !!!!
Many thanks AMANDAADAMS & JEFFBANKS too !!! !! !!!
Many thanks MC ROBERT & ARTISLOVE too !!!!
Many thanks HO2CULTCHA !!.!!.!!
Many thanks NEWFLD & ROYCROFTBOOKSFROMME !.!!.!.!!.!
Many thanks HO2CULTCHA, THEDECOGUY & LISA !.!!!.!
Hello Vetraio! These are new to me but they look "retro cool" and fun. Nice!
Ha ha I just saw I have already loved them before, my memory seams to be slipping at this early hour :) so they are not new to me and aparently I still love them :) :).......
I know exactly what you mean, mate.
Looks like I missed these first time around but glad I didn't miss them this time! Love, love this set! How nice would it be to have all of it together, plates, bowls and so on! Great post!
The set would be amazing to see. Many thanks for your kind comments SHAREURPASSION !.!:!.!
This is beautiful, I love the deep color.
A very belated thanks to ELISABETHAN for those kind comments and to UHLODDIN & STWILLIA too !,!,!
Nice....
Many thanks BLUEGRASSKINDOFGUY !!!!!