My Linnware collection ... so far

We have been slowly collecting Linnware since we arrived in South Africa. This is what we have unearthed so far ...

First Vince bought two coffee mugs (dark green and a slightly larger bright azure blue) at the African craft market. Then we bought three tankards (yellow, sky blue and green) and a light green coffee mug, an azure blue cream jug, two aqua demi hot chocolate mugs and a beautiful turquoise tea pot.

A small turquoise plant container / vase.

A green and brown brick flower container with a matching ceramic frog.

 A unusually shaped sky blue vase and frog. Very Ikebana.

A brown vase which we are using as a walking stick stand until (if or when) we can find a real umbrella stand. They exist - we saw one at Sunlawns. Finding one in the wild however is a whole other thing.

Hello Serge!

In the meantime, it actually works quite well as a stand leaning against the window jam. Especially with its pin flower frog in the bottom.

A beautiful amethyst colored vase with a ceramic frog.

Another small plant container / vase - this one sky blue - and a most unusual celadon green table lamp (without a shade.)

Linnware is much harder to find than we originally thought. We do not want to use eBay or other auction sites. It's much more fun to stumble upon a perfect piece at an antiques market or shop as we traipse around the country. Viva la chasse!