This week — The Shape of Things 🏺
The curator gathers forms that invite a second look: a face carved from olive wood, a burgundy boat vase with sweeping fluted sides, and a West German pottery trio with raised geometric details. Carving, curve and relief each give these pieces a presence of their own.
This Week’s Feature Pieces
Carved Wood: Tree Spirit Wood Sculpture A bearded face carved from olive wood, contrasting a polished, deeply defined expression with natural bark. A distinctive folk-art conversation piece. |
Drostdy Ware Potteries: Fluted Mantle Boat Vase Mid-century South African pottery in a deep burgundy glaze. Fluted sides and sweeping, upturned ends give this mantle vase a theatrical silhouette. |
Dümler & Breiden “Chocolate” Collection A matching West German vase, handled pitcher and ashtray. Orange and turquoise medallion reliefs bring geometric detail to a speckled off-white and chocolate-brown ground. |
The Full Vault — Week of 1 October 2026
For the record, the ten pieces gathered for The Shape of Things 🏺:
- Dümler & Breiden “Chocolate” Collection
- Rosenthal Amethyst Vase
- Handcrafted Studio Pottery Jar
- Tree Spirit Wood Sculpture
- Ken Collins Studio Pottery Pod Vase
- Drostdy Ware Fluted Mantle Boat Vase
- CarltonWare Foxglove Serving Dish
- Zimbabwean Shona Hornbill Sculpture
- Shorter & Son Large Majolica Fish Platter Display Plate
- Brutalist Fluted Sage Green Studio Pottery Umbrella Stand
New This Week ✨
One new addition has made it into the catalogue this week. There are more treasures waiting to be listed; I simply haven’t had the time to give each one the attention it deserves.
CorningWare French White F-14-B Lidded Casserole Domed |
🏺 Recently Homed
T.G. Green Cornish Ware Blue Ironstone Pudding Basin |
Animal Décor: Rabbit Figurines |
T.G. Green Cornish Ware Blue Ironstone Dairy Mixing Bowl |
For the record, the pieces included in this edition’s Recently Homed section:
- T.G. Green Cornish Ware Blue Ironstone Pudding Basin
- Animal Décor: Rabbit Figurines
- T.G. Green Cornish Ware Blue Ironstone Dairy Mixing Bowl
From The Vault Journal
Chapter 8: What the Catalogue Doesn't Show
One new listing cannot measure a whole week. Between the work behind the shop, an unexpected order, plates delivered to an animal rehabilitation centre and a promise I am keeping to myself, this chapter is about the things the catalogue cannot show.
Read Chapter 8 in The Vault Journal →
🔎 Missing a Piece — or Hunting a Treasure?
I source in two directions. Missing a CorningWare lid, plate, or pattern piece? Use the replacement request.
Looking for something beyond the catalogue — artwork, brass pretties, a particular maker, or one very specific treasure? Use the unlisted treasure request.
Custom sourcing is a considered service. If you submit a request, please do so with the intention of purchasing when I find the right piece. That commitment allows me to give your search the attention it deserves, and helps me focus on treasures with a clear place in a considered collection.
— Ina Lubbe, Purveyor of Vintage Treasure
Shift2ThriftVintage • Est. 2024 • Curated Vintage, South Africa • shift2thriftvintage.co.za