Featured Collectible - Rosenthal Netter / Bitossi Italian Pottery

I'd never heard of Rosenthal Netter Pottery until I picked this Owl figurine up at a sale last weekend:

Rosenthal Netter Italy Blue Green Bitossi Pottery Owl Figurine

Of course I immediately fell head over heels in love, and set out to find out more about the company. From what I could gather, Rosenthal Netter was an importer of Italian pottery after WWII, along with another well known company, Raymor.

Some of the pottery is from designer Aldo Londi, who designed pieces for a company called Bitossi which was then imported by Rosenthal Netter. At least that is how I am understanding it - it is all a bit confusing. I think this owl could be a Londi/Bitossi piece.

Again it is all a bit confusing, so I am interested to see how the auction goes, and if anyone emails me with more info about this amazing Owl... If you know anything please do comment - I'm totally smitten :).

Let's have a look at some of the other Rosenthal Netter items that are out there right now, shall we? There's LOTS to drool over! ;)

 Mid Century Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Londi Pottery Bowl

 Bitossi Italy for Rosenthal Netter Horse Sculpture 

 1960s Rosenthal Netter Italy Art Pottery Vase Bitossi 

 Italian Rosenthal Netter Bitossi Rimini Candle Holder

 Mid Century Rosenthal Netter Italy Pottery Large Urn Set

This is just the tip of the iceberg, there is so much more great stuff out there... I'm so glad I stumbled upon my Owl - it just goes to show that in this line of work there is always something you haven't seen out there waiting to be discovered! 

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Swisher :)

My little brother got married yesterday! I just uploaded a bunch of pics to Facebook, if you want to check them out. :)

New on eBay this week - Vintage Hats, Purses & More ...

Whew, was it ever a busy week around here again this week! My goal of listing more auctions fell woefully short once again. I did, however, manage to get up my stash of vintage hats and purses, plus a few other goodies... Take a look:

 Vintage Straw Cloche Red Millinery Flowers Ladies Hat

 Vintage Yellow Cloche Millinery Flowers Ladies Hat 

 Vintage Jerri Jo Lavender Flowers Ladies Hat Veil Bride

 Vintage Leopard Print Faux Fur Ribbon Cloche Ladies Hat 

 Vintage Brown Red Stripe Striped Vinyl Purse Handbag 

 Vintage Pink Woven Raffia Plastic Chain Purse Handbag
(you've got to click over and look at the interior of this one - love love love!)

Vintage White Leather & Lucite Plastic Purse Handbag

Vintage Koyo K1201 Portable Sewing Machine With Case

(I know nothing about sewing machines, but this was way too cool to leave behind!)

 Vintage Stromberg Carlson White Rotary Desk Telephone

 Vintage Art Deco Cast Iron Metal Adjustable Desk Lamp 

 Vintage Blue Cat Ceramic Salt Pepper Shaker Set Japan 

 Vintage Ransburg BISQUICK Metal Kitchen Canister Retro

 Vintage Pyrex 2 Qt Liter Juice Jug Decanter Carafe MINT 

There's a bit more - just click on over if you want to check out the rest! :)

New goodness up for auction on eBay this week!

I did actually manage to list a few auctions this week, in spite of all the extra work I have been doing for Swap Vintage, and another new project I'm working on (yes, I know, I am a glutton for punishment). Hopefully this coming week I'll be able to up the auction count a bit - wish me luck! :)

 Vintage Industrial Metal Cage Shade Table Lamp Retro

 Vintage 12" Rand McNally World Zodiac Globe Metal Stand 

 Vintage Wood Fold Out Sewing Box Basket Cabinet Poland

 25 Vintage Player Piano Music Sheet Song Rolls QRS Lot 

 Vintage 1951 National Roller Derby Skating Program 50's 

 Vintage Metal Copper Wax Paper Towel Holder Dispenser 

 Vintage Industrial Metal Climax Green Tool Box Storage 

 Vintage 6" Replogle The Revere Globe Bank Metal Stand 

 Large Vintage Folding Word Paper Flash Cards Set Lot #1 

 Vintage Green Ceramic Chicken Soup Tureen Candle Stand 

And of course there is more - click on over if you want to check out the rest! :) 

Vintage Youngstown Steel Kitchen Cabinet Brochures

At the same sale where I found the vintage JC Penney catalog, I also scored TWO vintage Youngstown steel kitchen cabinet sales brochures. I won't waste a bunch of time talking about them - I can sum it up pretty neatly with one word - LOVE. (Click the photos to enlarge!)

From Brochure #1:

From Brochure #2:

Before Shot (which I also love!):

After Shot (love again, of course!):

If you have any interest in vintage steel kitchen cabinets, or in retro styled kitchens in general, these are a must have! Click on over if you want to place a bid, they are up for auction right now! :)