BRILLIANT BLUE & WHITE
Blue and white is a pairing that looks as fresh today as the first export wares did in the 17th century. Mix old and new for a home that radiates personality
Revitalise your home with classic ceramics in a time-honoured colour combination
PREVIOUS PAGE Agatha armchair in Opulence Royal, £399, SofaSofa. Goa Medallion cushion, £35, John Lewis. Oriental cabinet, location’s own ( find similar at Nook Deco). On cabinet (left to right): small plant pot with succulent,
stylist’s own; Chinese vase, £16, Homesense; hand-painted Blue Sea Water with Five Dragons on Clouds vase, £175, Nook Deco; Delft jug, £65, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques; square ginger jar, £20, Homesense; James Kent, Nanking bird vase 1920s, £48, Lovers of Blue & White; Keeling Cavendish vase 1920s, £160, Lovers of Blue & White; small plant pot with succulent, stylist’s own; Tea Tree vase lamp base, £99, India Jane. Bobbin leg jardinière, £200, Dig Haüshizzle. On jardinière: Chinese vase,
£16.99, Homesense; blue and white bowl (used as plant pot), £19.99, Homesense. On mantelpiece (left to right): King Kangxi hand-painted blue and white vase, £275,
Nook Deco; Wedgwood Ferrara vase with cover c1916, £115, Lovers of Blue & White; blue and white vase with leaf detail, £150, Focus on the Past; ginger jar, £120, Focus on the Past; 19th-century blue and white jug, £65, Focus on the Past; Burleigh Arden jug, £23.95, Lovers of Blue & White; blue and white Chinese ceramic jar, £98, Nook Deco. Grimwades Carro chamber pot c1900, £65, Lovers of Blue & White. Throws (in foreground): Tiles throw, £35, John Lewis; Elsie Tassel throw, £39.50, Marks & Spencer. THIS PAGE On dresser (top shelf, left to right): enamel flour bin, £15,
Focus on the Past; enamel sugar dredger, £12, Focus
on the Past; De Porceleyne Fles Delft bowl, £45, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques; blue and white jug, £70, Focus on the Past; blue and white plant pot with succulent, stylist’s own; blue enamel saucepan, £12, Focus on the
Past; white enamel serving tray, £22, Falcon. On hooks (left to right): enamel funnel, £12, Focus on the Past; enamel coffee pot, £8.50, Focus on the Past; Cornish Blue measuring jug, £33, Focus on the Past; gravy boat, £5, The Giant Shepton Flea Market; cream jug, stylist’s own. Middle shelf (left to right): French storage jars (includes flour jar on table), £90,
Focus on the Past; blue bowl, £40, Focus on the Past; enamel blue bowl with cut-out pattern, £20, Etsy; enamel white saucepan with blue design, £25, Etsy; large continental blue and white animal scene tile c1880 with a frame, £225, Richard Hoppé Antiques; white milk jug, £7, Rachel’s and Michael’s Antiques; enamel camping mug, £3, The Giant Shepton Flea Market; yellow jug, location’s own. Bottom shelf (left to right): capers jar, £50, Focus on the
Past; Willow Pattern serving platter, £30, Focus on the
Past; Furnivals Denmark teapot, £70, Lovers of Blue &
White; Churchill Finlandia teacup and saucer, £8, Etsy; blue and white oriental enamel jug, £4, The Giant Shepton Flea Market; copper French pan (part of a set), £80, Focus on the Past; blue vintage enamel bread bin, £40, Focus on the Past. On table: flour jar (part of a set), £90, Focus on the Past; Cornishware sugar and flour dredgers, £38 each, Focus on the Past; Greens mixing bowl, £25, Focus on the Past; Madeleine baking tins, £8 each, Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair; Prestige retro blue whisk, £11, Focus on
the Past; blue and white floral cake tin, £5.99, Homesense. Ercol Windsor chair, stylist’s own.
BELOW Chinese vase, £16, Homesense. Delft jug, £65, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques. James Kent, Nanking bird vase 1920s, £48, Lovers of Blue & White. Wedgwood Ferrara vase with cover c1916, £115, Lovers of Blue & White. Ginger jar, £120, Focus on the Past. RIGHT (Clockwise from top left): French white plate with blue flower/leaf detail, £30,
Focus on the Past; Pacific dinner plate, £12, Royal Doulton; Blue Arden plate, £16, Burleigh; plate with pale border, stylist’s own; French plate depicting fishermen, £15, Focus on the Past; floral plate (just seen),
stylist’s own; Pacific Splash dinner plate, £12, Royal
Doulton; plate with heron motif, stylist’s own; Johnson Bros Jamestown plate (in centre), £8, Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair; pale blue floral plate with scalloped edge, stylist’s own; Wedgwood Harmony side plate (just seen), £10, Focus on the Past; English Ironstone plate, £10, Etsy; temple scene plate, £25, Focus on the Past.
LEFT On mantelpiece (left to right): Spanish blue studded glass decanter (part of a set), £60, Rag & Bone; two Delft bottles, £11 each, Focus on the Past; 19th-century Belgian memento mori oil on
board, £360, Rag & Bone; Pearl Pottery Sandringham vase c1920s, £90, Lovers of Blue & White. Wardrobe, location’s own (find similar at The French Bedroom Company). On wardrobe: vintage wooden hanger, £5, The Giant Shepton Flea Market; 1950s dress with blue stitched flower details, £65, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques. Burleigh Calico ewer and bowl, £160, Lovers of Blue & White. BELOW Three c1900 English blue and white transfer-printed tiles in a frame, £165, Richard Hoppé Antiques. English Delft tiles, £19.96 each, Fired Earth; Mayer Canova c1830 ewer and bowl, £260, Lovers of Blue & White. Two blue medicine bottles, £5 each, The Giant Shepton Flea Market. Enamel white soap dish, £14, No.56. Hand towels, £9.50 each, Marks & Spencer. Blue and white beads, £12, Focus on the Past. Enamel toothbrush holder,
£8, No.56. Blue and white plant pot, £45, Dig Haüshizzle.
LEFT Still life by William Packer, location’s own (from Piers Feetham Gallery). Table, chairs, cabinet and rug, all location’s own. On window seat: Fusion Ikat cushion in Indigo, £15, John Lewis. On table (left to right): Denby Studio Blue coupe plates, £40 for four, John
Lewis; Delft side plate, £15, Focus on the Past; Denby Studio Blue rice bowls, £35 for four, John
Lewis; Spanish studded blue glassware, £60, Rag
& Bone; Chateau glass tumbler, £6, John Lewis; Denby Studio noodle bowl, £18, John Lewis; Denby Studio Blue Ridged bowl, £18, John Lewis; Pacific mugs, £55 for six, Royal Doulton; Denby Studio Blue Ridged mugs,
£28 for two, John Lewis; Harbour striped bowl, £6, John Lewis; Pacific bowls, £48 for six, Royal Doulton; large blue and white paisley design vase, £29.99, Homesense; Denby Studio Blue dinner coupes, £50 for four,
John Lewis; gold 16-piece cutlery set, £25, Dunelm; Pacific mug, as before; Denby Studio Blue coupe plates, as before; Denby Studio noodle bowls, as
before; Denby Studio Blue shallow bowls, from £9 each, John Lewis; Denby Studio Blue Chalk/Flint ramekins, £9 each, John Lewis. Victorian glass pendant, £150, Rag & Bone. BELOW On cabinet: serving plate, £28, Focus on the Past. Top shelf: Lucca tumbler in Cobalt, £9, The Conran Shop; Tumbler Blue, £18, The Conran Shop; Blue Arden plate, £12, Burleigh; Fusion Hammered tumbler, £5, John Lewis; Tumbler Blue glasses, £18 each, The Conran Shop; handled vase, £72, Bristol Blue Glass; large bauble, £45, Bristol Blue Glass.
Middle shelf: Lucca tumbler in Cobalt, £9,
The Conran Shop; Asiatic Pheasants plate, £16, Burleigh; tumblers, £32 each, Bristol Blue Glass; Lucca tumblers, £9 each,
The Conran Shop; Fusion Hammered Highball glass, £7, John Lewis; De Porceleyne Fles Delft bowl, £45, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques. Bottom shelf: jugs, from £76 each, Bristol Blue Glass; goblets, £38 each, Bristol Blue Glass; Blue Arden plate, £16, Burleigh.