Brand: Small items
A box of 10 small dip-dyed Wa-rosoku (hand rolled candles), renowned for their steady burning and even flame. Made of rice bran wax, a hard yellow wax extracted from the otherwise wasted husk and germ of rice. The wicks are made of washi paper, rolled around a rush skewer, and the body is built up b..
£44.50
Ex Tax:£37.08
Brand: Small items
A gift box containing a tub of 20 Wa-rosoku (hand rolled candles), renowned for their steady burning and even flame, supplied with a black porcelain candle stand with iron spike, for holding the candles in use. Made of rice bran wax, a hard yellow wax extracted from the otherwise wasted husk and ger..
£49.50
Ex Tax:£41.25
Brand: Small items
A white porcelain candle stand, with iron central stem, for holding Japanese hollow-stem candles. Measures 3 x 3 x 2cm (plus metal spike). Good for small to medium sized candles. The makers advise that you do not need to push down a candle until it reaches at the bottom of the stand. When a candle s..
£24.50
Ex Tax:£20.42
Brand: Small items
A solid, cast iron candle stand, made in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Measuring 4 x 4cm (3cm height), this durable and stable candle stand is suited to hollow Japanese candles, of medium size. Works with our Takazawa individual candles. The makers advise that you do not need to push down a candle until ..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
Brand: Small items
A simple, amber pressed-glass bowl with handles, made in Duralex's La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin plant using the renowned and patented Saint-Gobain tempering process. Good for hot or cold use, this classic amber colour brings a warming glow to the dinner table. Dishwasher and microwave safe...
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Small items
Compartmented stainless steel food carriers made famous by the notorious dabbawalla food deliverers in India. Common throughout Asia as containers of both home cooked and restaurant lunches they allow separate dishes to be transported together without mixing — great for transporting curries, but als..
£18.50
Ex Tax:£15.42
A hand thrown unglazed ceramic candlestick holder with small handle, hand thrown for us in a high iron stoneware by Jynsym Ong, a mile or so from the Objects of Use store. Perfect for holding one of our hand-dipped beeswax Dinner, Stubby or Long Dinner candles. Ong, who apprenticed for a year with a..
£25.00
Ex Tax:£20.83
A hand thrown ceramic candlestick holder with small handle and speckled white glaze, hand thrown for us in a high iron stoneware by Jynsym Ong, a mile or so from the Objects of Use store. Perfect for holding one of our hand-dipped beeswax Dinner, Stubby or Long Dinner candles. Ong, who apprenticed f..
£27.00
Ex Tax:£22.50
A simple, beautifully proportioned mug, hand-thrown for us in stoneware by Jynsym Ong, a mile or so from the Objects of Use store. With a lively flecked blue-white glaze, which breaks beautifully at the edges of the piece. Trained at Clay College, Stoke-On-Trent, Ong then undertook an apprenticeship..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
A cylindrical flower vase with perforated lid, hand-thrown and assembled for us in stoneware by Jynsym Ong, a mile or so from the Objects of Use store. Perfect for holding a few fresh or dry stems in an artful display. With a lively flecked blue-white glaze, which leans towards green in hotter parts..
£45.00
Ex Tax:£37.50
A curvaceous table jug, hand-thrown and assembled for us in stoneware by Jynsym Ong, a mile or so from the Objects of Use store. With a lively flecked blue-white glaze, which leans towards green in hotter parts of the kiln. Ong, who apprenticed for a year with a Japanese wood-fired pottery, has sinc..
£60.00
Ex Tax:£50.00
A four-cup, curvaceous teapot, hand-thrown and assembled for us in stoneware by Jynsym Ong, a mile or so from the Objects of Use store. With a characterful blue-white glaze, which breaks beautifully along the edges, and a gracefully arching handle. Trained at Clay College, Stoke-On-Trent, Ong then u..
£150.00
Ex Tax:£125.00
A soft black glazed terracotta squat bottle shaped vase. Hand shaped, glazed, and finished by the artisans of Maria Terracota in Porto de Mós, central Portugal, and a family company that traces its ceramic producing roots back to 1900 when the eponymous Maria, ancestor and ceramicist, first started ..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
A deep mottled indigo glazed almost spherical low bottle vase. Hand shaped, glazed, and finished by the artisans of Maria Terracota in Porto de Mós, central Portugal, and a family company that traces its ceramic producing roots back to 1900 when the eponymous Maria, ancestor and ceramicist, first st..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
A pale blue mottle glazed terracotta bottle shaped vase. Hand shaped, glazed, and finished by the artisans of Maria Terracota in Porto de Mós, central Portugal, and a family company that traces its ceramic producing roots back to 1900 when the eponymous Maria, ancestor and ceramicist, first started ..
£18.50
Ex Tax:£15.42
A soft black glazed terracotta wide raised fruit bowl or stand. Hand shaped, glazed, and finished by the artisans of Maria Terracota in Porto de Mós, central Portugal, and a family company that traces its ceramic producing roots back to 1900 when the eponymous Maria, ancestor and ceramicist, first s..
£67.50
Ex Tax:£56.25
A domed grater with large, ultra sharp crown blades, ideal for grating potatoes (e.g. for potato pancakes), apples, onions, cucumbers and more, quickly and with little effort. Sturdily constructed in stainless steel, this grater is dishwasher safe. 300 x 113 x 45 mm. Use with care, as the blade..
£12.50
Ex Tax:£10.42
High quality 18/10 stainless steel ice-cream scoop, designed and manufactured in Italy by Piazza, the original inventor of this type of mechanical scoop. A sturdy and satisfying mechanism enables the effortless creation and subsequent deployment of a perfect sphere of ice-cream (or, dare we say it, ..
£33.50
Ex Tax:£27.92
Brand: Small items
This Japanese dish cloth is made from traditional double-ply Kayaori — an open weave cotton fabric traditionally used in mosquito nets, which starts life starchy and crisp but soon softens into the perfect kitchen cloth, great for wiping up spills. Rinse well in cold water before usin..
£6.50
Ex Tax:£5.42
Brand: Small items
This Japanese dish cloth is made from traditional double-ply Kayaori — an open weave cotton fabric traditionally used in mosquito nets, which starts life starchy and crisp but soon softens into the perfect kitchen cloth, great for wiping up spills. Rinse well in cold water before usin..
£6.50
Ex Tax:£5.42
Brand: Small items
A small stoneware straight-sided bowl, measuring 10 x 6cm, finished internally in a natural clear glaze, with a traditional brown border to the exterior rim, and the rest of the exterior surface unglazed. Hand made in the northern Loire valley by Poterie Digoin, founded in 1875 in an area rich..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
A curvy tumbler of stainless steel made in New Delhi, India. Light weight, 6.5cm x 8cm in size, and ovoid shaped, these tumblers are designed with wine and spirits in mind, but could easily be used with any beverage. ..
£4.80
Ex Tax:£4.00
Brand: Small items
A traditional butter dish comprising a flat dish with a domed lid, hand thrown for us in Oxfordshire. Designed to hold half a standard block of butter. With an ash glazed stoneware / porcelain mix body, which is gas-fired to create a beautiful depth to the glaze. Wheel-thrown by Joseph Bul..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
Brand: Small items
A beautiful hand-knitted pot stand that can be used in the kitchen or dining table. A plywood ring forms the core of these pot stands, which is covered with strong Shuro fibre, hand wound and secured in place. Resistant to heat and very durable, these can also be hung on the wall between uses for th..
£39.00
Ex Tax:£32.50
Brand: Duralex
A box of 6 9cl shot glasses. Teetering on the verge of (and into) bankruptcy for much of the past decade, Duralex has been resurrected once again following a management buyout. Made from pressed glass and tempered using a process developed by Saint-Gobain in 1936, these glasses are chip, shock, and ..
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Duralex
A box of 6 of Duralex's classic Picardie tumblers. First designed in 1927 and produced using Saint-Gobain's patented glass tempering method since 1945, during which each glass is heated to about 700°C and cooled rapidly in blasts of cold air. With a curving, tapering, nonagonal shape, formed to..
£7.50
Ex Tax:£6.25
Brand: Duralex
A box of 6 of Duralex's classic Picardie tumblers. First designed in 1927 and produced using Saint-Gobain's patented glass tempering method since 1945, during which each glass is heated to about 700°C and cooled rapidly in blasts of cold air. With a curving, tapering, nonagonal shape, formed to..
£14.00
Ex Tax:£11.67
Brand: Duralex
A printed measuring glass from Duralex, featuring handy scales for the quick quantifying of kitchen staples such as rice, flour and water; not to mention scales for cocoa and sugar — perhaps the ideal tool for big batch hot chocolate production? Since 1945, Duralex have been proudly designing and pr..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Duralex
A soft Plum coloured version of the classic Duralex Picardie tumbler. Designed in 1927 and produced using Saint-Gobain’s patented glass tempering method since 1945. The Picardie is equally at home filled with iced pastis or tannic vin-de-table in the cafés and bistrots of France, water in count..
£4.00
Ex Tax:£3.33
Brand: Small items
A set of four 25cl coloured versions of the classic Duralex Picardie tumbler, in Amber, Plum, Marine and Sapphire. Designed in 1927 and produced using Saint-Gobain’s patented glass tempering method since 1945, during which each glass is heated to about 700°C and cooled rapidly in blasts of cold..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Brand: Small items
A set of four mouth blown highball glasses of about 12cm height. Made of recycled glass in a small workshop amidst the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Speedily blown by skilled artisans, these pieces are approximately alike, but the method of production means that they are each unique, with beautif..
£26.50
Ex Tax:£22.08
Brand: Small items
A set of four low glasses of about 6.5cm height. Made of recycled glass in a small workshop amidst the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Speedily blown by skilled artisans, these pieces are approximately alike, but the method of production means that they are each unique, with beautiful bubbles and o..
£19.50
Ex Tax:£16.25
Brand: Small items
A set of four tall wine glasses of about 10cm height, made of recycled glass in a small workshop amidst the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Speedily blown by skilled artisans, these pieces are approximately alike, but the method of production means that they are each unique, with beautiful bubbles and o..
£34.00
Ex Tax:£28.33
Brand: Small items
An Imperial half pint heavyweight tankard with a plain polished finish and simple C shaped handle following a simple unadorned design used in Victorian times as an official Customs and Excise marked one Imperial pint measure. Cast and machined by hand in Sheffield by the pewter-smiths of A R Wentwor..
£43.00
Ex Tax:£35.83
Brand: Small items
A 12cm tall pepper mill in dark beech wood, with Peugeot's famous grinding mechanism at its core, made in France. For over 160 years Peugeot, established in 1840, have been manufacturing pepper and salt mills. The patented adjustable mechanism uses two rows of spiral teeth, or two rows of helicoidal..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
Brand: Small items
A 12cm tall pepper mill in natural beech wood, with Peugeot's famous grinding mechanism at its core, made in France. For over 160 years Peugeot, established in 1840, have been manufacturing pepper and salt mills. The patented adjustable mechanism uses two rows of spiral teeth, or two rows of helicoi..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
Brand: Small items
A 12cm tall salt mill in dark beech wood, with Peugeot's famous grinding mechanism at its core, made in France. For over 160 years Peugeot, established in 1840, have been manufacturing pepper and salt mills. The patented adjustable mechanism uses two rows of spiral teeth, or two rows of helicoi..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
Brand: Manufacture de Digoin
A 0.6 litre stoneware oil or vinegar drizzling bottle with a clear ‘naturel’ glaze. Hand made in the northern Loire valley by Poterie Digoin, founded in 1875 in an area rich in clay and silt mineral deposits, but as importantly at a major junction in the French canal network, whose distribution allo..
£39.50
Ex Tax:£32.92
Brand: Small items
Classic chromed steel and ribbed glass sugar dispenser or portioner of a type familiar from greasy spoon cafes and dreams of American diners. Designed so that upon rapid inversion it releases a limited quantity or portion (very approximately a teaspoon) of sugar. As these have been made since the 19..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Small items
Kami means paper in Japanese and is the name given to a series of vessels developed by Oji Masanori with the uncommonly skilled woodturners of Takahashi Kougei, and was chosen as a reflection of the unique thinness and lightness of their hand turned forms. The regular grain is that of Kalopanax — th..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
Brand: Small items
An enamelled steel teapot of approximately 1 litre or 6 cups capacity. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is triple coated onto a heavy steel base, is dishwasher safe, does not taint food wi..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A vitreous ceramic enamel teapot of approximately 1 litre, or more traditionally 6 cups capacity. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is triple coated onto a heavy steel base, is dishwasher s..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A vitreous ceramic enamel teapot of approximately 1 litre, or more traditionally 6 cups capacity. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is triple coated onto a heavy steel base, is dishwasher s..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A wide-mouthed, enamelled steel water and serving jug, made in Ukraine. Great for everyday table use, and will step in when a large bouquet arrives. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is tri..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A wide-mouthed, enamelled steel water and serving jug, made in Ukraine. Great for everyday table use, and will step in when a large bouquet arrives. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is tri..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A wide-mouthed, enamelled steel water and serving jug, made in Ukraine. Great for everyday table use, and will step in when a large bouquet arrives. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is tri..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A 2.5 litre 20cm high wide mouthed vitreous ceramic enamel water and serving jug from Ukraine. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is triple coated onto a heavy steel base, is dishwasher safe..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A wide-mouthed, enamelled steel water and serving jug, made in Ukraine. Great for everyday table use, and will step in when a large bouquet arrives. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our Ukrainian enamelware is tri..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A handsome and functional enamelled steel table jug with a one litre capacity. The jug is enamelled white on the interior, dark green to the exterior, with a hand-painted black rim. Made in Hungary, this jug is suitable for using to heat up liquids, on traditional hobs and induction hobs. Great for ..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
8cm diameter, 8cm high vitreous ceramic enamel jugs of pistachio and white, blue and white, or turmeric and white. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. This Turkish enamelware is triple coated onto a heavy steel base, is ..
£16.50
Ex Tax:£13.75