A number of my piece have been displayed in a high-profile mirrored case right inside the main entrance. The hours for Antiques Plus are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday, which means all of you out-of-towners who need something to do on a Monday, can go over to her shop and look at my pottery, and of course her antiques. Joan is enthusiastic about being my sole source here on the Gulf Coast and you can ask her any time to open the case to have a better look, or to touch my ceramic art pottery. Antiques Plus telephone number: (228) 396-2005.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Move is Complete. For South Coast Antiques and the Ceramic Art Pottery of Michael W. Moses.
I am pleased to announce that South Coast Antiques' move is absolutely complete. We moved the majority of the shop over to Centuries Antique Mall in D'Iberville a while back and now my pottery has a home as well. It will be hosted at Antiques Plus at 10340 D'Iberville Blvd Ste D,D'Iberville MS.. Joan Skinner has been a collector of my pottery for a number of years now and she offered to host my pottery at her shop, making her the sole source for my pottery here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
South Coast Antiques has Chicken Fried Steak on OLD STRASBOURG Pattern Plates.
Chicken Fried Steak on OLD STRASBOURG plate |
OLD STRASBOURG pattern by K&G, Lunéville |
Keller & Guérin Lunéville, France |
I have a set of OLD STRASBOURG pattern by K&G (Keller & Guérin)Lunéville, France. My set dates from 1888. It has 88 on the back stamp and I am safe in my belief that this is the date. The back mark is from that time period.
I use my set almost every day. Using nice hand painted china like this makes a good meal just a little bit better. This evening I used them to serve homemade chicken fried steak with mushroom sauce, sesame oil fried green beans, and Greek style roasted baby Yukon gold potatoes.
I always wash them by hand and never use anything abrasive on them as the colors are hand applied over glazed enamel. I treat them the same way that I would treat anything good, but I use and enjoy them as often as I can. There is really not much point in having things like this and just putting them back for others to have later. My plates have been around for about 124 years and I am sure barring a major calamity they will possibly be around for a lot longer.
The good thing about breaking a piece today is that one can usually find a replacement online at a moderately reasonable price if one shops around.
Wallace Silverplate flatware |
I use a circa 1930 Wallace Silver plate set for my everyday flatware. now with flatware the date on the back is usually the date the company was founded(as in this case 1835), not when it was manufactured. Vintage and even antique silver plate flatware sets can be found for way less than many of the new stainless steel sets.
Wallace Silverplate flatware back mark |
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