Richard Jeffery on wed 19 jan 00
Glad you enjoyed a traditional London welcome....
The best I've seen were in the bar at the Philharmonic pub in Liverpool
(brass and marble from about 1890) - if they're still there. In London, the
Savoy has some pretty good porcelain, although it's not a frequent watering
hole...
Sorry about the theft
Richard
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Of Vince Pitelka
Sent: 19 January 2000 19:16
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: buying old porcealin
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>god they where beautiful...big, full size to the floor...crackle white.
>pure china.
>i do love old urinals...always inspect them. anyone seen any good
>ones lately? ( women's testimonials accepted, no questions asked.)
Mel -
I was in London for the last ten days for my son's wedding. Spent plenty of
time in pubs, and therefore got to examine a great many old urinals -
beautiful sculptural shapes, finely crazed, nice tile-work surrounds. The
visit went too fast, and was excellent, except for a minor bout with the
dreaded London flue, gridlock on the M-25 which almost caused us to miss our
return flights, and my wife getting pickpocketed (pickpursed?) in the
British Museum. Minor stuff, really, in comparison to all the fun we had.
- Vince
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I.Lewis on fri 21 jan 00
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>From memory they were used before the introduction of Stainless Steel. I =
believe
some of these monuments to man=92s insatiable thirst, including the style =
made
famous by Duchamp's Fountain, came from the factories of Shanks and Royal
Doulton.
Ivor Lewis
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