Fabbrica di Ceramica Ernestine, Salerno

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[Anne E.B.]

Does anyone know anything about this company please?  I've recently acquired these two pieces with a super flambe glaze.  Both have labels.  The cat is a money box and has a plastic bung, so I'm guessing this might be c.60-70s.  The jug is quite enormous and very heavy.  I've also had an Ernestine divided dish in the past, with the same flambe glaze.  I'll post a pic. later when I find it.

A search just brings up the odd piece with the same label, but nothing about the company, or any of their pieces with this gorgeous glaze.

[Anne]

Here you are Anne, they are a part of the d'Agostino family of ceramicists in Salerno:
http://www.ceramichedagostino.it/index.pl?pos=01.00&lang=en

Matteo d’Agostino, first nephew, continuing the tradition, started a new operation in the ceramic’s world by opening a tableware factory with the name “Ceramica Ernestine” named after Ernestine Virden-Cannon, a lady who collaborated in the development of designs and forms using new glazes and colors.

A couple of pieces about Ernestine herself here:
http://dev.racine.ra.it/virtual/ceramiche_faenza/article.php?sid=1037
http://www.ercolanoantiquaria.com/collaterale.html
(in Italian but Google translate will handle it for you if you get stuck - http://translate.google.com)

That flame red glaze is stunning! I *love* it!!! 

[Anne E.B.]

Brilliant   Many thanks

Here's another piece that I had some time back.  Wish I'd kept it now.  They would look pretty impressive together in the kitchen.  It too had the same label.  I would imagine it was a nibbles tray - a must for parties in the 60's.  Cheese and pineapple cubes on cocktail sticks - the height of sophistication   Those were the days!

[Anne]

Ooohhhhh Anne, my mother has one of those in a dove grey colour - she uses it as a paint palette   but I'm sure it was meant for nibbles (or horses doofers as we used to say!  ) I must see if hers is marked or labelled next time I go over there.  I do like your red better than the grey though! 

[Anne E.B.]

'Nibbles' is much easier to spell    We call them 'horses doofers' too 
I would imagine it makes a great palette for painting.

[Carolyn Preston]

'Nibbles' is much easier to spell    We call them 'horses doofers' too 
I would imagine it makes a great palette for painting.

I believe the technical term is horsIE dooVers.   

Carolyn

[Anne]

That's tooooo posh Carolyn!

[antiquerose123]

....simple term here:  DAINTY PLATE, CRACKER PLATE, DIVIDER PLATE, PICKLE DISH.....I heard them called many

Different type of plate here, but here it does say 1950's... http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18621550

 

[Anne E.B.]

Here's my new addition to my collection - a whale.  Its quite big and could be used to hold something in.  It too has the Ernestine label.

[Anne]

He's cute Anne! I forgot to check my Mum's plate for a stamp but today it came back to me where she bought it... it was in one of those sell everything cheap shops in Morecambe. Not a pound shop, but one that sold all sorts of stuff at low prices... e.g. ends of lines, bankrupt stock etc...

[antiquerose123]

Here's my new addition to my collection - a whale.  Its quite big and could be used to hold something in.  It too has the Ernestine label.

Hi Anne E.B.-- I think the Whale was like a *sponge holder* for by the sink.  We used to have something similar to that made in a Ceramic here in Canada.  We kept ours by the Kitchen Dish Sink to hold a SOS (scour pad) or a sink sponge......

So that might be what yours was for too.  Here are some examples:

See One here - BMP

And here, scroll down to see:

See Ceramic Green Whale-1973

and here:  http://www.etsy.com/listing/42805318/vintage-chubby-and-happy-yellow-whale

So (I think) that is the purpose of your whale....................really nice in Red

[wopdeli]

Hi Anne and All!
i own this nice ERNESTINE lamp  (bougth in France 10 years ago) and thanks to this topic, i found the designer. lamp from june 1953
http://picasaweb.google.hu/wopdeli/Antik02#5389041914426963938

[antiquerose123]

Hi Anne and All!
i own this nice ERNESTINE lamp  (bougth in France 10 years ago) and thanks to this topic, i found the designer. lamp from june 1953
http://picasaweb.google.hu/wopdeli/Antik02#5389041914426963938

  Hi and Welcome to the Board    So glad to hear that this site helped you ID your beautiful lamp there.  Nice to find out it is now 57 years old.  Hope to see more posts, or questions from you.


  (PS - Just a note, my Grandparents came from Hungary)   

....... And again Welcome to the Board!!

[Anne E.B.]

Hi and welcome wopdeli 
Fab looking lamp base.  And the table it is stood on - gorgeous!

Rose, thanks for the links.  Its a very stylish scouring pad holder   I'm sure my OH will just love it, and make good use of it    I will have to get him a matching colour pair of rubber gloves now 

[antiquerose123]

I have seen them as *Frogs* too -- so now you might want to see IF you can find a Red Frog too (scouring pad) that was done (??) by the same company.

Not sure if they did or not.....but maybe ?? they made other animals too.  You will need the whole collection now...LOL 

[Anne]

You know, I'm sure Mum's got a frog too now you mention it...