The Rameking

Worldwide Headquarters of the Australian Studio Art Ramekin, (and a few others) that piece of Australiana that has almost disappeared from our lives and tables. How many of you Baby Boomers have sat in front of a warm fire in winter, eating tinned spaghetti from a ramekin? In the period between the World Wars, and in the decades after, many famous artists made ramekins. They continued until cheap imports and copies almost killed them off in the 1970s. See them here in all their faded glory.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Dunn, Phyl Dunn

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   Designer          Phyl Dunn Maker Phyl Dunn Marks Painted signature “Phyl Dunn” to base Material Cla...
Friday, August 24, 2012

Campbell, John Campbell

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  Behind the atomic blast-proof doors; deep inside Rameking Mountain, under tonnes of reinforced concrete, the Ramekin Gnomes toil round t...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Dümler and Breiden

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Designer          Maker Dumler & Breiden Marks Impressed 206/14 Germany to base Material Clay ...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Crofter Ware (McSkimming)

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Designer          Not known Maker McSkimming Industries Ltd   Marks Dark Blue Ink oval shaped stamp to base in...
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I am not, repeat not a potter, nor do I have an academic interest in ceramics as others do. Like many people, I browse markets, garage sales, second hand and opportunity shops. I gradually accumulated a lot of cheap Australian ceramics, including the odd ramekin. I became more interested in these fascinating little bowls, accumulating hundreds in the process. Most were made by Australian artists, some by quite famous people like Arthur and Guy Boyd. These little bowls are both functional and decorative, recalling a part of our history that is fast disappearing. Unlike a lot of collectors, I am compiling complete pre-loved sets, wherever possible, not just individual pieces. I hope to save them and their stories from oblivion. Lately I have become involved in compiling the history of various brick companies as well.
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