In my quest to enhance my collection of crockery, china and table ware from bygone eras, I regularly come across a design classic of the 1980s. Eternal Beau.
This massively popular tableware from Johnson Brothers was on the wedding list of nearly every prospective bride from that era.
The octagonal shaped plates and angular teapots and tableware was inspirational at the time. The predominately white china was edged with green and decorated with pink delicate flowers and bows.
The collection went far beyond plates cups and saucers; it included clocks, storage jars, and more bizarrely, curtains and Christmas candle holders!
As usually happens with very popular trends they soon fall out of fashion and often become a thing of ridicule. Eternal Beau certainly became a victim of its own success.
Collecting Eternal Beau
Eternal Beau is still a little out of favour, evidenced by the amount still to be found for sale in charity shops, car boots and ebay.Good news for the avid collector! Pieces that have defined an era and now are out of fashion are always worth looking at as an investment. They are bound to come back into favour as people get older. Eternal Beau will be remembered by them with sentiment and fond memories, and a desire to start collecting again.
Look for the out of the ordinary items, clocks, lemon squeezers, even the Christmas Candle holder!
The wine glasses and soup tureen look especially stylish.
Ideas for Collectors
The wine glasses and soup tureen look especially stylish.
Ideas for Collectors
A unique idea is to make a collection of Eternal Beau and pass it onto a young female family member as a special gift for a particular birthday or occasion. It shows originality and thought.
Johnson Brothers
Johnson Brothers also made other patterns in the octagonal shape; although they didn’t seem to be as popular as Eternal Beau, and the range of wares was smaller.
- Fresh Fruit
- Sonata
- Eternal Belle
- Garden Trellis
- Evensong
- Greenfield
Check them out on ebay to see how few are for sale.
If you see any of these on your collecting travels, snap them up, they could be very sought after in the future. As always check carefully for cracks and chips.
Happy Crocking!
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