Horses for Swannes

Horses for Swannes Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Horses for Swannes, Vintage Store, Westmere, Auckland.

Curated vintage, second-hand furniture, retro home décor

🦢 Mid-century chairs, curios, rescued treasures & off-centre finds

♞ Stabled in Auckland & Christchurch | Ships NZ-wide | New drops weekly | Estate Services & School/Charity Fundraising Support

SOLD | 🐎 Drop #193 | Vintage Floral Print | Scalloped Brass Frame | 1930s-40s Wall Art | $55This charming vintage flora...
14/06/2026

SOLD | 🐎 Drop #193 | Vintage Floral Print | Scalloped Brass Frame | 1930s-40s Wall Art | $55

This charming vintage floral print depicts a generous garden bouquet of marigolds, delphiniums and white daisies arranged in a green glass jar, painted in the warm, painterly style of the interwar era. Signed by the artist Gladys McAdams, it sits behind glass in its original scalloped brass-edged frame with the original decorative link chain for hanging, ready to go straight onto your wall.

These scalloped-frame prints were a staple of New Zealand and Australian homes from the 1920s through the 1940s. Finding one this intact, with original chain and frame, is getting harder. The muted olive and gold tones sit beautifully in both vintage and contemporary interiors, and the scale is perfect for a hallway, bathroom or gallery wall moment.

📖 Details
• Signed print, artist Gladys McAdams
• Original scalloped brass metal frame
• Original decorative link hanging chain
• Glass fronted

📏 Dimensions
• Height: 36cm
• Width: 26cm

🏡 Decor Style
• Vintage, Grandmillennial, Cottage, Gallery Wall, Interwar

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost

SOLD | 🐎 Drop #192 | Vintage Round Scalloped Mirror | $50 | MCM | 50cmThere’s a reason round mirrors never go out of st...
14/06/2026

SOLD | 🐎 Drop #192 | Vintage Round Scalloped Mirror | $50 | MCM | 50cm

There’s a reason round mirrors never go out of style, and this one has the details that make it special. A gorgeous vintage round mirror with a decorative scalloped silver metal edge that catches the light beautifully. The kind of piece that looks intentional wherever you put it, entryway, bedroom, bathroom, or living room wall.

The scalloped border is a classic 1950s-60s touch that interior designers are actively seeking right now, and at 50cm this is the perfect scale for smaller spaces or as part of a gallery wall moment.

📖 Details
• Vintage round mirror, circa 1950s-60s
• Decorative scalloped silver metal edge
• Ready to hang
• Single owner vintage piece

📏 Dimensions
• Diameter: 50cm
• Width: 50cm

🪞 Condition
• Vintage condition, mirror glass clear and clean
• Some age-appropriate patina to edge

🏡 Decor Style
• Mid Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Coastal, Scandi, Eclectic

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost

🦢 Drop #191 | Mid-Century Stag/Antler Glo-Hill Dining Set | $75 | 12-Piece | Original Case | Montreal, Canada | Highly ...
14/06/2026

🦢 Drop #191 | Mid-Century Stag/Antler Glo-Hill Dining Set | $75 | 12-Piece | Original Case | Montreal, Canada | Highly Collectible

Glo-Hill Canada “Connoisseur” set, produced in Montreal in the mid-20th century and today one of the most sought-after names in vintage flatware collecting.

Durable stainless steel blades paired with those signature faux antler handles, moulded from Bakelite to mimic stag horn. The kind of thing that comes out for a dinner party and gets talked about.

Six knives and six forks, every piece present, nested into the original suede-lined presentation case with brass hardware. Complete sets in original boxes are increasingly hard to find.

📖 Details
• Glo-Hill, Montreal, Canada
• 6 x steak knives + 6 x steak forks
• Faux antler Bakelite handles
• Original fitted presentation case with brass hinges
• Highly collectible mid-century flatware

📏 Dimensions
• Knives: 22cm
• Forks: 19cm
• Box: 27cm x 20cm

🪞 Condition
• Blades and tines in excellent condition
• Case showing age-appropriate wear, suede lining intact
• All brass hardware functioning

🏡 Decor Style
• Mid-century
• Vintage entertaining
• Lodge or hunting cabin aesthetic
• Classic New Zealand bach

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost

🐎 Drop #190 | Walker & Hall “Pride” Knives | $80 per set | $145 for both | 1953 - Midcentury | David Mellor Design | Un...
14/06/2026

🐎 Drop #190 | Walker & Hall “Pride” Knives | $80 per set | $145 for both | 1953 - Midcentury | David Mellor Design | Unused in Boxes

The Pride pattern was designed by Mellor in 1953 for Walker & Hall, one of Sheffield’s most respected silversmiths. In 1957 it won the Council of Industrial Design’s first ever Design Centre Award, the design world’s equivalent of a gold medal. These are not just knives. They are a piece of British design history sitting in your kitchen drawer.

Two sets of 6 are available, each in their original box, unused and still in original tissue wrapping. Buy one set for $80 or take both for $145. Black acetal handles, high carbon stainless steel blades, serrated edge. Clean, modernist and utterly timeless. The kind of thing you pull out for a dinner party and someone always asks about.

📖 Details
• Two sets of 6 available ($80 each or $145 for both)
• Walker & Hall Sheffield, Pride pattern
• Designed by David Mellor, 1953
• Winner of the Design Centre Award 1957
• Black acetal resin handles
• High carbon stainless steel blades
• Unused, original tissue wrapping intact

📏 Dimensions
• Knife length: 22cm
• Handle length: 9.5cm
• Box: 25cm x 12cm

🪞 Condition
• Unused old stock in original packaging
• Two boxes, some light age to boxes only
• Knives themselves in excellent condition

🏡 Decor Style
• Mid Century Modern
• Modernist / Design Collector
• Scandi influenced interiors

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost

🦢 Drop #189 | Swineside “The Teapottery” Orient Express Travel Trunk Teapot | $68 | Signed Yorkshire Pottery | Designed...
14/06/2026

🦢 Drop #189 | Swineside “The Teapottery” Orient Express Travel Trunk Teapot | $68 | Signed Yorkshire Pottery | Designed by Master Teapot Maker Paul Cardew | 1995 | Collectable

First class. London to Istanbul. Champagne included.

This novelty teapot by Yorkshire’s beloved Teapottery is the kind of thing that stops people in their tracks. Shaped as a classic green steamer trunk stacked with a tan leather satchel, it’s decked out in gold fittings and vintage travel stickers including Orient Express, First Class and Explorer Line. The removable lid is the satchel itself, and the champagne bottle is your stopper. Every detail is considered.

Signed to the base with the Teapottery maker’s mark. The Teapottery has been making collectible novelty teapots in Yorkshire since the 1990s and this travel trunk design is one of their most sought-after. Fully functional, beautifully detailed and honestly just a joy to own.

This design was by Paul Cardew - the world's best known designer and producer of novelty teapots.

📖 Details
• Teapottery Yorkshire novelty teapot
• Signed to base with maker’s mark
• Orient Express travel trunk design
• Three pieces: teapot, satchel lid, champagne bottle stopper
• Gold fittings and vintage travel sticker detail

📏 Dimensions
• Width: 18cm (spout to handle)
• Height: 10cm
• Depth: 8cm

🪞 Condition
• Excellent condition
• All three pieces present and intact
• See photos for detail

🏡 Decor Style
• Collectable / Eclectic / Travel / Vintage Kitchen

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost














🐎 Drop #188 | Vintage “Wine Sales” Timber Sign | $80 | Hand-Painted | NZ OriginThis is the real deal. A chunky hand-pai...
14/06/2026

🐎 Drop #188 | Vintage “Wine Sales” Timber Sign | $80 | Hand-Painted | NZ Origin

This is the real deal. A chunky hand-painted timber Wine Sales sign with a directional arrow, picked straight from a New Zealand collection. At 117cm tall this thing has serious presence. Lean it against a wall, prop it in a cellar, hang it in a kitchen or bar and the room tells a story.

The paint has done exactly what decades of good living does to it. Honest wear, beautiful patina, nothing faked. This is the kind of piece that reproduction signs spend a lot of money trying to look like.

📖 Details
• Genuine vintage hand-painted timber sign
• Rounded corners
• Solid timber construction, heavy and substantial

📏 Dimensions
• Height: 117cm
• Width: 68cm
• Depth: 3cm

🪞 Condition
• Good vintage condition with authentic paint wear
• Honest patina throughout, see photos for detail
• Back shows original painted surface and age marks

🏡 Decor Style
• Rustic / Vintage / Country

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost



















🦢 Drop #187 | YAX Hors D’Oeuvre Tray | $28 | Mid-Century | Stainless Steel Entertaining SetA wonderfully retro piece of...
07/06/2026

🦢 Drop #187 | YAX Hors D’Oeuvre Tray | $28 | Mid-Century | Stainless Steel Entertaining Set

A wonderfully retro piece of mid-century entertaining history. This YAX stainless steel hors d’oeuvre tray comes complete with its original box and distinctive black handles, straight out of the cocktail-party era when cheese cubes, cocktail sausages and fondue sets ruled the lounge.

📖 Details
* Vintage YAX hors d’oeuvre serving tray
* Stainless steel construction
* Twin-compartment design
* Original black handles
* Original illustrated retail box included
* Made for serving cheese, crackers and appetisers
* Fantastic mid-century entertaining aesthetic

📏 Dimensions
* Box length: 29cm
* Box width: 16cm
* Box height: 4cm

🏡 Decor Style
Mid-Century Modern (MCM)

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in to you if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost.










SOLD | 🦢 Drop #186 | Art Deco Tea Strainer & Drip Stand | $18📖 Details* Silver-plated tea strainer with matching drip s...
07/06/2026

SOLD | 🦢 Drop #186 | Art Deco Tea Strainer & Drip Stand | $18

📖 Details
* Silver-plated tea strainer with matching drip stand
* Distinctive Art Deco fan motif handles
* Pierced strainer bowl for loose-leaf tea
* Matching square drip tray with decorative cutwork corners
* Original two-piece set
* Likely dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1920s-1940s
* Functional or decorative display piece

📏 Dimensions
* Overall width (handle to handle): 13cm
* Overall depth: 3cm
* Tea strainer bowl diameter: 6cm

🪞 Condition
* Good vintage condition overall
* Age-related tarnish and surface wear present
* Patina consistent with age and use

🏡 Decor Style
Art Deco

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in to you if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost.










SOLD | 🦢 Drop #185 | Vintage Roll-Top Bread Bin | $45 | Retro Kitchenalia | Cream Enamel UtilityA classic vintage roll-...
07/06/2026

SOLD | 🦢 Drop #185 | Vintage Roll-Top Bread Bin | $45 | Retro Kitchenalia | Cream Enamel Utility

A classic vintage roll-top bread bin in soft cream enamel with black trim and bold lettering.

📖 Details
* Vintage metal roll-top bread bin
* Cream enamel finish
* Contrasting black trim
* Original “BREAD” lettering to front
* Smooth roll-top opening mechanism
* Ventilation holes to rear
* Generous storage capacity
* Classic mid-century kitchen styling

📏 Dimensions
* Width: 44cm
* Height: 20cm
* Depth: 27cm

🪞 Condition
* Good vintage condition overall
* Roll-top mechanism operates smoothly
* Minor enamel wear and small scuffs consistent with age and use

🏡 Decor Style
Farmhouse, Mid century (MCM)

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in to you if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost.










SOLD | Drop #184 | Vintage Tea & Coffee Canister Set | $35 | Made in Canada | To***co Brown Storage PairA handsome pair...
07/06/2026

SOLD | Drop #184 | Vintage Tea & Coffee Canister Set | $35 | Made in Canada | To***co Brown Storage Pair

A handsome pair of mid century vintage tea and coffee canisters in a rich tobacco-brown finish with chrome-look lids and decorative raised lettering.

📖 Details
* Matching Tea and Coffee canister set
* Deep tobacco-brown plastic construction
* Chrome-look lids and centre band detail
* Made in Canada by Ecko Canada
* Stackable design

📏 Dimensions
* Height: 11cm
* Width: 13cm
* Depth: 16cm

✨ Styling Ideas
* Perfect for a retro kitchen display
* Pair with vintage Tupperware, Acopal mugs or Crown Lynn ceramics
* Style on open shelving for a classic 1970s look
* Great prop for a retro caravan, bach, or period-inspired kitchen

🪞 Condition
* Good vintage condition overall
* Age-related marks and surface wear present
* Some light scuffs and scratches - see photos for details
* Lids fit securely

🏡 Decor Style
* Mid-Century Modern (MCM)

📍 Location
Collection from Takapuna or Grey Lynn, Auckland
Regular trips to Tauranga so can drop in to you if you’re TNG based
Postage NZ-wide at buyer’s cost.










Address

Westmere
Auckland

Telephone

+6421770110

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Horses for Swannes posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Horses for Swannes:

Shortcuts

Share

Category