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Ammonite Tea Bowls

April 16, 2020 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

Soo…you know I collect fossils, right?

This little beauty is a particular treasure – a 180 million year old dactylioceras ammonite, possibly from either Germany or the UK. It comes with provenance too – it was a gift from Tom of the Living Fossil Gallery who originally got it from the great Warren Somerville. It’s perfectly formed and if you look very closely, you can see the leaf-like suture pattern on the top right of the spiral…

After seeing ammonite-imprinted pottery on a UK website, I asked my friend Steve Sheridan last year if I could commission him to make some ammonite tea bowls for me. He took an imprint of my fossil, then produced these absolutely stunning pieces for me…

Each has a wee ammonite – my wee ammonite – in the base. The one I’m using most often has a green celadon glaze and fits perfectly in my hands…

The blue celadon is slightly larger and a good size for herbal teas. I love how individual every single one of Steve’s bowls are…

I told Steve that I was more than happy for him to make these to sell, so if you’re interested, here’s a link to his website. This isn’t an ad though, I just think Steve and Trish are wonderful! ♥

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  1. on April 16, 2020 at 7:16 am Manuela

    The tea bowls are beautiful!


  2. on April 16, 2020 at 8:04 am katechiconi

    I’d buy them just for that beautiful glaze alone; the ammonite is a wonderful bonus!


  3. on April 16, 2020 at 9:04 am Susan

    How wonderful to have that ‘greet’ you when you finish your tea!


  4. on April 16, 2020 at 10:09 am Liz @ spades, spatulas, and spoons

    Lovely and so special.


  5. on April 16, 2020 at 11:09 am Roz MacAllan

    Beautiful design and if I didn’t already have far too many ceramics including tea bowls I would get these.


  6. on April 16, 2020 at 11:44 am onefamilyoneplanetblog

    So unique and gorgeous. What a way to make a cuppa a divine experience! Thanks for sharing, Celia, your posts are little rays of light always, but especially at this time x


  7. on April 16, 2020 at 3:17 pm Santwona

    These are so beautiful Celia!


  8. on April 16, 2020 at 4:50 pm rosejasm

    I love ammonite too – these cups are truly wonderful


  9. on April 16, 2020 at 5:13 pm Kim

    An absolutely perfect tea bowl for you Celia 😊


  10. on April 16, 2020 at 5:50 pm Helen OGorman

    Beautiful Celia. Have you read the novel Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier ? It’s about an intrepid woman geologist in Lyme Regis in the Uk which has so many ammonites. It’s a wonderful places x


  11. on April 16, 2020 at 7:21 pm Zelda

    This is genius! I love it!


  12. on April 16, 2020 at 7:47 pm Nancy

    Wow I had to keep scrolling up and down – that is stunning Celia.


  13. on April 17, 2020 at 3:13 am shaheen

    my husband gave me a necklace for Christmas made from ammonite, so i had to come on over to check out your ammonite tea bowls and i must say wow – they are delightful.


  14. on April 17, 2020 at 4:04 am Anna

    That was so cute cup😆


  15. on April 17, 2020 at 3:56 pm sustainablemumblog

    They are gorgeous. I love that if you didn’t know it was there you would drink you tea and find that wonderful pattern at the bottom of your cup!


  16. on April 18, 2020 at 6:13 am Teresa Blackburn

    Beautiful story and bowl.


  17. on April 19, 2020 at 10:53 am NorskNymph

    I love everything about this – it must give you such joy to use this cup.. xx



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