An Edinburgh shop were shocked this week after a customer found a pot she had made over three decades ago amongst their stock.
Popular vintage boutique Pascal and Co on Leith Walk shared the surprising discovery after the woman had made the artwork in Africa in the 1980s.
Given the pot from a friend, the shop explained they had been told the item had come from Moray, and instantly fell in love with the design.
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Later finding out the piece had been made in Swaziland, the distinctive blue and brown pot had been on display in the store when their loyal customer, Colleen had popped in on Saturday (March 26.)
Speaking on social media, Pascal and Co described the incredible moment Colleen realised the unusual pot had actually been made by herself in 1989.
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They said: "I acquired this incredible plant pot from a friend of the shop who told me that it had come from Findhorn in Moray, Scotland.
"The hand that you’re seeing here placed on it is the hand that actually made it… wait for it… it gets better… made it in Swaziland!
"So I recognised Colleen as a customer of mine from last year’s pop up at the shop when she bought a gorgeous South African handwoven piece from me. So earlier today, I’m minding my own business in the shop and suddenly I hear gasps and “I can’t believe it” exclaims and “but how can this be” and so on and so on, and I recognised Colleen’s voice.
"That’s when she told me that she was the one who made this pot and it was she who had invented this fabric appliqué technique to the non fired ceramic and how it was her business for five years before leaving Swaziland and selling it in 1989.
"You can imagine how flabbergasted we both were to find that it had travelled all the way around the world, to then somehow end up in Findhorn, to then be salvaged by me and to end up on a chair outside the shop around the corner from where Colleen lives!
"Of course it had gone home with her where it rightfully belongs."
Sharing their excitement, many customers and followers of the store were quick to comment, with one writing: "That's amazing! What a pot and what a woman."
Another replied: "What an incredible story!"
