My lovely shaving bowl has arrived from America! It was £11, the postage was very reasonable as was the waiting time. It was hand-made in the colours I asked for, by Christian of AndersonPottery.com
I hear you there. That's why I use a cheap Chinese SS ebay bowl. If/when I drop it I can only dent the bowl and it's not heavy enough to damage the toilet, floor or cat.
I use a scuttle on cold days and an Old Spice shaving mug during h0t days. A shaving bowl is a shaving bowl, when you get down to it.