carltonware.com news Jacobean Figure A quick profit!

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1 carltonware.com news Issue February 2009 Jacobean Figure A quick profit! In the last newsletter we wrote about a Jacobean Figure Vase that was sold at an auction. We have noticed that the very same vase was offered for sale on ebay. (You can tell it s the same vase by the various markings.) Here for auction is this very rare Carlton Ware Jacobean Figures vase, also know as Cavalier and his Lady in a turquoise lustre colour way. I believe that this is a very rare pattern, perhaps one of only a couple ever known to exist or be recorded. The colours and pattern are simply stunning and unique, the intricate enamelling and fine detail make this a particularly lovely example and one which keeps drawing your eye for further inspection! The pattern does seem to be telling its own story right in front of your eyes. The condition of the vase is excellent, there is some very slight wear to the gilt to the top rim and does have some very fine crazing which is difficult to see but mentioned for accuracy. Its overall height is just over 6 tall. The base carries the typical Carlton Ware Script mark along with Trade Mark and Made in England and a pattern number Please me with any questions prior to bidding, the vase is offered on ebay on a NO RESERVE auction and surely you will agree it s a gorgeous vase which would grace any collection. Thanks for looking.

2 Well, as we said before, this pattern is rare. The final price reached on ebay was 1,757. This meant quite a nice profit for the seller who paid around 750 at the auction a couple of weeks earlier! Fairy Dell On Saturday, the Kent Auction Galleries had a rare piece of Carlton Ware on auction. It s called Fairy Dell and consists of an enchanted forest scene with trees, flowers and rabbits. Lot No 303: Carlton Ware Handcraft Charger/Wall Plate, W&R Circa 1920's, Marks to back , 13 in diameter, blue Carlton Ware to back. Estimates: 60 to 80 (GBP) We have seen this pattern a couple of times before, in other colour ways, and pictures may be found on the web site as number 3645 and number 8039 (number unknown).

3 The pattern was in fact introduced in the 1930s. It is quite rare. Indeed, although the auctioneers estimated a value of it did go for 500 plus a premium, which meant a price of 588. Carlton produced another pattern which featured rabbits, this was Rabbits at Dusk, and was introduced several years later on.

4 Mr & Mrs Wiltshaw Most Carlton Ware collectors will have heard of Mr Wiltshaw! Nicholas Pine, who has written several books on Goss and Crested China, kindly sent us some pictures from a Goss and Crested China collector, Mrs Mavis Orwin. She recently publicised a personal piece used as a Christmas greeting by Mr & Mrs Wilshaw of Carlton House, Stone. As promised, I have sent to you pictures of the Carlton Swedish Kettle bearing the Christmas greeting. Also, I have enclosed a copy of a B.E.E. programme which I picked up in a Buxton bookshop. Stone is an old market town about seven miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The British Empire in 1924 was huge it covered more than one-quarter of the land in the world and had a presence in every continent. With widespread problems at home and a growing independence movement abroad, Britain's ability to govern the Empire was problematic. An Exhibition was organised to help! The British Empire Exhibition took place in Wembley Park in It s purpose was to stimulate trade, to strengthen the bonds that bind the Mother Country to her Sister States and Daughter Nations, to bring all into closer touch, the one with the other, to enable all who owe allegiance to the British Flag to meet on common ground, and to learn to know each other. It is a family party, to which every member of the Empire is invited, and at which every part of the Empire is represented. There were participants from the whole empire and naturally, Carlton Ware exhibited and sold its wares at the exhibition.

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