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Royal Doulton’s Boy on a Crocodile brings £7000

15 April 2013

Among the most elusive of all Royal Doulton HN series figures is the curious model of a winged cherub astride a crocodilian known simply as ‘Boy on a Crocodile’.

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New study sheds light on Midlands japanned ware

26 March 2013

When she was given the task of cataloguing the japanned ware at the Wolverhampton Art Galleries and Museums, Yvonne Jones quickly discovered two things: the subject was more complex than most people had assumed and there was little in the way of research to help her.

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Ravilious’ Boat Race bowl designed for Wedgwood

12 March 2013

This 12in (30cm) diameter Wedgwood Queen’s Ware ‘Boat Race’ bowl, designed by Eric Ravilious, appeared at a recent sale held by Robertson’s of Kinbuck, near Dunblane.

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Fairytale ending at £29,500

11 February 2013

The highlight of the recent Decorative Art and Design sale conducted by Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet was this Wedgwood Fairyland lustre malfrey pot and cover designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1945).

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Art Fund say new deal may save Wedgwood Museum after all

24 September 2012

Negotiations on a new rescue package have raised hopes of saving the Wedgwood Museum collection. Those involved expect to be able to unveil an agreement within the next few months.

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Staunton’s first chessbox takes £5800 in Carlisle

16 April 2012

BY the early decades of the 19th century it was clear that the ancient and cosmopolitan game of chess would require pieces of standardised size and shape as it entered the era of international competition.

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UNESCO boosts bid to rescue Wedgwood Museum archive

13 February 2012

THERE is new hope for the Wedgwood Museum archive after UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) added it to its Memory of the World register.

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Government must step in over Wedgwood crisis say family

16 January 2012

SPEEDY government intervention is essential to save the Wedgwood Museum’s collection, descendants of Josiah Wedgwood say.

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Hope for Wedgwood Museum after white knight’s rescue plan

04 January 2012

A WHITE knight has stepped forward with an offer to rescue the Wedgwood Museum collection after a High Court judgment ruled it should be sold off to pay pension scheme creditors.

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A winning formula on the fields of Cowdray

01 October 2011

THE thwack of the polo mallet was replaced by the repeated thud of the gavel earlier this month at the Cowdray estate in West Sussex, celebrated as one of the great British polo venues and the seat of the Viscount Cowdray.

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