May 2009
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Newlyn Copper
episode details: Flog It! - Series 5 - Leicester
This is hand-beaten copper by the company Newlyn. It was estimated at 150 £. Knowing how these items are created, the level of detail in this craftsmanship is amazing. With a hammer and a mallet in lead underneath the copper these lovely copper items are created.
Popular designs in this copper include various sorts of fish, landscapes from...
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Royal Worcester - Freda Doughty
episode details: Flog It! - Series 5 - Cambridge
This item is a little sculpture by Royal Worcester, designed by Freda Doughty. This particular little figurine was appraised at somewhere between 70£ and 100£.
The Royal Worcester company has produced porcelain from 1751. It received its Royal warrant in 1789 and has kept this qualification since. Unfurtunately in 2008 the company was on the...
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Moorcroft Pottery and Vases
episode details: Flog It! - Series 5 - Cambridge
On todays episode I couldn’t help noticing a little vase from the English manufacturer Moorcroft. This company was founded in 1897 in Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent (England) and is still active today as an independent pottery manufacturer. The company has especially found fame through their vivid and colorful designs on hand-crafted or...
