CROWN DEVON WORLD
TOP 100 PICS OF 2005
WE HAVE HAD THOUSANDS OF PICS POSTED TO THE WEBSITE IN 2005. EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR FAVOURITES - THIS IS MY TOP 100
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WHAT A SUPERB FIGURE THIS ONE IS. SHE IS CALLED THE BEACH GIRL. DESIGNED BY KATHLEEN PARSONS IN THE 1930s, SHE IS 12.5" TALL SHE IS NUMBER 60 AND COST LESS THAN £1 WHEN NEW
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A FANTASTIC VASE DEPICTING HUNTING DOGS & PHEASANTS. IT IS 21" TALL AND WAS PROBABLY PAINTED BY WALTER LAMONBY.
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A FABULOUS MATTAJADE TEMPLE JAR WITH A DRAGON DESIGN. IT IS 16" TALL AND DATES TO THE 1930s
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THIS IS THE SECOND CLOCK IN 12 MONTHS TO APPEAR IN THIS SHAPE & DESIGN . THIS ONE IS IN WEM PATTERN AND PROBABLY DATES TO THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL MOVEMENT BY THE BRITISH UNITED CLOCK COMPANY
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ART DECO AT ITS BEST. THIS SUPER COFFEE SET IN PATTERN NUMBER A17 SHOWS THAT SOME OF THE FIELDINGS ART DECO DESIGNS WERE AS GOOD AS ANY TO BE FOUND
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NO SOONER HAD THIS VERY RARE MICKEY MOUSE FIGURAL VASE TURNED UP AT AUCTION. ANOTHER DAMAGED VASE APPEARED ON EBAY. THIS ONE, IN PERFECT CONDITION SOLD FOR OVER £2000
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THEY DON'T COME MUCH BETTER THAN THIS SUPERB ORIENT PATTERN TEMPLE JAR. DATING FROM THE 1930s, IT IS A MASSIVE 28" TALL.
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ANOTHER REALLY NICE TEMPLE JAR IN A COLOUR VARIATION OF THE ORIENT PATTERN. IT CARRIES THE PATTERN NUMBER 2135.
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THE UNRAPED LADY IS USUALLY FOUND IN IVRINE BUT HERE WE HAVE A FIGURE DECORATED IN PASTEL COLOURS. RARE & SUPERB!
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ANOTHER TOP CLASS FIGURE USUALLY FOUND IN IVRINE. THE WATER CARRIER IS 22" TALL
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PROBABLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE ROYAL DEVON VASE TO BE SOLD ON EBAY. THIS RARE TWIN HANDLED VASE IN X543 PATTERN SOLD FOR £410
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ONE OF THE BEST OF THE CROWN DEVON ART DECO FIGURES. THE FLAPPER GIRL WAS MADE IN TWO SIZES, 12" & 18". THIS LARGER FIGURE WAS SOLD ON EBAY FOR LESS THAN £1000. FOUR YEARS AGO A SMALLER FIGURE FETCHED OVER £2000.
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2005 WAS CERTAINLY A GOOD YEAR FOR FIGURES. THIS IVRINE FIGURE IS CALLED LADY DE BATH. SHE WAS CERTAINLY VERY RISQUE FOR THE 1930s
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ONE OF THE NICEST SHAPES OF JUG & BOWL SETS THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS. WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, THE BUYER MANAGED TO FIND A TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER AND A DRESSING TABLE SET IN THE SAME DESIGN
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ONE OF THE LARGEROF THE JARDINIERES THAT FIELDING'S PRODUCED. THEY ARE SOMETIMES FOUND WITH A MATCHING STAND AS SHOWN ON PAGE 94 OF 'THE CROWN DEVON STORY BY RAY BARKER.
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THIS RARE CLOCK IN REX PATTERN APPEARED AT AN ANTIQUES FAIR IN 2005. WITHIN TWO WEEKS, ANOTHER IDENTICAL CLOCK TURNED UP.
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SUPERB HAND PAINTED EGG. FRUIT BY F. COLE CROWN DEVON EGGS WERE PRODUCED IN THREE DIFFERENT SIZES.
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ANOTHER EGG - THIS ONE DECORATED IN ROSES AND SIGNED G. COX
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AND YET SANOTHER EGG - CRANES BY A MARSH
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ONE OF KATHLEEN PARSONS BEST FIGURES - THE DANCER
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