Hello Andrew,
I loved your Exhibition. Admittedly, you and Jan have yet to have an Exhibition that I don’t love, and the thrill of seeing so many new figures at once makes paying for one of them a pleasure. I noticed SOLD signs popping up on the Exhibition pages quickly on items with both the biggest and smallest price tags, but I am mystified as to why a couple of things are apparently still looking for homes. Mystified is too gentle a word. I almost need to go into therapy to have this explained. Could it be that you haven't updated the site? The items on the first page are eye-candy and ALL should be sold.
I loved your Exhibition. Admittedly, you and Jan have yet to have an Exhibition that I don’t love, and the thrill of seeing so many new figures at once makes paying for one of them a pleasure. I noticed SOLD signs popping up on the Exhibition pages quickly on items with both the biggest and smallest price tags, but I am mystified as to why a couple of things are apparently still looking for homes. Mystified is too gentle a word. I almost need to go into therapy to have this explained. Could it be that you haven't updated the site? The items on the first page are eye-candy and ALL should be sold.
A pair of marked WALTON sheep. Every collection should have a pair, but they--and all marked figures--are increasingly difficult to find. Unless the restoration looks like chewing gum, why no SOLD sign?
This tithe pig group is simply dazzling. I tell myself that perhaps most collectors already have a tithe group and that’s why nobody has grabbed this one. But just look the beautiful enamel palette, the glowing glazes, the stunning bocage. Few tithe pig groups beat this one. Surely there is a collector out there who has been waiting for this?
A sweet subject and a sharp mold on this figure—not the more common porridgy version, and it's a long time since I have even seen one of those. Yes, I photographed this figure for my book (book plug moment) and I have yet to see a better one. BTW, your zoom pictures are great. I love being able to see the gorgeous blue-tinted glaze here.
That this archer marked SALT is sitting unsold at the paltry price of GBP345 tells me something is wrong. Is a site update needed? I have a SALT archer and paid more than this for it. I wouldn’t part with it for GBP345! Mine has a pink dress, but, like yours, it is just so very Staffordshire and charming. No restoration, a maker’s mark, a low price. What more can buyers want?
I know the world is sunk in an economic funk. Today we in the US mail in estimated income tax payments--or at least the 50% of us who are eligible for the privilege of paying income taxes can write a check! After I have balanced my check book, I will be cruising your site yet again. Book sales are chugging along, so we have more collectors AND they are reading. Demand for fine objects of all sorts will surge when we get over our economic malaise---but when that happens, figure groups like these will be even harder to find. There are more and more people in the world, but the stock of antique treasures is, at best, static.
Stephen Smith and I were debating the issue of collecting recently. He pointed out that older people collect and don't use the Internet--and most collectors are older. (I have officially reset my age to ensure eternal youth.) I know lots of older people wend their way to Bradford-on-Avon to enjoy your Exhibition over an extended period, and I expect they will wisely pounce on these figures. I wish I could be there too, but know that I am always with you in cyberspace:)
Myrna
Stephen Smith and I were debating the issue of collecting recently. He pointed out that older people collect and don't use the Internet--and most collectors are older. (I have officially reset my age to ensure eternal youth.) I know lots of older people wend their way to Bradford-on-Avon to enjoy your Exhibition over an extended period, and I expect they will wisely pounce on these figures. I wish I could be there too, but know that I am always with you in cyberspace:)
Myrna
