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WEDGWOOD COMES TO US ON YOUTUBE

Here is a great YouTube video with history and current information by our friend and Wedgwood Museum Director, Gaye Blake-Roberts. Enjoy

QUICKIE NEWS SPLASH ~ TIME SENSITIVE NEWS


INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE -25% OFF ALL BONE CHINA ITEMS, PRODUCT #S IN 600 SERIES - BUY CHINA!!


Opening a brand new book that still smells of ink is such a sublime experience, almost as good as that musty smell of an old book reminding us of its history!

Check out our newly listed items on the WEBSITE where things are always changing. AT ALEXIS ANTIQUES ANNEX WE'VE ADDED MORE NON-WEDGWOOD ENGLISH CERAMICS, TO INCLUDE SOME ABSOUTELY ADORABLE ADAMS Titian Ware VERNACULAR HAND PAINTED PLATES. CHECK THEM OUT! We've added lots of new jasperware too, blue and green AND some excellent black basalt wares!


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CLICK THE TITLE OF MANY OF THE BLOG POSTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE IMAGE OR TEXT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE OFTEN AS THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. CLICKING THE PHOTO OF THE FEATURE OF THE WEEK WILL TAKE YOU TO ITS LISTING ON OUR SITE. THANK YOU FOR READING!







Friday, February 15, 2013

WEDGWOOD COLLECTORS' FAVORITE, CLARICE CLIFF GOODS AT AUCTION

WOOLLEY & WALLIS Auctioneers will have 70 lots of Clarice Cliff works at auction later this month.  A peek here will show all the beautiful wares on offer -good luck!  If you want to see a modern reproduction special edition by Wedgwood of a Clarice Cliff trio dessert set, just take a look here.


Sunday, February 3, 2013

WEDGWOOD DOCUMENTARY ON YOUTUBE ~ ANOTHER MUST SEE

My friend Lord Pulford, of the cold north of Scotland, told me some time ago about a TV series he saw about the British potteries but to my knowledge it did not come to USA television.  By accident I stumbled upon what I think is this series on YouTube tonight.  It is highly recommended for any collector of ceramics, and the segment, #2 The age of Wedgwood-Ceramics, is especially educational for all Wedgwood collectors, dealers and those just interested in English ceramics in general.  Once one has viewed it, the other segments of this excellent series on pottery can also be seen by clicking the various links on the YouTube site.  Produced by BBC in cooperation with the Victoria and Albert Museum, the hour-long show beautifully presents not only the history of Wedgwood and the story of the factory all the way up to the sending of much of the manufacturing overseas, but also tells the story of Stoke on Trent, the people and places, and the manufacturing process itself.  One will see how jasperware is thrown and ornamented, how the transfer process works, the pouring of the liquid slip into molds, the pots being unmolded and much more.  This is indeed a must-see to learn so much to help in collecting and buying and selling of Wedgwood and other fine English ceramic wares.  Gaye Blake-Roberts, Curator of the Wedgwood Museum, and Miranda Goodby of the Stoke on Trent Museum add their knowledge and there is a bit of A. N. Wilson speaking about growing up in the pottery itself, and the Potteries in general.  I can't fail to mention some segments by Lucy Worsley, the Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces such as the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace as well-known antiques commentator frequently seen on British TV. Be sure to view it in the full screen mode.  Not to be missed are some beautiful close-up shots of famous Wedgwood, Royal Doulton and Minton examples that we don't often see!  Interviewed is Clarice Cliff herself, and old film footage, and present day interviews, of the "Bizarre Babes" as the paintresses were known locally. Grab a cuppa tea or a wee dram and sit back and enjoy an hour of beauty in many forms!  Click on the  bold link above to go right to the Wedgwood segment and to the other links to Alexis Antiques items that might be of interest.