{"id":7057317331002,"title":"Moorcroft Moonlit Bluebells Vase 159\/10 - Ltd Ed 25","handle":"moorcroft-moonlit-bluebells-vase-159-10-ltd-ed-25","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft Moonlit Bluebells Vase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2023 Design Studio 25th Anniversary Collection \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSenior Designer: Rachel Bishop BA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition of 25 only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Backstamp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape: 159\/10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003eH 25 x W 12 x D 12cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“My design is a tribute both to the New Forest where I grew up, but also to my love of trees, in all their forms and colours. Trees have been a running theme from the dawn of Moorcroft’s early days with designs such as Eventide, Hazledene and Moonlit Blue known about the world. The New Forest is a constant inspiration to me and I used Moorcroft’s blue clay to pay homage to Moonlit Blue and to showcase the synergy between the old and new. It is wonderful to create new designs, while still championing our history and our heritage.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRachel Bishop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoorcroft’s Senior Designer is a designer after William Morris’s own heart, with her childhood upbringing in the New Forest reappearing time and time again in her designs to enthrall and delight. Through Rachel’s sheer skill, ancient woodlands were brought to life long before the Moorcroft Design Studio was born, through designs like Holly Hatch and Vereley. In truth, Rachel is an Arts and Crafts heroine for the modern age. Moonlit Bluebells takes advantage of blue clay body, to create an ethereal experience of walking into a bluebells forest under moonlight, immersed in all that is beautiful. You can almost smell the heady fragrance hanging in the air and flinch at the cool, dappled silvery-light filtering through the vibrant green young leafed tree canopy overhead - it is something quite special after a long winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemories of the Moorcroft Design Studio \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five women of the Moorcroft Design Studio are really something quite special. Each one has almost circumnavigated the globe in pursuit of inspiration from the natural world and to meet Moorcroft enthusiasts in far off places. This year, we celebrate the 25-years of the Moorcroft Design Studio with pieces inspired by some of the very best designs they have ever created; each piece holding a special MDS 25-year backstamp on the base to mark the occasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRachel proved that a moonlit night in the New Forest can be a deeply spiritual experience within clay form; Emma showed the world that butterflies can, quite literally, flutter off the vase itself; Kerry proved that a parasol dance for a new generation can ignite colour and form into a unforgettable reverie; Vicky allows one of the most awesome visions in the world today – basking orca whales – to come full throttle in ceramic art, and Nicola celebrates the Moorcroft Design Studio’s 25-years through a house that harnesses the craft skills of a brilliant few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaulconbridge Antiques are Authorised Moorcroft Retailers and we only sell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"FIRST QUALITY\" pieces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e We Do Not Sell \"Graded or Seconds\" Moorcroft pieces!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2023-05-20T16:02:29+10:00","created_at":"2023-05-20T16:02:29+10:00","vendor":"Faulconbridge-Antiques \u0026 Giftware","type":"Pottery","tags":["Moorcroft","Moorcroft 2023 Catalogue and New Collections","Moorcroft Limited - Numbered Editions and Trials","New Arrivals"],"price":93173,"price_min":93173,"price_max":93173,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39905217478714,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Moorcroft Moonlit Bluebells Vase 159\/10 - Ltd Ed 25","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":93173,"weight":3500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_MoorcroftMoonlitBluebellsvase159-10.jpg?v=1684562720"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_MoorcroftMoonlitBluebellsvase159-10.jpg?v=1684562720","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21383407829050,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":800,"width":533,"src":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_MoorcroftMoonlitBluebellsvase159-10.jpg?v=1684562720"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_MoorcroftMoonlitBluebellsvase159-10.jpg?v=1684562720","width":533}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft Moonlit Bluebells Vase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2023 Design Studio 25th Anniversary Collection \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSenior Designer: Rachel Bishop BA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition of 25 only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Backstamp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape: 159\/10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003eH 25 x W 12 x D 12cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“My design is a tribute both to the New Forest where I grew up, but also to my love of trees, in all their forms and colours. 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In truth, Rachel is an Arts and Crafts heroine for the modern age. Moonlit Bluebells takes advantage of blue clay body, to create an ethereal experience of walking into a bluebells forest under moonlight, immersed in all that is beautiful. You can almost smell the heady fragrance hanging in the air and flinch at the cool, dappled silvery-light filtering through the vibrant green young leafed tree canopy overhead - it is something quite special after a long winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemories of the Moorcroft Design Studio \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five women of the Moorcroft Design Studio are really something quite special. Each one has almost circumnavigated the globe in pursuit of inspiration from the natural world and to meet Moorcroft enthusiasts in far off places. 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