{"id":7325612113978,"title":"Moorcroft Blue Guardian Lidded Box 125\/4 - Numbered","handle":"moorcroft-blue-guardians-lidded-box-numbered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft Blue Guardian Lidded Box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2024 Butterfly Festival Days Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner: Kerry Goodwin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbered Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape: 125\/4 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003eH 9 x W 16.5 x D 16.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue butterfly most seen in gardens and towns, and the only blue butterfly that readily flies around bushes, is the Holly Blue. Kerry allows their sky-blue upper wings to be displayed in all their glory and marks out the females through their dark borders. As they feed on the ivory bramble flowers, lightly dusted with pink, fine Moorcroft artistry captures the miniscule dark spots of their fragile underwings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBUTTERFLY FESTIVAL DAYS COLLECTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eLike the cheerful chirp of a canary in a coal mine, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgkelc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003ekaleidoscope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eof butterflies is representative of the health of our natural world. The rewilding of many parts of the United Kingdom has allowed the declining populations of the dazzling Peacock butterfly to replenish, so that these, and other guardians of summer, can pollinate our world and open the gates into an exciting world of colour and design. Moorcroft’s Butterfly Festival Days not only offer us an opportunity to open our doors and showcase our heritage skills, but to also celebrate these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgkelc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003esymbols of freedom, transformation and life. Artist Vincent Van Gogh used butterflies in his works as a symbol of hope, William Moorcroft as decorative Art Nouveau motifs, and now our own Design Studio have created a design immersion experience for us all – so let us embrace their fragile beauty, their mystery and carefully crafted natural surroundings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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":"2024-08-22T15:38:07+10:00","created_at":"2024-08-22T15:30:18+10:00","vendor":"Faulconbridge-Antiques \u0026 Giftware","type":"Pottery","tags":["2024 Collections \u0026 New Collections","Moorcroft","Moorcroft Limited - Numbered Editions and Trials","New Arrivals"],"price":59400,"price_min":59400,"price_max":59400,"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":40588600836154,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Moorcroft Blue Guardian Lidded Box 125\/4 - Numbered","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":59400,"weight":2000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftBlueGuardiansLiddedBox125-4.jpg?v=1724304814"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftBlueGuardiansLiddedBox125-4.jpg?v=1724304814","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22136213798970,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"width":800,"src":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftBlueGuardiansLiddedBox125-4.jpg?v=1724304814"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftBlueGuardiansLiddedBox125-4.jpg?v=1724304814","width":800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft Blue Guardian Lidded Box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2024 Butterfly Festival Days Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner: Kerry Goodwin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbered Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape: 125\/4 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003eH 9 x W 16.5 x D 16.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue butterfly most seen in gardens and towns, and the only blue butterfly that readily flies around bushes, is the Holly Blue. Kerry allows their sky-blue upper wings to be displayed in all their glory and marks out the females through their dark borders. As they feed on the ivory bramble flowers, lightly dusted with pink, fine Moorcroft artistry captures the miniscule dark spots of their fragile underwings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBUTTERFLY FESTIVAL DAYS COLLECTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eLike the cheerful chirp of a canary in a coal mine, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgkelc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003ekaleidoscope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eof butterflies is representative of the health of our natural world. The rewilding of many parts of the United Kingdom has allowed the declining populations of the dazzling Peacock butterfly to replenish, so that these, and other guardians of summer, can pollinate our world and open the gates into an exciting world of colour and design. Moorcroft’s Butterfly Festival Days not only offer us an opportunity to open our doors and showcase our heritage skills, but to also celebrate these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgkelc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003esymbols of freedom, transformation and life. Artist Vincent Van Gogh used butterflies in his works as a symbol of hope, William Moorcroft as decorative Art Nouveau motifs, and now our own Design Studio have created a design immersion experience for us all – so let us embrace their fragile beauty, their mystery and carefully crafted natural surroundings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'EB Garamond Medium';\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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"}