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« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2012, 08:44:35 am »
I have been sold them many times in my long life.... and its about time I learned my lesson!
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« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2012, 10:55:31 am »

£60 each?  I wouldn't give them house-room.

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« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2013, 06:31:50 pm »
I was visiting some friends in Woodstock last weekend, they have this amazing work in glass, made in the Sixties by Whitefriars. it's on display in their shop.
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« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2013, 07:17:46 pm »
That is interesting ME. I dare not think what that might be worth when you think what a small 1960's glass vase by Whitefriars makes.
Is it a shop selling 60's items?
When we bought our 60's house I had a lovely time finding things to go with it from that era.
Here are a couple of plaques that I bought on ebay. The one with horses is ceramic and was made in West Germany. The other one is fused glass and I'm not sure which era it is from but I think it has "the look."

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« Reply #19 on: October 08, 2013, 07:29:51 pm »
They both look great! The shop is  http://www.rwfco.com/  The Real Wood Furniture Company in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. We used to work several hours a week there. An amazing place to visit!
I collect Whitefriars when I can find it at the right price! See photo!
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« Reply #20 on: October 08, 2013, 07:46:03 pm »
Do you find them at car boot sales? They look great grouped by colour and a few together like that.

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« Reply #21 on: October 08, 2013, 07:54:33 pm »
The small blue vase was from EBay and the rest at car boot sales, I rarely see them these days! The colours are so good when held to the light!
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« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2013, 01:33:56 pm »
What a talent !
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« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2013, 01:48:42 pm »
They are amazing and don't the Daily Mail almost always have superb photos to accompany their articles?

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« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2013, 04:21:42 pm »
There are some good examples of this type of art at Plas Newydd on Anglesey, inside the building, of course! 
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« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2013, 05:01:45 pm »
The Rex Whistler murals are wonderful to see at Plas Newydd but more remarkable for me were the drawings in the glass cases that he made when he was a child.

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« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2013, 07:03:03 pm »
Not much else of great interest at Plas Newydd apart from the Dining Room but we still enjoy visiting and generally also patronise the Cafe which has always been very enjoyable.  :D
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« Reply #28 on: November 07, 2013, 04:39:57 pm »
I've just got some more Whitefriars glass! A large 9" blue vase and 6 stem vases!
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« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2013, 08:47:17 pm »
Was that another of your lucky auction lots ME? You will have quite a collection soon.