| Beatrix Potter Beswick Figurines.Tales
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| | RabbitSo now we've got the make and the
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| from a country antique shop.A long time
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| | specific item, but still a few
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| ago . . in a galaxy far far away . .Had a
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| | problems.So how can individual figures be
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| phone call from a gentleman called Fred
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| | identified and valued quickly?Well . . .
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| who was cleaning out his aunt's house.The
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| | .Beatrix Potter published several books
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| trouble was, his wife was giving him a
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| | about animals her first being The Tale of
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| hand!The reason for the call was that
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| | Peter Rabbit in 1902.Royal Doulton was
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| they'd found 'some rabbits' amongst his
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| | founded in 1815 and already specialising
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| aunt's bits and pieces. It took me a few
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| | in figurative sculpture.Miss Potter
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| minutes to work out if they were of the
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| | approached the Lambeth studio in 1908
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| furry variety or the easier to keep
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| | with a view to having her own animals
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| pottery sort.Well his wife was a keen TV
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| | produced in ceramic. An earlier contract
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| fan - especially of the lunchtime 'buy
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| | with another company made any arrangement
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| cheap and sell expensive' type of antique
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| | with Doulton impossible and it was not
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| collectable programmes. She was convinced
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| | until 1948, sadly after Miss Potter's
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| that they'd stumbled on a fortune with
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| | death, that the Beatrix Potter figures
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| the rabbits because they were EXACTLY the
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| | were finally produced by the John Beswick
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| same thing that had fetched top money
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| | factory.This arrangement continued
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| only the other day on TV while she was
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| | successfully until the late 1960's when
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| having her soup and sandwiches.
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| | Ewart Beswick was ready to retire but had
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| Our telephone conversation continued
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| | no heir.The Royal Doulton group acquired
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| like this. Fred remember, was on the
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| | the Beswick factory in 1969 and when the
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| other end of the phone talking to me, but
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| | modeller Albert Hallam retired in 1975,
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| having to listen to his wife's advice
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| | Graham Tongue became the head modeller at
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| with his spare ear."It's a rabbit with a
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| | the Beswick studio and added many new
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| blue coat and there are marks on its
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| | characters to the range in the
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| bottom"A few further questions
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| | 1980's.Beatrix Potter figures have become
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| ascertained that the marks were on the
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| | highly collectable and so far, the 1990's
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| base of the pottery figure."Are the marks
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| | has seen Graham Tongue develop the
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| in brown or gold?" I asked"Yes" replied
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| | Beatrix Potter collection for the 100th
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| Fred. I could tell it was going to be an
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| | birthday of Peter Rabbit in 1994. 1997
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| uphill struggle!"I really need to know
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| | saw yet more celebrations as Beatrix
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| just which colour" I continued "Well it's
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| | Potter figures had been in continuous
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| difficult to tell in this light - it's
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| | production for Beswick for 50 years.19
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| sort of a browny gold"Next sound I could
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| | figures were withdrawn in 1997 making
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| just hear was Fred's wife saying, tell
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| | more than 60 retired figures for
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| her it's like the one on the telly on
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| | collectors to find.Quite a task and
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| Tuesday lunchtime."It's OK Fred, I heard
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| | getting more difficult each year so how
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| that, but it doesn't really help. Any
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| | does one handle this situation . . . .
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| possibility of slipping them into the
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| | .The quick and dirty way is to visit:
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| shop so we can pinpoint the date
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| accurately""Yes I'll bring them in
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| | There you will find the rest of this
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| tomorrow, but could you just let me know
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| | article with the associated photos and
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| what they're worth today"Bless him, he
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| | graphics explaining the various marks
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| wasn't giving in!!
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| | used by Beswick.
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| This happens all the time and sometimes
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| | Happy Collecting.We run a small but
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| it's fairly easy to give a rough estimate
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| | beautifully formed General Antiques Shop
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| over the phone, but in this case, almost
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| | which is situated in Kirkby Lonsdale In
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| impossible.As you've guessed, the rabbits
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| | the Yorkshire Dales/Cumbria Border. Lots
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| were Beswick's Beatrix Potter range
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| | of Collectables, Antiques and witty
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| and the one in question was Peter
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| | banter.
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