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Sunday, 3 February 2013

Unusual VASE - Florentine Crested China - Ushaw Moor Colliery ?

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Florentine Crested China VASE[/caption]


Got this lttle Gem off ebay, not sure what the significance of the Ushaw Moor crest is, maybe something to do with the Ushaw Moor Colliery.

"THIS IS  A PRETTY CRESTED CHINA VASE WITH 4 HOLES WITH CREST OF USHAW MOOR AND MADE BY FLOERNTINE CHINA"

Anyone any ideas ?
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17 comments:

  1. Denise3 February 2013 at 03:29

    What a find! Well done!

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  2. ron nightingale3 February 2013 at 04:36

    Its a Florentine flower vase. A collectible that could be worth around 1,000 quid to a collector. Should maybe have the beehive emblem on the bottom.

    http://finevintagedesign.com/product/florentine-china-hobart-crest-ware

    You Jammy Bugger LOL.

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  3. Ushaw Moor Guru3 February 2013 at 04:50

    I have added photo of BASE, don't think it's worth much, only got it for a couple of quid. Its about 2 inches high, seems to small for flowers. The inside was very dirty, looked like it may have been used to hold pencils.

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  4. Denise3 February 2013 at 06:16

    I hope it's worth £1000 Paul :)

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  5. Ushaw Moor Guru3 February 2013 at 06:41

    Would be nice if it was -) Was more interested in finding out about it. What was its use and why the Ushaw Moor crest?

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  6. Denise3 February 2013 at 07:12

    I have a distant memory, I think these little souvenirs were sold in a newsagents possibly Malones in the late fifties and early and mid sixties.

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  7. Ushaw Moor Guru3 February 2013 at 08:01

    Interesting-) thanks for that.. strange the figure above crest.. looks like a diver.-)

    Correction:-) looks like a knight:-)

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  8. duartroc3 February 2013 at 09:11

    Lots of Florentine China pots on e bay with local motifs from only a couple of pounds. I think Denise's memories are possibly right

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  9. Ushaw Moor Guru3 February 2013 at 09:18

    Mmm-) so does that mean its Ushaw Moors official crest.

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  10. Denise3 February 2013 at 09:19

    Pleased to hear that my memory could be right....I've checked it out with my mother and she agrees. (Her memory is much better than mine)

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  11. Denise3 February 2013 at 09:22

    The use was purely decorative, souvenir/keepsake stuff. Possibly some people collected them from wherever they visited, like the stuff which has 'A Present from Blackpool/Scarborough' etc.

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  12. Denise3 February 2013 at 09:25

    It's not the Ushaw College crest, may be it was designed just for these little souvenirs.

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  13. ron nightingale3 February 2013 at 21:33

    Didnt realise it was that small. But the one in the link i posted shows they were sending them all the way to Australia. That one has 4 holes plus the main center hole.

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  14. ron nightingale3 February 2013 at 22:03

    Have seen a couple more and they are calling them a Tulip vase.

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NORTH-BERWICK-TULIP-VASE-FLORENTINE-CRESTED-CHINA-/350688047309#vi-content

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  15. duartroc4 February 2013 at 01:52

    Just spotted an identical one on ebay with the crest of Odiham Hampshire, it too has the knight's head above the banner I suppose knights, crested banners and all forms of heraldry come out of the same ' tulip ' pot.

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  16. Denise7 February 2013 at 02:23

    I saw one of these, identical but from another town, in a charity shop yesterday. Sorry Paul, it was 50p.

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  17. Ushaw Moor Guru7 February 2013 at 02:28

    Yeah I guess they produced for LOTS of towns, and pretty common, well I only paid a few quid,, and liked the look of it... No treasure this time :(

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