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Pair of large retro Wedgwood vases

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chuggy:
Bought these this morning and am now wondering if anyone can help with any info on them as I've never come across this type of Wedgwood before. They both have their original labels and stand 9.5 inches tall and 4 inches in diameter and have an orange peel texture with craters. Very tactile bit any info on designer or date appreciated.

http://i1.tinypic.com/23qxvll.jpg

Paul

Angela B:
Congratulations, they are lovely. The design is called "Moon crater" and they were designed by Ronald Stennett-Willson in 1969 to commemorate the moon landing.
Reference: "Glass design by Ronald Stennett-Willson" article by Anna Roylance in the free magazine "antiquexplorer", June 2004.

Angela

chuggy:
Thanks Angela just from the feel and look of them I thought they had to be quite good they are very tactile pieces and I love them.
Paul

chuggy:
I've now been contacted by someone and offered what I think is a silly amount of money for these, but I just don't know what the value is. Any ideas before I make a boob on this.
Paul

aa:

--- Quote from: "chuggy" ---I've now been contacted by someone and offered what I think is a silly amount of money for these, but I just don't know what the value is. Any ideas before I make a boob on this.
Paul
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I do think they are quite rare, Paul. To be honest, if Angela hadn't been able to id, I would have wondered whether the labels had been original. Wedgwood acquired Kings Lynn glass from RSW in 1969, so not only would these be some of the earliest pieces, but given that it was quite a small operation in those days, there may not have been that many. But I'm guessing there.

Value...it's the old "how long is a piece of string" question. But my gut feeling is they should be up there with the Clarice Cliffs. But it's only a gut feeling.... :D

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