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Offline keith

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Royal Brierley, I presume !
« on: November 17, 2021, 12:05:23 PM »
8 inches tall, the usual polished rim for Brierley art glass, the label looks like it's been there for a while and the bar code says "PR Production Sample! does that mean pre-production. not done any research yet just wanted a few opinions  ;D ;D
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2021, 01:27:05 PM »
Is a production sample not the standard against which the subsequent run will be compared and expected to live up to?
And did they do a rainbow one to go with it?  8)  ;)  ;D
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2021, 02:48:55 PM »
I've a couple of people I can email but I've never seen another like this  ::) ;D
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2021, 06:58:24 PM »
Just had confirmation that this is one of theirs, a sample piece that commercially 'never saw the light of day' probably mid 1980s, from a most reliable source !  ;D ;D
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2021, 07:34:04 PM »
Too expensive to produce, I imagine. Shame, because it is lovely.
But at least you have an (the?) example.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2021, 12:06:06 AM »
From what David said it may well be  :o ;D ;D
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2021, 01:27:22 PM »
I can't think of a better owner/custodian for it.  8)
I bet Linda likes it too.
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Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2021, 02:47:18 PM »
She does  ;D ;D
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