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Title: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: keith 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

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: chopin-liszt 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

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: keith 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

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: keith 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

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: chopin-liszt 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

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: keith on November 23, 2021, 12:06:06 AM

From what David said it may well be  :o ;D ;D

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: chopin-liszt 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.

Title: Re: Royal Brierley, I presume !
Post by: keith on November 23, 2021, 02:47:18 PM

She does  ;D ;D