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Author Topic: swan - ID = Whitefriars  (Read 1830 times)

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Offline vidrioguapo

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Re: swan - ID = Whitefriars
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2009, 03:13:38 PM »
    
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I've never seen those colours together before Emmi...wonderfully subtle aren't they?  HiClap

Yes they are.  Unfortunately I haven't got a Twilight one at the moment( must buy one) otherwise I would have put that in too. The Silver and Twilight are often mistaken, in fact I bought the Silver one wrongly described as Twilight ( but I could see it was Silver) LOL!!!  Both those colours are really hard to get looking right in photos.  Silver is just "grey"  Twilight has a brown/green tinge, and Silver is often described as Pewter, but Whitefriars swans were not made in Pewter.  

All very confusing!!!

Emmi



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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2009, 04:41:33 PM »
My first thought was silver but i didnt like to commit as i am not good with colours

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Re: swan - ID = Whitefriars
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2009, 02:46:32 AM »
I've been thinking of selling my swans, but the colours are so intimidating! I *think* I have a sky blue 6" and a saphire 10", an old bristol blue coloured one 8", along with the usual flotilla of arctic blues.

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« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2009, 07:22:54 AM »
Cathy, it won't be a 'Sky Blue' 6 inch, unless it's an EARLY Sky Blue - a very turquoise-y 'Mediterranean' sky!  The FLC (Full Lead Crystal) Sky Blue ones were the later, footed swans which are all nominally 8 inches. These in FLC Sky Blue are very sought-after and are VERY (3 figures!) expensive!  :o 

However, if your 6 inch swan IS an early Sky Blue, please sell it .... to me!  >:D  :chky:  (deadly serious, actually  :-* ) These are amongst the MOST rare, and I (and indeed any swan collector) would pay very well indeed for one!  :D  ;)

The Sapphire 10 inch should fetch a reasonable price, as there are fewer of these around - far more 8 inch ones available.  The 8 inch 'Bristol Blue' one will be the Whitefriars colour known as 'Sanctuary Blue' and should also fetch a very GOOD price, as they are also quite rare!  And as for your flotilla of Arctic Blue ones, remember that if you have any 6 inch and 10 inch ones, they will be slightly more desirable than the 8 inch ones, because the large and small ones were discontinued earlier.   

Hope this helps.  Please feel free to contact me if you need any more info  ;) 
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« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2009, 08:02:58 AM »
I cant bring myself to sell my Swans they are so undervalued and yet so beautiful . jp  :spls:

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