Seconds Yellow Shrine CL1 Clock

Hypericum or Rose of Sharon as it is more commonly known is a semi evergreen woody shrub which flowers during July, August and September. Generally speaking virtually all are yellow flowered and favour a sunny position with reasonable drainage and a moisture retentive soil. They sit comfortably within mixed borders and are easy to grow and have a lengthy flowering period. Gradually garden centres are beginning to stock more varieties as this plant group really does deserve to be seen and used more often.

Rachel has designed three pieces as a small clock, tray and vase based upon a compact hybrid Hypericum called Hypericum x moserianum. This first rate small shrub, usually not more than 50cm high, makes an excellent ground cover plant with arching stems. Flowers, 5-6cm across have conspicuous reddish anthers borne from July to October and these are clearly depicted. They help lift the design together with the typical pinkish red stems and overall golden yellow flowers and their repetition creates a subtle, very pleasing composition. Importantly it turns full circle from Rachel’s original design when she was a very new member of the Moorcroft team, before the present Design Studio was born in 1997.

What is a Moorcroft second? All our art pottery is closely inspected before it leaves the Moorcroft factory and the selection process is as rigorous as any in the world. As a result, not all pieces emerge unblemished in their quality assessment. The fault or faults may be in the finish of a piece, whether it be a tiny tubeline miss, an incorrectly painted petal, or a small glaze run. Seconds are not ‘red-dotted’, all of them are far too good for that, and each seconds piece has a charm and individuality of its own. Any fault is not structural and the piece can still be used for the purpose it was made. 

The 'Was' price shown is the Best Quality RRP of this design and shape.

A Gift Box is not supplied with this product

 

Was: £280.00
Ex Tax: £151.67

• Designer: Rachel Bishop
• Dimensions: H 16.00 x W 9.00 x D 5.00 cm
• Availability: In Stock