Also I’m excited to let you know that I will have the Roundabout china mold by June, and probably some bisques before that. I am looking forward to getting Fido the Kiln running again!

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I’ve been offered an opportunity to go back to the UK this summer, to help hold some workshops for model horse collectors at a 3-day weekend event in Newmarket, England. This is not too far from Cambridge, right in the famous horse racing town and on the grounds of the Newmarket Stud. I didn’t get much chance to explore the country north of London and I am being so sorely tempted to go back now!

But I have to raise all the funds for travel. The airfare from Denver alone will be over $1000. Being highly motivated to do this, I am reaching deep into my unglazed china and porcelain “stash” and offering a rare opportunity to china collectors…

Custom Glaze Commission on Horsing Around/Eberl “Azham” Arabian stallion sculpture, English bone china

This is the hot hot hot sculpture by Brigitte Eberl of Germany, produced last year by Horsing Around of the UK. A sold out edition of only 50 pieces, I own two unglazed bisques. I was planning on keeping one and someday glazing the other for sale. Or maybe keeping both. I love this sculpture that much. But I will part with one now and this is your chance to choose the color on this rare and in-demand piece. I could probably get over $1000 for the unglazed bisque as-is. I will glaze it for you for $1750.00 postage paid to anywhere. It can be either gloss or mattte finish. You can take until May 30th to pay in full. Because of the value of this piece, I do need to protect myself from a customer backing out during time payments (when I’d already started glazing it to their color choice) so I will request a non-refundable deposit of $500.00.

Custom Glaze Commission on authentic Royal Worcester Saddlebred, Porcelain

This is an authentic Royal Worcester porcelain Saddlebred, from the edition made in England and sculpted by Doris Lindner in the 1960′s. It has a lot of value as an antique in this unpainted white gloss glazed finish. I bought this piece from the Crawleys of Horsing Around of the UK, when they purchased the contents of the Royal Worcester porcelain company’s factory archives 10 years ago or so. I have a letter from Royal Worcester confirming this. I will custom overglaze this porcelain to your choice of color. I have already fired this piece in my kiln as a test to make sure it doesn’t have any flaws or restorations (apparently some from the factory might). I have been looking into a local woodworker who can make wood bases for this porcelain and others in my collection, because they didn’t come with the matching factory bases. I will also include a custom wood base in the price. Glazed to your color choice, for $2200.00 postage paid to anywhere. You can take until May 30th to pay in full. Because of the value of this piece, I do need to protect myself from a customer backing out during time payments (when I’d already started glazing it to their color choice) so I will request a non-refundable deposit of $700.00.

If these pieces don’t interest you, I will also consider custom glazing these other bisque pieces from my private china stash: HA/Eberl “Sharif”, Breyer/Eberl porcelain “Gisele”, Mink Studios “Stormwatch”… or a claybody custom on any of my own sculptures (resculpted to your specs). Email me to talk about these.

I know there are a LOT of great and pricey china horses coming out right now and this coming year, and I thank you for considering my work on these great pieces… and giving me a chance to get back Over the Pond!

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