Seconds The Queen Oak PLQ13 Plaque

A century before the Norman Conquest, a small sapling began to emerge that would grow to be a fine oak of more than 500 years old at the Battle of Bosworth and 700 years old when the first Duke of Marlborough began to build Blenheim Palace, home to the largest collection of veteran oak trees in Europe, in 1705. That said, it is impossible to put an exact date on this great Queen of the woods. Like many ancient oaks, its very trunk has hollowed out over centuries, meaning you could no longer count its rings.

In this majestic Moorcroft design, the Queen Oak reigns over the forest with short eared owls standing on sentry duty, and bees swarming like squadrons from its hollows.  If that was not enough, tree creepers climb its colossal girth in their renowned spirals - pointed tails and downwards-curved bills creep like SAS scouts, exploring bark and crevices, and using their long, sharp beaks to pick out insects such as earwigs. Our Queen Oak is also host to Purple Emperors in the dense, richly coloured canopy of her branches, who clothe the design in a regal purple as they flutter above fern, acorn and mangled deposits of Oak mildew.

 

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: £1,335.00
Ex Tax: £278.13

• Designer: Emma Bossons
• Dimensions: H 38.00 x W 28.00 x D 2.00 cm
• Availability: Out Of Stock