Description
Shape 9
Numbered Edition
Designer: Emma Bossons FRSA
From the 2022 Back Dane Trust collection
Approx 24cms (9 1/2") tall
Approx 11cms (4 1/4") wide
In excellent, first quality condition
Complete with full Moorcroft boxing
GUARANTEED free from damage and repair
About Redstarts:
Through arches of apple blossom, a pair of breeding male redstarts look smart, with slate grey upper parts, black faces and wings all suited up with an orange rump and chest. One bird looks hastily over his shoulder as his red tail feathers dip like a rudder into the brilliant white and salmon pinks of the apple blossom. Curiously, the other male looks directly at you, as if he is about to ‘bob’ in a robin-like manner at your intrusion into his quiet place. The final avian window is held by a female redstart, with her own chest plumage pale in comparison, as she prepares to flit from branch to branch.
About the Back Dane Trust Collection:
Moorcroft designers Kerry Goodwin and Emma Bossons FRSA have always enjoyed
being in nature and the calmness gained from the natural world. Their designs for
Moorcroft are testament to that. Designs created through immersion in nature
grow organically out of reverence and love. Fortunately for Moorcroft, when this
is combined with their world-class talent, the outcome is often spectacular. As
chance would have it, the designers were asked to create designs for the Back
Dane Trust, a small volunteer-run charity that owns a converted farmhouse, Back
Dane, in the Peak District National Park. It is situated in an area of outstanding
beauty at the edge of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. For them, it was a
very special place and they could see why it has become a sanctuary for many. As
they toured the farm, woodland area, wildflower meadows and strolled down to
the River Dane, they knew that the Arts and Crafts pottery had itself found a home.
The Trust describes its purpose as providing ‘educational and recreational
facilities for those in need, or those who are disadvantaged in some way.’
They welcome and support charitable groups wanting to host respite breaks. Inner
city children, refugees, young carers, children and adults with learning difficulties
have all been supported. Children can enjoy outdoor play, fun and adventure
at Back Dane. With its own nature trail, deciduous woodland, riverside area,
wildflower meadow, fire pit and sensory garden, nature is allowed to unfold and
heal.
Back Dane’s diverse natural habitat, which encourages a rich variety of wildlife
from buttercups, wood anemones and bluebells in the meadows and pied
flycatchers taking up residence in the bird boxes made and erected by children,
offers a treasure trove of design inspiration. While funds for each piece sold within
the Back Dane Collection, will help the Trust in its work, Moorcroft also believes that
these pieces of art pottery, each as individually and beautifully created as those
that enjoy Back Dane, will offer you a sanctuary through the natural world.
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Condition Descriptions
In the main we sell delicate, individually made antique and collectible items that have had a prior ownership history and prior use. We believe that we are extraordinarily exacting in our condition reports of our items – and we describe our items with knowledge and a critical eye developed over decades of experience handling an enormous quantity of similar items. We make every human effort possible to detect or disclose significant age related soiling, damage through use or misuse, or restoration to damage to items on this website. Given the age of the items we sell – minor and insignificant wear, blemishes consistent with the manufacture techniques used in the production of an item or simply evidence of age of a previously owned item (for example fine, clean crazing) is not damage - nor significantly detracting.
For further details refer Clause 2 in our Terms of Service, which you can find here.
Shipping Times
We do not guarantee shipping times - while all best efforts are made to dispatch in a timely manner, we do not guarantee shipping times. If receipt of your order is time sensitive - please contact us to discuss requirements before placing an order, not after placing an order. We cannot guarantee carriers delivery times - they are beyond our control.
Returns and Refunds
Items can be returned if not as described for a refund of the purchase price and shipping – provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt of the item of your intention to do so. You can do this by emailing or phoning us.
We consider significantly not as described as a failure on our part to detect or disclose significant soiling, damage or restoration. Given the age of the items we sell – minor and insignificant wear, blemishes consistent with the manufacture techniques used in the production of an item or simply evidence of age like fine, clean crazing is not reason to return an item.
Order Cancellations
1.1 If for some reason we cannot supply an item you have ordered (due to our error or an item being lost), we will refund you in full. This may take a few working days for the credit to appear in your account due to banking vagaries. Please note sometimes refunds can differ in quantum due to currency conversions and exchange rate differences.
1.2 If you cancel an order (before we dispatch to you) due to change of mind or concerns about shipping times - we will refund you for the purchase price of the item LESS $25 in administration fees AND a 2.5% restocking surcharge (which is essentially what our bank charges us to receive your payments via credit cards or online payment methods, together with currency conversion fees and other ). Your change of mind incurs expenses for us - these are charges we incur and you pay - we should not lose because of your decision.
1.3 Once an order is dispatched to you, orders cannot be cancelled under any circumstances.
Buyers Remorse
Given the delicate nature of the items we sell and the practicalities of logistics of same, we do not refund for change of mind or buyers remorse. If you purchase an item and when you receive it you find that you already have it in your collection – we will exchange your purchase for other items that we have or failing that, extend a store credit, but the shipping in both directions is your cost. For exchanges and returning for store credit please notify us within 7 days of receipt of the item of your intention to do so. You can do this by emailing or phoning us.
Returning your Item to Us
On returns, the items must be well packed and returned to us in the same high quality manner in which they were sent to you.
Duties and Taxes on Export Sales
We sell our items on a delivered taxes unpaid. Taxes and duties on items ordered overseas (from us located in Australia) are your responsibility. If you fail to pay the duties and taxes on your item and it is returned to us - you WILL NOT be refunded in full.
You will be refunded your purchase price LESS:
(1) the reasonable shipping charges in both directions; and
(2) a $50 as an administration and cancellation fee for receiving the order, packing the order and processing the sale; and
(3) a 2.5% restocking surcharge (which is essentially what our bank charges us to receive your payments via credit cards or online payment methods, together with currency conversion fees and other).
Your failure to pay legal taxes and duties incurs expenses for us - these are charges we incur and you pay - we will not lose because of your decision.
We do not refund taxes and duties if the item has been exported and you desire a return. These are your costs, not ours.
AUSTRALIAN PURCHASES
All Australian purchases are professionally packed to the the highest possible standard and are sent fully Insured Australia Post Signature on Delivery (this is not an option - it is done for your security, and ours). This is a fully trackable service. In some cases with extremely valuable or large items we may deliver personally.
Full details of how we pack are shown in the blog article The All Important Packing Process.
INTERNATIONAL PURCHASES
All International purchases are professionally packed and when Shipping Internationally we use a combination of Australia Post Pack and Track and Australia Post Express Post International (EMS Courier, depending on package size, destination and value of items). All parcels are able to be tracked on line. Full details of how we pack are shown below.
Rest assured, in every transaction, customer satisfaction is paramount and we pack to the highest possible standard.
Full details of how we pack are shown in the blog article The All Important Packing Process.