Happy Birthday Mr. Dickens!
On the bicentenary of Dickens Birth, we are proud to present the newest addition to our British Heritage Collection:
The Birthplace of Charles Dickens.
Charles Dickens was born at 1 Mile End Terrace, Portsmouth on 7th February 1812 – the first married home of his parents, John and Elizabeth Dickens. Although his family moved to London when Charles was three, the author retained a lifelong bond with the city and Dickens’ father managed the Royal Navy pay office in the city between 1807 and 1815.
The Charles Dickens Birthplace measures 13cm (5”) tall and 6cm (2.25”) wide, and features a blue plaque at the front showing the year of his birth, and to the rear, a silhouette of Oliver Twist, holding out his bowl for more. This is the very first ceramic we have produced that shows basement windows!
The Charles Dickens Birthplace is available to buy now, at £28.00 plus postage / insurance, click here to order now.
A Brand New Building for 2012
Based on Penhaligons of Covent Garden, London
2012….The Year of the Dragon and Chinese Calligraphy Studio
Launching our first new ceramic of 2012, on ‘Penhaligons of Covent Garden, London. This famous perfumers was founded in 1870, and holds two royal warrants!
Here we present it ready for the Chinese New Year, the second in our Chinatown collection.
On the 23rd January 2012 the Chinese year of the Dragon begins, and as a Dragon year baby herself, with a special birthday later this year, Hazle has designed this limited painting of just 36 Ceramics, and will be painting all of this edition herself! Why 36? The edition will be numbered up to 50 ceramics, but just for fun, as the number 4 is considered to be the unluckiest number, there will be no ceramics with a number 4 – leaving just 36 available ceramics in the edition!
On the ground floor we have a Chinese Calligraphy studio with an artist at work inside painting lucky sayings to greet friends in the new year. A red & green Chinese dragon curves between the first and second floor windows, take a close look at his tail to read the date 2012.
Our new building measures 22.5cm tall (9”) x 9.8cm wide (just under 4”) and is priced at £94.95 + carriage/insurance.
Click here to order your Year of the Dragon
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Welcome to Hazle Ceramics, creators of the Award-winning “A Nation of Shopkeepers” collectible ceramic wall plaques.
Hazle Ceramics was formed in 1990 by Hazle Boyles, who at the time designed, painted and produced all the ceramics herself. Since then the company has grown substantially, now selling its ceramics to many enthusiastic collectors worldwide.
The main collection ‘A Nation of Shopkeepers’ takes its name from the famous Napoleon quote. Hazle took the statement as a compliment to the kind of liveliness and endeavour that can be found in the British High Street, with its hotchpotch of architectural styles and bustling activity, and has produced a range of low relief miniatures that reflect many different periods of British Architecture and History: Edwardian, Victorian, Georgian, Elizabethan and Tudor.
The range has received the British Giftware Association Award for the ‘Best Collectible’ for its ‘originality and value’.
In 2004 Eric Knowles chose Hazle Ceramics as his best new discovery at the UK’s largest gift fair, he said ‘I find the Nation of Shopkeepers range charming and innovative. When I came across them I thought they were fascinating. Lots of people are doing minature buildings, but these are interesting architecturally…As a collectable I can see them lasting in their charm, and they will be contested for by future generations’
If you are looking for your own piece of British Heritage, our range has something for you, whether you are a visitor to, or fan of England, enjoy our rich architechural variety, have an interest in social history, are looking for attractive investment pieces, or simply value products still entirely made in Britain.
You are always welcome to email us: info@hazle.com
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