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Hunter Valley Wine Tour Ex Hunter Valley - Lunch, Cheese, Chocolate, Distillery
2024-10-16 18:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
In the picturesque Hunter Valley, indulge in a luxurious wine tour that combines the regions finest offerings. Savor paired wine and cheese tastings, decadent chocolates, and premium spirits with a behind-the-scenes look at winemaking. Enjoy a one-course lunch at a local restaurant, paired with a glass of your choice. With pickup from Cessnock, Pokolbin, and Rothbury areas, this guided tour promises a sophisticated experience. As you explore the valleys rolling hills, quaint villages, and boutique wineries, youll uncover the art of winemaking and indulge in a world of local flavors. And thats just the beginning of this gastronomic adventureKey Points Experience a luxury wine tour in the Hunter Valley with paired wine and cheese tastings, and spirit tastings. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes wine production tour and learn about the winemaking process. Savor a one-course lunch with a glass of beer, wine, or cider at a Hunter Valley restaurant. Indulge in decadent chocolates and artisan...
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Clarice Cliff (1899 to 1972) | Historic England
2024-10-16 16:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
20th century ceramic designer known for her colourful designs. Published 26 April 2024 From teenage factory girl to one of the most recognised ceramic designers of the 20th century, the success story of Clarice Cliff (1899 to 1972) is rooted in the heart of the Potteries in Stoke-on-Trent.Her vibrant, colourful plates, jugs, teapots and figures with their dynamic patterns and fusion of art and practicality transformed homeware in the interwar years, bringing modernity to the kitchen table.Cliff's 'revolutionary' designs have also come to epitomise the spirit of Art Deco. Her work is displayed in museums and galleries worldwide, commands legions of fans, and is much sought after by collectors.Clarice has been honoured with a blue plaque at 20 Snow Hill. It reflects her life as both a successful designer and art director, and the joy her creativity has brought so many people for decades. Plaque erected in: 2024Category: Design (Pottery)Location: 20 Snow Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford...
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Guide to Buying Clarice Cliff
2024-10-16 16:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
Her talent was first spotted in 1916 when she joined Arthur J. Wilkinson, a Burslem maker of standard transfer-printed earthenwares.She trained at art school and was eventually given her own studio and a team of paintresses to work with her on more experimental wares.Based at the Newport Pottery warehouse, the team first used old Newport blanks which they covered in the brightly coloured and distinctive designs that were launched in 1927 as the Bizarre range. The associated Fantasque range evolved between 1928 and 1934 and mainly featured abstracts or landscapes of cottages and trees. A Clarice Cliff lotus vase decorated in the Blue Lucerne pattern which sold for 3400 at Maxwells of Wilmslow in January 2016. Although pieces carrying the Clarice Cliff name were still being made into the early 1960s, the production of Bizarre pottery proper covered a relatively short inter-War period. Production began in 1927 and had largely ceased by 1942 when the Newport pottery closed and the remaini...
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