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<p>[QUOTE="John Brassey, post: 9566498, member: 15277"]Two great finds this week. Both completely different. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first turned up on eBay and is a Creamware tile relief moulded with a portrait of John Milton . Behind him is a lyre with a serpent and apple. The lyre represents the lyric and the serpent and apple Paradise Lost. The tile is very rare and dates to c1775</p><p><br /></p><p>The second find is a fabulous diorama made by David Swift - a talented artist who has made pieces for the V&A Museum of Childhood and the Tokyo Contemporary Toys museum. This turned up at a local auction with a few bits of rubbish.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]458808[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Brassey, post: 9566498, member: 15277"]Two great finds this week. Both completely different. The first turned up on eBay and is a Creamware tile relief moulded with a portrait of John Milton . Behind him is a lyre with a serpent and apple. The lyre represents the lyric and the serpent and apple Paradise Lost. The tile is very rare and dates to c1775 The second find is a fabulous diorama made by David Swift - a talented artist who has made pieces for the V&A Museum of Childhood and the Tokyo Contemporary Toys museum. This turned up at a local auction with a few bits of rubbish. [ATTACH=full]458807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]458808[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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