Moorcroft Heritage Rose Vase Brand_Fitz and Floyd Elements of the Old Imari

Elements of the Old Imari pattern have been used to great effect by the talented Designer Lisa Law

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to mark the special occasion

As we move into Summer

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Moorcroft Heritage Rose Vase Brand_Fitz and Floyd Elements of the Old ImariMoorcroft designer, Emma Bossons was inspired by a hand coloured engraving of a rose styled as Rosa centifolia purpurea from Henry Cranke Andrewss Roses: or a Monograph of the Genus Rosa Volume 1 (London, 1805 1828). Moorcroft artistry has captured the large, fully double blooms of rich purple, with a mustard yellow central eye under glaze. This is not easy. The antique engravings used difficult colour shades: mulberry, grape and even egg plant.