This is an auction for MOORCROFT: A NEW DAWN by Fraser Street (the nom-de-plume of Hugh Edwards, Chairman and Managing Director of Moorcroft).

"Moorcroft ‘A New Dawn’, with over 545 colour plates, chronicles from 2000 the struggles and triumphs through to 2006 of this magnificent art pottery. A New Dawn also provides a full, updated inventory of painters', tube-liners' marks, designers’ monograms, Collectors’ Club marks, retailers marks, special marks and year stamps, making it an essential reference for anyone owning a piece of Moorcroft pottery. For those familiar with Moorcroft pottery and also for those who are interested and want to learn, this book details the works of designers such as Alan Wright, Rachel Bishop, and Maureen Edwards, while also bringing in new designers like Emma Bossons, Elise Adams, Kim Thompson, and David Holland."

This beautifully illustrated book opens with a long section ("New Millennium, New World") about New Zealand and the Moorcroft pottery which has been produced with New Zealand themes:

"... What emerged was an inspired collection of designs based on New Zealand themes. New Zealand was synonymous with spectacular scenery, magnificent trees, shrubs and flowers, and wildlife unlike anywhere else in the world. Even for those who live far away from the Land of the Long White Cloud, there is a deep feeling of mystery and romance about a country whose southern shores reach out towards the icy waters of the Antarctic. The Moorcroft designer set out to create a collection which reflected the colour and imagery of New Zealand. The result was the New Zealand collection..."

Large format hardback 2006.

446 pages.

Superbly illustrated throughout.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $6.95. If you are on rural delivery the shipping cost will be $9.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.