Alice in Wonderland Cafe Paul Cardew Red Queen Croquet Flamingos Coffee Tee Mug

Description: Alice in Wonderland's Cafe Paul Cardew Red Queen Croquet Flamingos Coffee Tee Mug This is a retired clean pre owned coffee mug designed in England by artist Paul Cardew made by Finecasa from the 2010 Alice in Wonderland's Cafe Series. The mug appears to be unused. The design features a brightly colored depiction of the crazy croquet game in which Alice is negotiating with her flamingo croquet mallet while the red queen takes her turn. The interior of the mug says "Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life" in a spiral inside the rim. The exterior of the mug completes the thought "...it was all ridges and furrows: the croquet balls were live hedgehogs!". As an eight year old artist, Paul Cardew was encouraged to explore his talents by Michael Cardew, his great uncle and renowned ceramic designer. He attended the art school at Loughborough University in the majoring in photography. After graduation, Paul taught art part-time at Exeter University where he had time to develop his skills. Paul's commercial breakthroughs came when we was asked to design ceramic brooches for Harrods Department store in London. In 1975 Paul launched a range of unusual teapot designs at the Birmingham Spring Fair, the largest gift show in Europe. In 1991 Cardew Design, was formed in the United Kingdom. During the 90's Paul Cardew designed for a number of famous brands under license, including Portmeirion, Royal Doulton, Lilliput Lane, and Harmony Kingdom...and his most important assignment creating over one hundred designs for The Walt Disney Company. Since then, Paul's designs have now sold in over 50 countries, delighting people all over the world.

Price: 29.99 USD

Location: Pleasanton, California

End Time: 2025-01-15T02:43:09.000Z

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