{"product_id":"moorcroft-rhs-iris-japonica-41-4-vase-number-20-retail-price-425","title":"Moorcroft RHS IRIS JAPONICA 41\/4 Vase Number 20. Retail Price £425","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 300%;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoorcroft RHS Iris Japonica vase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 300%;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumbered Edition 20.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eExquisite Moorcroft\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRHS\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIRIS JAPONICA \u003c\/b\u003eVase, Shape No.41\/4, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumbered Edition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo.20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eDesigned \u0026amp; Signed by Nicola Slaney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft's Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemarkably, a fringed iris –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIris japonica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- by Caroline Maria Applebee painted on watercolour on paper (20.4 x 17.2 cm) almost appears to be floating in a clouded sky. Many watercolour artists will know that to express a plant’s three-dimensional form on paper, you should use at least three tones: dark, medium and light. In this watercolour, Applebee’s smooth graduation of tone from light to dark is exceptional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Victorian times, when floriography and the language of flowers were hugely popular, people would send irises to their friends as a way to express their gratitude. For 2023, Nicola Slaney transforms Applebee’s watercolour as a mark of gratitude for her work. Mesmerisingly, fringed irises appear like pristine-white billowed sails in the epicentre of the Moorcroft vase, with each flower dappled with deep purple and holding conspicuous honey-orange crests on each fringed fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eMoorcroft's First Quality 2026 Retail Price\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e£425 \u003c\/strong\u003ewith the Original label on the base \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eHeight 10cm  x Width 11cm  x Depth 11cm Approximately\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCondition \"  As New \"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis vase will be packaged carefully \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Squirrel Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54127588737362,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/4398\/7282\/files\/IMG_6445_c4de9449-693f-4ed8-95eb-c5f1d9687b52.jpg?v=1785312453","url":"https:\/\/www.redsquirrelcollectables.com\/products\/moorcroft-rhs-iris-japonica-41-4-vase-number-20-retail-price-425","provider":"Red Squirrel Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}