Bossons Congleton, England "Olaf Tryggvasson" Head Mask 1983 *EXCELLENT* No Box
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Bossons Congleton, England "Olaf Tryggvasson" Christian King of the Northern Vikings c 1000 AD Head Mask 1991 *EXCELLENT with HANG TAG* Rare find! No Box This head is in excellent used condition! This gorgeous piece comes with the original hang tag. Please check all pictures before bidding! The history and evolution of the W.H. Bossons Companies It is important to note that the W.H. Bossons Company closed its doors and ceased all operations on December 6, 1996. However, the history of these companies is essentially the story of two men, trained in the craft of making pottery, who transformed their craft into a serious art form. It is also, to borrow a phrase from Dickens, a tale of two cities, or to be more exact, a tale of two towns in England. One is Stoke-on Trent, a manufacturing center in Staffordshire, where these two men were trained and is the recognized "Potteries" district in England. It was here, some 35-miles south of Manchester in northern England that Josiah Wedgwood of Wedgwood China fame introduced fine chinaware in the 1700s. Today, potteries still form the main industry in Stoke-on-Trent: Wedgwood, Sode and Staffordshire ware all come from this area. About eight miles from the northern border of Stoke-on-Trent and approximately 185 miles north of London, Just inside the Count of Cheshire, is the little township
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