Collecting: Anyone know of a good retailer/ seller? (1 Viewer)

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SpectralAves

GRHE Lover!

• Sep 13, 2016

• #1

Bird Collectables: Anyone know of a good retailer/ seller?

Recently, I've started collecting various bird-related items from all the different places I visit. Usually these items consist of gift shop toys/ figures or displays like framed paintings and various other small (and sometimes cheap) nic-nacs. As much as I love collecting these things, most of them are average, and I'de love to purchase a dynamic, more striking piece to stand out on my desk or shelf.

Does anyone know of a good retailer or site that sells (relatively) inexpensive collectibles? I already know of a few, like Lenox, that sells porcelain statues (and I already have two of them), but I've done so much searching for affordable pieces, and turned up almost nothing else...

Also, I apologize if I put this post in the wrong place. This just seemed like a more appropriate place to me XD .

 

Last edited: Sep 13, 2016

Mike Crawley

Emeritus President at Burnage Rugby Club

• Sep 13, 2016

• #2

I used to know a guy called Ray Turley, sadly he passed away about 5 years ago.
He lived in Kent (UK) and birdied mainly at Dungeness but I met him on Scilly.
He used to make really beautifully sculpted pottery birds, often perched on real wooden branches for realism.
I always promised myself that I would invest in some of his work if I had the chance.
I still occasionally search t'internet for Ray's work but never find anything.

If any of his work made it to the states it would be worth searching out.

Good Luck with your search

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Sep 13, 2016

• #3

Try the art forum,

http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=469

do you have any bird conventions locally over there like we do? Often a great place to find bird and nature art, silly as it may seem, try Ebay?

Ray Turley is dead, didn't know that, would love to have been able to afford one of his pieces!

Andy

 

Warixenjalka

Birdwitcher

• Sep 14, 2016

• #4

These are quite popular in Finland, but I think they sell these all over the world. https://www.iittala.com/Series/Iittala/Birds-by-Toikka/c/Birds by Toikka

...but quite expensive too.

 

stuartvine

Well-known member

• Sep 14, 2016

• #5

Try Etsy and just put "birds" into the search box. They sell all sorts of arts, collectibles, etc and very much, etc.:t:

 

The-Wanderer

Well-known member

• Sep 14, 2016

• #6

http://www.museumselection.co.uk/wren-and-apple-sculpture-prod16974/#.V9kLVet4WrU

My wife found this - another to come.

 

The-Wanderer

Well-known member

• Sep 14, 2016

• #7

http://www.museumselection.co.uk/ha...9/?nosto=productcategory-nosto-2#.V9kL0et4WrU

The second one you may like, which is cheaper.

 

Captain_of_Crunch

YVdpep_re64

• Sep 14, 2016

• #8

Can only recommend Harriet Mead's outstanding metal work:

https://twitter.com/HarrietMead1

 

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SpectralAves

GRHE Lover!

• Sep 14, 2016

• #9

The-Wanderer said:

http://www.museumselection.co.uk/ha...9/?nosto=productcategory-nosto-2#.V9kL0et4WrU

The second one you may like, which is cheaper.

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Wow! These two are fantastic! I might look into getting these! The only issue is that I don't know how the exchange will work considering it's in European currency.