BC Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Today I opened my 2011/2012 Symbol of Membership entitled " Garden Duty" and what a lovely figurine of a Robin. Once again sculpted by the master sculptor Ray Ayres and produced in the Scottish factory at Langholm. The photos were taken inside and have shadows so if it a fine day tomorrow I will erase and replace with hopefully better ones Replacement ones taken outside today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Staying on the same theme here is another Robin figurine A2318 called Garden Guests from quite a number of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Following the recent death of my uncle Sandy I have inherited a Border Fine Art Number 160 Friesian Cow & Calf which was presented to him when he retired from working on 28/12/1993 from Hawkhill Nursing Home at Milltimber at the age of 69. Unfortunately he must have broken the figurine and has glued it but I'm going to keep it as a memory of him since he worked the land with horse then looked after cattle and latterly a gardener. I always remember there was always at least two or three Friesian hand milker cows on the farm at Drumligar of Newmachar. As a youngster I remember him milking then by hand morning and evening every day of the year apart from every second Sunday when he got the evening off and his brother Bill did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm434 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 could you touch the paint work up around the fracture Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 could you touch the paint work up around the fracture Bill? Maybe I could David...but for sentimental reason's I think I would rather have it repaired at whatever cost since well it was my uncle Sandy's and I spent many holidays' at the farm at Drumligair and when he stopped farming he got a job as a gardener at Peterculter and stayed next door to us so again I helped him out and I used to get the use of his V reg orange 1.2 Vauxhall Chevette ..but I'm sure I will have old SLR photo's ...another of my projects I need to address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Today I took delivery of the 2012/2013 Symbol of Membership figurine No B1374 In Ermine a white stoat which was sculpted by Border Fine Arts Master Sculptor Ray Ayres and produced at the BFA Scottish factory in Langholm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 My haul home from the BFA sale at Edzell yesterday although B0 201 Next Generation needs to get swapped out with Graham Burke for B0 090 Ploughman's Lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 BFA202 You Can Lead A Horse To Water Limited edition 466 of 1500 20th Anniversary Piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 JH9A Coming Home - not a Limited Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 JH73 The Haywain - Limited edition 793 of 1,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I collected and paid for another secondary Border Fine Art from 1997 yesterday on the way home from the Scottish Transport Extravaganza. A limited edition of 1750 PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH And signed by Ray Ayres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Quite a nice study Bill. Would have thought that in real life that the ploughman would have unhitched the horse from the plough, what would happen I wonder if the horse was spooked by a bird or something and bolted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 For the purpose of this study Tim we will assume it is a spook free horse. In actual fact I suspect most would have unhitched and walked the horse back to the farm for feeding in the stable. Had my granddad and uncle Bill and Sandy been alive they would have remembered how it was done in Aberdeenshire. However I will ask mum she may well remember since she had a soft spot for the Clydesdales especially Katie the last horse on the farm and even I can remember her as a young boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 looked in the charity shops in my local market town today and in one of them someone had disposed of their collection of frogs, most of them I was told had gone but according to the shop assistant the best one was still there, this is it. A Company called Sherratt and Simpson of England, according to the circular gold label under the base, which is green baize covered, initials of A.H impressed on the top of the base behind one leg and on the edge is impressed the c in a circle (copyright) and the Company name. This 'study' is life size or maybe a tad over. I don't think that these are up to Border Fine Arts standard but I'd sooner let the dog lick this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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