Although the commitment was to have 650 complete sets produced, the tremendous UPS breakage's reduced the availability to approximately 500 and are as follows:
Although the commitment was to have 650 complete sets produced, the
tremendous UPS breakage's reduced the availability to approximately 500 and
are as follows:
9592WQ 2-3/4" Toothpick Holder
/Votive
9230WQ 5"
Basket
9590WQ 2-3/4" Boot
1752WQ 5-1/2" Vase
9558WQ 3-1/4" Rose Bowl
7662WQ 4-1/2" Petite Bell
9591WQ 5-1/4"
Slipper
It would be 10 years later that Mary would release another set
of Burmese exclusives, as a final tribute to her supporting family, friends,
and collectors as she entered retirement. Titled her "Farewell" Burmese
collection,
the items were similar in decoration to her original "Love Bouquet"
design, but also were fully decorated on the front and back, had double roses,
more rose buds, and overall was a more intricate design. This set of 3 pieces
was originally offered as only 150 complete sets. Although her first two offerings
had the WQ decorator ware designation, for some reason Fenton did not include
ware numbers for this set. So it is with Mary's wish and permission that the
following numbers be used:
2932WQ
8" Basket
5165WQ
Cat figurine
2729WQ
10" Pitcher
As
you can see from the larger picture, this has to be one of the finest sets
of Burmese released by Fenton for the discriminating collector. Mary was very
picky about the Burmese she acquired for her exclusives, and this set was
no exception. The Burmese blush on the Kitty is superb, and one of the reasons
I have made it the mascot for the Fenton Fanatics main page. Each piece is
individually numbered, with the text "Love Bouquet - Produced exclusively
for Mary C. Walrath - 1996" and bears her signature.
