Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Baking at the monarch’s request

at the monarch’s request

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The Posie pattern was manufactured for almost 104 years by Royal Crown Derby

To mark the retirement of the Derby Posie Paperweights 'The Spaniel' has been commissioned by and is exclusively available from Lawleys as a limited edition of 1500

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Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Baking at the monarch’s requestSize H 20 cm L 30 cm In 1939, Merrythought was commissioned by London Zoo to design a life life (and life sized!) soft toy version of 'Ming', who is perhaps the most famous giant panda in British history and the first to set paw on British soil, in 1938. The brief was to create a copy so accurate, that it could act as a stand in for Ming when she wasn't in her enclosure! Merrythought rose to the challenge and created what was the world's first ever