Hazle Ceramics have announced the release of two new Limited Paintings based on their Penhaligon’s building. The first new release is ‘Fifteen’ and is based on Jamie Oliver’s restaurant. This edition is limited to just 15 models. The second new release is the ‘Penhaligon’s’ building and is limited to 30 models.
Hazle Ceramics say “Both these Limited Painting’s windows are painted by our (semi-retired) chief painter, Christine, as you will see, her talent for bringing shop windows to life is just amazing! Christine feels sure that this will be her last ever painting, so if you don’t have one of her wonderful windows among your collection, this could be your last chance.”
Penhaligon’s Covent Garden
In the late 1860’s, William Henry Penhaligon came to London to establish himself as a barber. He invented his first fragrance in 1872 and went on to develop a scent for the Duke of Marlborough. This scent, called ‘Blenheim Bouquet’ was a favourite of Winston Churchill, and it is still produced and popular today.
The original shop was situated in Jermyn Street This building was destroyed in The Blitz in 1941 and the new Penhaligon’s shop, on which our ceramics is based, was opened in 1975 in Covent Garden by Sheila Pickles, with the help of the Italian film director Franco Zefferilli. Pickles drew upon the formulas left by William Penhaligon himself, and also introduced a range of traditional floral scents for women.
You can see these in the window of our ceramic version, beautifully painted by Christine. The writing across the window, and the Penhaligons name are in pure gold. The model is being produced in a Limited Painting of 30 and is priced at £99.50.
Jamie Oliver’s 15 Restaurant
Jamie Oliver was born and brought up in Clavering, Essex, where his parents ran “The Cricketers” pub and young Jamie used to practise cooking in the kitchen. Success came his way when in 1997, he was spotted whilst working by a TV producer who thought Jamie’s personality would win him an audience. That year, his first series :‘The Naked Chef’ made him a household name!
In 2002 he went on to make ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ a series in which disadvantaged youths were trained in the restaurant business, with the promise of a job at Jamie’s new ‘Fifteen’ restaurant if they were successful.
Oliver opened his first “Fifteen” restaurant and bar in Islington, London in 2002. Jamie’s “ Fifteen” restaurants are supported by a charitable foundation of the same name, who each year provide funding for fifteen young adults who have a disadvantaged background to be trained in the restaurant business. With our ceramic ‘Fifteen’ we pay tribute to this charitable work, (and to really yummy cooking ideas!) ‘Fifteen is a Limited Edition of 15 ceramics, one of the smallest editions ever produced. The model is priced at £99.50.
