[MR] BBC: Richard III Boar Badge

[Garth Groff]

M'Lord Domenico,

An interesting idea. I am not quite sure how the UK treasure laws work, 
but I think I've read that their museums have first refusal before items 
go up for general sale. This gives local museums a chance to acquire the 
stuff and keep it in the country.

A similar version of this badge is already available from Lionheart 
Historical Pewter Replicas: 
http://www.lionheartreplicas.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=187 . I have 
one in my collection, and it is very nice. A similar badge is available 
from Fettered Cock: http://www.fetteredcockpewters.com/page_badges.htm 
(third badge down).

Yours Aye,


Mungo

On 7/25/2012 7:21 AM, Sean D. Sorrentino wrote:
> Here's an idea. Why don't we buy it. 2000 GBP is about $3100. We all pitch
> in and purchase the thing and give it to the museum. But first, we get to
> make a casting of it so we can have some Atlantian casting person make
> pewter and silver copies of it. We sell a pantsload of them and give the
> proceeds to the Kingdom. (less a reasonable fee for the poor casting person
> who is doing the grunt work)
>
> 1. We get cool stuff.
> 2. We get money for selling cool stuff.
> 3. We make international news by buying the thing.
>
> I'm in for $50
>
> can we get another 61 people in for a similar amount? Do we have a museum
> type person online who can speak museum to the York people? They'd probably
> be happier dealing with a fellow museum person than with me.
>
> Domenico
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:07 AM, Garth Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu> wrote:
>
>> Noble Friends,
>>
>> The silver-gilt Richard III boar badge found near York in 2010 is to go on
>> sale soon. The Yorkshire Museum has begun fundraising to buy the badge so
>> it can remain in the York area: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-**
>> england-york-north-yorkshire-**18969762<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-18969762>. The BBC story includes a great photo of the badge.
>>
>> Yours Aye,
>>
>>
>> Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot.
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