I am happy to present a mint 1997 Botanic Garden Christmas bell in its original satin lined box. The Pink Scarlet Pimpernel flower and flying ladybug are featured on the Sixth Edition in the Botanic Garden Christmas Bell series.


A dark green satin ribbon, hard to see in the photos, is tied to the top for hanging.

The Pimpernel flower is an original 1972 coffee cup motif and remains in production today. However, it has gone through several color changes. First, it was orange and changed to dark burgundy early in 1993. Then, later in 1993 it was changed to the current color of light and dark pink. It was based on an illustration by William Clarke in Mrs. Hey's botany book,Moral of Flowers.

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The Portmeirion Botanic Garden Christmas bell series started in 1992 with the Rhododendron flower and ended in 2000 with the Yellow Jasmine. A new bell is still made yearly but is no longer called a 'Christmas' bell and would be more appropriately called a 'Year' bell. The bell size and shape are the same, but the writing is a different color, the word 'Christmas' has been replaced by a saying.

Size	About 2-1/2" high and 2-1/4" across the bottom
Transfer	Repeated on both sides and both are perfect and bright
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No flaws or crazing
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None. The ribbon is smooth with no kinks or frayed edges
Other Comments	It comes in its original Portmeirion forest green presentation box. Both clear lid and bottom of the box are in super condition. The UPC code is still attached on the side of the bottom. This is a rare and desirable bell to complete your Christmas Bell collection!

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This bell is marked inside with a special Christmas bell mark.

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