The ‘Brambly Hedge’ stories by Jill Barklem, first published
in the early 1980's is about a community of mice living in the hedgerow and
their adventures. Who would have thought this would turn out to provide not
only books, TV programmes, videos and DVD's but also some of the most detailed
collectables connected with the subject? The two leading manufacturers of ‘Brambly
Hedge’ collectables are Royal Doulton and Border Fine Arts (which is now part
of Enesco). These companies provided everything from collectable plates,
individual figures to complete dioramas.
A very good book for avid collectors of Brambly Hedge items
is the ‘Brambly Hedge Collectors Book’ by Louise Irvine (ISBN: 0-903685-65-5).
This book is still available on Amazon and details all the collectables made,
their date of introduction and withdrawal. What it doesn’t do is to detail the price,
like so many of the other collectables book try to do. This will require additional
research by the collector.
Items can be found in a variety of places; Antiques and
Collectables Emporiums, Car Boot Sales, Flea Markets, Charity Shops, Etsy and
eBay (of course). Even Facebook has the Official Brambly Hedge Page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brambly-Hedge-Official/131372376914506?fref=ts
which has over 5,000 likes. Obviously
some pieces are rarer than others or more widely sought after. The case in
point are the Border Fine Arts tableaus or dioramas, currently these are
fetching between £100 and £350 dependent on the subject but typically the Doulton
collectors plates can be purchased for just a few pounds.
Whatever your pocket limitation are or your desire to own
these fine collectables just go and enjoy them.
Here are just some of the collectables which I have or have sold.
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