Ridley Treasures
Naturally we like to collect artwork and memorabilia with a Cesky Terrier theme!
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This one came from the very first Cesky Days, held at Veltrusy on the bank of the River Vltava in Northern Bohemia.
A much more modern depiction of a Cesky Terrier - this is a souvenir of my visit to the World Dog Show in Denmark in 2010.
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Czech artist, Oldrich Dufek, is a lover of the breed and often includes his own Cesky Terrier in his work. When art materials were difficult to obtain during the Communist era, he used coffee as a pigment - this drawing of Ridley Iza is done in that medium.
Paul Adshead, who owned Ridley Fletna von Manderley, painted this for me as a present for Jitka Paulinova - it depicts three of her best known Cesky Terriers - Ben Prasek, Chyba Kvitko and Kulicka Kvitko.
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In a very different style is this painting of Gloria Kvitko, done in acrylics by Michael Peach.
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I bought this model at Brno International Dog Show one very cold, snowy February.
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This pretty 'Canine Cut-up', designed by Patricia Peters, was a gift from Harold and Liz Gay, importers of the first Cesky Terriers into the UK.
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They also gave me the fun Christmas Cesky Terrier. Both come from the USA.
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The funky blue brooch was made in the Czech Republic by Petra Harmackova and was a gift from Sabina Kocanova at Crufts 2019. Hannah Thompson, a talented British artist made this more traditional model of Nina in the same medium.
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The felt Cesky Terrier, with his collar of Swarovski crystals is the work of Jitka's daughter-in-law, Lucie, whilst talented Regine Royer gave me this lovely keyring she had painted, a memento of Pamatka's BOB at Kortrijk that day.
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And these very special lucky charms were a gift from Jayne Rusby, a good friend of TEAM RIDLEY
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Sharon Clarke judged the breed at Crufts 2017 - the first year Challenge Certificates were on offer - and wanted to be sure that all fifty exhibitors went home with a memento of the day, so made these cute Cesky Terrier keyrings for everyone.
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Practical as well as beautiful - the little pegs hold all sorts of reminders of things to do, and the hanger was itself a present from my good friend Emanuela Tassi.
Art can be fun!
The lovely crochet figure was a gift from Nichola Moore, and is a reminder of time spent in Ireland, whilst the Cesky Terrier rocker was made in Canada.
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We started this page with items bought at the first Cesky Days. The twenty-fifth meeting of Cesky friends from around the world was held in 2017. It marked Pamatka's retirement from the show ring. She went out on a high, winning not only the Honour Class, but also the Horak Memorial competition. I chose this piece to remember the occasion.
And since you can never have too many coffee mugs..... these came home from Cesky Days as well.
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These are a few of our Ridley Treasures, pieces that are extra-special to us as they all bring back wonderful memories.