Vase smashed by Nick restored

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A porcelain vase accidentally smashed by a museum visitor is back on display after being restored.

The 17th Century Chinese vase, from the Qing Dynasty, was broken in January when Nick Flynn crashed into it at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge after tripping on his shoelace.

Specialist ceramic restorer Penny Bendall glued together 113 pieces ahead of an exhibition about art restoration.

She also hopes to restore two similar vases broken in the same incident. The initial clear-up operation took two-and-a-half days.

The work involved taping all the pieces together and then binding them with a special adhesive before a final polish and coating of enamel.

The three vases are part of a set of five with an estimated value of between £200,000 and £300,000 reports the Daily Mail.

Mr Flynn, who described the accident as his 'Norman Wisdom moment', was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in April but released without charge.

Furthermore, he is seriously thinking of changing his nom-de-plume from NickFun, as the museum staff apparently weren't amused.

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For a moment there I thought you were talking about me! Whew!

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"Furthermore, he is seriously thinking of changing his nom-de-plume from NickFun, as the museum staff apparently weren't amused."

Laughing

Oh, Reyn....You just get better with each passing day...

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How many NickFuns can there be?

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The three vases are part of a set of five with an estimated value of between £200,000 and £300,000 reports the Daily Mail.

Not no more they arent.
WAy to go Nick.

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NickFun wrote:

For a moment there I thought you were talking about me! Whew!

You been clumsy in any museaums lately?

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cyphercat wrote:

"Furthermore, he is seriously thinking of changing his nom-de-plume from NickFun, as the museum staff apparently weren't amused."

Oh, Reyn....You just get better with each passing day...

Well, I do hope to live a few more years yet.

You guys would tell me if you were getting sick of me, right? Right?

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edgarblythe wrote:

How many NickFuns can there be?

Well, I have an Uncle Nick and he's always the life of the party. Does that count?

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farmerman wrote:

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The three vases are part of a set of five with an estimated value of between £200,000 and £300,000 reports the Daily Mail.
Not no more they arent.
WAy to go Nick.

He should seriously consider investing in those slip-on type shoes, or those ones with Velcro.

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£200,000 to £300.000 eh?

Cripes! That's $360,000 to $540,000 isn't it?

That's really serious bearing in mind that money can neither be created nor destroyed.

Who has it now?

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Thats the "conservation of Cash" Law

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I plead innocent. I always wear loafers or velcro snaps. Therefore, it would be impossible for me to destroy a priceless antique vase by tripping over my shoelaces. However, I may have tripped over someone ELSES shoelaces.

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source: Evening Standard, 07.08.2006, page 8

The two other destroyed vases are hoped to be restored by christmas.

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Thanks for the pic, Walter. It's nice to be able to have an idea as to how much damage Nick actually did to this priceless vase.

Nick!

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What I find amazing is if that vase cost that much, why oh why did they place it on a small ledge were the public could easily make contact with it.
I think whoever made that decision was silly.

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material girl wrote:

What I find amazing is if that vase cost that much, why oh why did they place it on a small ledge were the public could easily make contact with it.
I think whoever made that decision was silly.

I couldn't find it with a quick, but I think, there has been a thread about it when it was done (as far as I remember, I've posted there some pics as well).

Actually, even I could pass those vases without doing any damage to them when I'd visited the museum :wink:

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Walter Hinteler wrote:

Actually, even I could pass those vases without doing any damage to them when I'd visited the museum :wink:

Absolutely right, Walter!

It's just that certain people are "spazes" and have a natural tendency towards clumsyness. Laughing

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Actually, since childhood I have had a strong desire to destroy a priceless artifact. When I went to this museum I realized this was my golden opportunity. I untied my laces and I carefully positioned my feet into the precise position I could to achieve maximum damage before making my "accidental" fall. The whole thing had been planned out months in advance. And I have no remorse at all.

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Aha! So now you do admit to having footwear with laces!

You realize that you will now be banned from all museums and be on a black list?

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Having footwear with laces for casual activities is masochistic. That's why we invented slippers and their outdoor version slip-ons. Shoes with laces are a mild form of hair-shirt for those whose askesis coefficient is within suburban parameters.

Was the £300,000 ($540,000) in limbo during the repair process and has now been reincarnated? Or some of it at least?

Like the billions that are down the back of armchairs and sofas.

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