MOORCROFT COLUMBINE FLOWERS BOWL CENTERPIECE COMPOTE, 9.9 in. Polychrome c.1928

Description

MOORCROFT COLUMBINE FLOWERS
BOWL CENTERPIECE COMPOTE
,
9.9
in. Polychrome c.19
28
This is a fine English Art Pottery MOORCROFT COLUMBINE FLOWERS BOWL CENTERPIECE COMPOTE, made in the Stoke-on-Trent region.
This vase:
- is a lovely art pottery work,
compote bowl
shaped, with an everted top rim and a raised footed base;
- is modeled in the Columbine
Flowers design; the hand painting, décor and glaze are very well done, in the manner of decorative Florian Ware style flowers;
- is decorated with unctuous enameled glazing and tube line accents. The background color is
shaded green to
dark blue. The decorative color palette includes dark blue, plum, and
yellow, and
green leaves and vines;
- the
underside
is glazed
shades
dark blue
to green
;
the center and foot rim glazed in off-white;
- has maker’s marks on the underside of the base including impressed marks of MADE IN ENGLAND, and the signature marks of W. MOORCROFT (for William Moorcroft) POTTER TO H.M. THE QUEEN’, and hand written WM initial in slate blue, which indicates the period circa 1928 to 1949.
- is unglazed on the underside footed base rim.
The estimated date is circa
1928 to 1949.
This MOORCROFT COLUMBINE FLOWERS MOORCROFT BOWL CENTERPIECE COMPOTE is in very good condition- there is some
fine
crazing on the underside bottom.
Condition status includes minimal normal wear and rubbing, typical crazing, minor glaze losses, firing flaws, and fretting. Overall, this work is sound, having no chips, cracks, or major defects, and having had no apparent repairs or restorations. It is noted that old Moorcroft is not inherently "perfect" - pieces were still wheel thrown in this era and as such have wheel thrown marks like little dents in the pottery which are glazed over. This isn't damage- this is part of the history of old pottery and how it was made. This item is sold as is, as described. Please see all photos which are a part of this description. Please note; photos have been taken in indirect sunlight; therefore, reflections and lighting spots may appear, but do not necessarily indicate defects.
Dimensions:
2.2
In. Tall X
9.9
In. Wide X
9.9
In. Deep
Weight:
1 Lb., 9.5
Oz.
This is Moorcroft Art Pottery art pottery. This style includes production techniques whereby enamel glazes and decorations are hand applied and worked in stages upon a fine pottery form, and fired several times in a kiln.
The Moorcroft factory started in 1913 under the direction of William Moorcroft, an experienced pottery designer and potter. The Moorcroft factory was famous for its famous tube lined, hand-painted art pottery. Moorcroft pottery is often referred to as Florian Ware and flambé ware which included highly developed glaze designs with vibrant colors. Queen Mary was an avid collector and in 1928 granted William and later, his son, Walter a royal warrant. Tubelining is a technique of ceramic decoration. It involves squeezing a thin line of clay body through a nozzle onto the ware being decorated. An alternative term is "slip trailing". The skill takes time to acquire and it is associated with art pottery rather than mass production.
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