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CONTENTSARDMORE CERAMIC ART .............................................................................................................................................................................................3
ROYAL DOULTON ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................21
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES .................................................................................................................................................................................................22
MOORCROFT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
THE FLORAL ARTS.........................................................................................................................................................................................................36
CHARLES & NELL VYSE ................................................................................................................................................................................................41
COUNTRY LIFE................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
WEDGWOOD ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................73
FAIRYLAND ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................74
ART NOUVEAU & ART DECO .....................................................................................................................................................................................78
Portrait of a Lady VaseDoulton BurslemFred SuttonHeight: 12 in c.1900$4,500
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The opening of Pascoe & Company’s new gallery in
Miami has inspired this new look catalog
featuring the finest ceramic art and
antiques, researched by our resident expert,
Louise Irvine. The gallery is located in a thriving
community of specialty stores featuring art, design and antiques, which attracts
international buyers as well as collectors closer to home. We are very excited
to welcome clients to our new location as it has been many years since we have
had a permanent display space to show off our treasures. We are conveniently
located on 125th street in North Miami between the I-95 (exit 10) and Bal
Harbour. Come and visit us next time you are in town. We are open from 10am
to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
The majority of pieces in this catalog are unique works of art so please call your
Pascoe Sales Advisor without delay for more information about pieces of
interest. We anticipate even more demand for Ardmore ceramic art as our new
gallery becomes established. Visitors to the ICGF in January were ‘blown away’
by these South African designs when they encountered them for the first time
and virtually all of our last shipment was sold. Moorcroft art pottery also has
great appeal with its jewel-like colors and brilliant tube-lined decoration. Our
selection of new and retired designs from the Moorcroft Design Studio has
never been better.
We will continue to run our busy Royal Doulton mail order and internet
business from our new office area. In addition to the rare Royal Doulton art
pottery featured in this catalog, we still offer a wide range of figurines, character
jugs and series ware which can be ordered by phone, on-line or during a visit.
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Ardmore Ceramics is an extraordinary South African success
story. From humble beginnings on a remote farm in KwaZulu-
Natal, it has grown during the last 30 years into a vibrant studio
employing around 50 sculptors and painters. Ardmore is the
brainchild of artist Fée Halsted, who has created artists from the
rural community. In 1985, she started training the daughter of
an Ardmore farm laborer, Bonnie Ntshalintshali, and in 1990
Bonnie and Fée jointly won the prestigious Standard Bank
Award for their expressive use of clay. News of their success
spread fast and many of Bonnie’s family and friends came to
Ardmore to ask if they could learn how to paint ceramics. Since
then Fée has trained more than a hundred local people to earn
a living, throwing, modeling or painting ceramics, and
encouraged them to evolve their own personal style. The sale of
these wonderful pieces of ceramic art uplifts and supports the
Ardmore community and their families. In 2010, Fée was
honored in New York by Women’s Campaign International for
her role in empowering women and uplifting their lives. WCI
honors individuals who have made a difference to women’s lives
in countries around the world and past honorees include Vice
President Joe Biden, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Ardmore artists have become renowned for their exuberant
use of color and their distinctive modeling of flora and fauna.
Leopards, zebras, giraffes and monkeys burst with life from the
luxuriant foliage to form quirky vases and bowls. Each Ardmore
piece is unique and individually modeled and hand-painted by
talented artists, many of whom have become internationally
recognized. Generally men are the sculptors and some, like
Christopher Ntshalantshali who recently visited Miami for Art
Basel, began clay modeling as a young child. Zulu boys usually
tend the family cattle and entertain themselves by digging clay
by the river to make little models of animals to play with. Over
the years, the Ardmore artists have focused on different styles
of figurative sculpture including African travelers riding on
exotic animals and story-telling figures inspired by Zulu myths
and culture.
Ardmore ceramics enchant collectors and have been embraced
by the international art world. Last year alone Fée exhibited in
London, Paris, Dubai, Harare, New York and Miami’s Art Basel as
well as in South Africa. Museums from New York to Zurich have
acquired examples of Ardmore ceramic art and there is an
extensive collection on view at the Wiener Museum of
Decorative Arts in South Florida. HM Queen Elizabeth II has a
piece on display at Balmoral and there is also an Ardmore
masterpiece in the White House.
Recently Ardmore designs have appeared on stylish handbags
and furnishing fabrics and next year Hermes will be launching a
collection of scarves. An Ardmore piece was recently chosen
for a collection of South African postage stamps celebrating
indigenous ceramic art. Two or three times a year, Pascoe &
Company visits the Ardmore studio to commission works and
select new exhibitions and we are proud to present these
unique works of ceramic art to American collectors.
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Hippo RiderAlex SibandaJabu NeneHeight: 23 in2015$10,000
Two or three artists are involved in creating
each unique Ardmore piece. The thrower, the
sculptor and the painter are all acknowledged
on the base of the piece and listed in this order
in the captions.
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Ardmore AAA status is Fee Halsted's
highest accolade for the artists' work.
Giraffe RiderBennet Zondo Misiwe NtshalintshaliHeight: 23 in 2015$6,300
Giraffe Planter AAAGeorge Manyathela, Thabo MbheleMthulisi NcubeHeight: 8 ¾ in 2015$4,000
Giraffe VaseGeorge Manyathela, Jabulani MokoenaSenzo DumaHeight: 23 in 2015$2,500
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Elephant PlatterGeorge ManyathelaNondumiso MfuphiD. 11 ¾ in 2015$750
Elephant & Monkey SculptureAlex SibandaJabu NeneH. 12 in 2014$5,000
Blue Elephant Vase AAAThabo MbheleGladys MseleH. 14 in 2015$3,900
Blue Elephant SculptureSfiso MvelaseJabu NeneH. 14 ½ in 2014$3,400
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Red Elephant Sculpture AAASfiso MvelaseZinhle NeneH. 9 in 2015$4,000
Red Elephant Vase AAAGeorge Manyathela, Thabo MbhelePunch ShabalalaH. 15 ¾ in 2015$3,200
White Elephant RiderBetty NtshingilaElvis MkhizeH. 12 ½ in 2015$1,725
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Alex Sibanda modeling a rhino
Hippo SculptureAlex SibandaThembi Zikalala H. 8 ½ in 2014$4,000
Ardmore's new collection of blue animals was inspired by the Faience hippos
modeled by the ancient Egyptians c.1880BC. Hippos were a hazard to river
boats on the Nile. Since they might be encountered on the journey to the
afterlife symbolic models were placed in tombs. Surviving examples are
painted with aquatic plants signifying the river marshes where the
animals lived.
Rhino Sculpture AAAAlex SibandaGladys MseleH. 9 ½ in 2014$4,000
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Rhino Rider AAAThabo MbheleElvis MkhizeH. 10 ¼ in 2015$1,725
Rhino Rider AAABetty NtshalintshaliElvis MkhizeH. 9 in 2015$1,850
Moorcroft Lukimbi VaseSian LeeperH. 10 in 2012$995
10% of the proceeds from the sale of
the Lukimbi vase will be donated to the
Save the Rhino organization.
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Warthog Rider AAANkanyiso DiaminiSenzo DumaH. 13 in 2015$2,500
Buffalo Rider Nkanyiso DiaminiOctavia MazibukoH. 17 ¾ in 2015$2,800
Elephant withLeopard Rider AAAThabo MbheleMthulisi NcubeH. 11 in 2015$1,800
Elephant RiderBetty NtshingilaMbusi MfuphiH. 13 in 2015$3,300
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Fish Coffee Pot Mondi Mavis ShabalalaH. 16 in 2008$2,200
Ardmore HandbagsWidth: 16 in$775
Chameleon Candlestick Sfiso MvelaseNelly NtshalinthsaliH. 11 in 2004$2,000
Ardmore Design Collection
Recently a range of colorful Ardmore
patterns have appeared on stylish
leather and fabric handbags which
are available to order.
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Bennet Zondo modeling riders
Zebra Sculpture AAAAlex SibandaZinhle NeneH. 12 in 2014$2,800
Zebra RiderTeboho NdlovuElvis MkhizeH. 9 ½ in 2014$1,200
Zebra Ewer AAAGeorge ManyathelaQiniso MungweMissiwe NtshalintshaliH. 21 ¼ in 2015$3,800
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Monkeys BoatKenneth MsomiSenzo DumaL. 16 in 2015$5,000
Zebras Boat AAAKenneth MsomiMthulisi NcubeL. 21 in 2015$5,000
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Monkey Explorer Sculpture AAAElvis MkhizeH. 12 ½ in 2013$2,200
Monkey Pot George Manyathela, Moshe SelloGoodness MpingaH. 9 ½ in 2013$1,000
Monkey & Infant Sculpture AAAAlex SibandaSiyabonga MabasoH. 20 in 2014$10,000
Christopher Ntshalintshali with Monkey duringhis visit to Pascoe & Company in Miami.
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Monkey Urn AAAGeorge Manyathela, Thabo MbheleElvis MkhizeH. 23 ½ in 2015$8,000
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Warthog Candlesticks Petros GumbiSthabiso HadebeH. 7 ½ in 2012$2,500 Pair
Wildebeest RidersBetty NdabaMisiwe HadebeH. 17 ¾ in 2015$3,500
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Eland UrnSabelo, Sondy NtshalintshaliWiseman NdlovuH. 27 in 2015$7,500
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Hornbill Vase AAASfiso MvelaseJabu NeneH. 19 in 2015$6,500
Ostrich Planter AAAGeorge Manyathela, Qiniso MungweMama Ntombela H. 9 ¾ in 2015$4,200
Franklin Sculpture AAAWiseman NdlovuH. 11 in 2015$2,100
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Paradise Flycatcher Vase AAAGeorge Manyathela, Moshe Sello Punch ShabalalaH. 19 in 2015$7,500
Betty Ntshingila making flowers
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ARDMORE CERAMIC ART
Leopard Planter AAAGeorge Manyathela, Thabo MbhelePunch ShabalalaH. 8 ¾ in 2015$4,300
Elephant Bowl AAASomandlaMonhlanhlaW. 19 ½ in 2015$4,300
Ardmore Museum & Studio in South Africa
Ardmore book available to orderfrom Pascoe & Company. $60
ROYAL DOULTON
The Doulton Potteries were founded in 1815 on the banks of the
River Thames in London. Initially John Doulton made bottles and
jars in salt-glazed stoneware for the domestic market and spirit
trade. Henry Doulton, the son of the founder, expanded into
drain pipes and sanitary wares before experimenting with art
pottery in 1867. Students from the Lambeth School of Art
incised designs on salt-glaze stoneware art pottery and
modeled sculptures in terracotta. The Lambeth Studio opened
in 1871 and by the 1880s employed more than 300 artists,
mainly young women. As well as decorating stoneware with
applied and incised motifs, they painted earthenware vases and
plaques in the Faience and Impasto techniques. The Lambeth
Studio artists made their debut in America at the Philadelphia
Exhibition of 1876 with a display of more than 1,500 pieces of
art pottery.
Henry Doulton acquired another factory in Burslem,
Staffordshire in 1877 to make tableware and other practical
pottery. A new bone china works was built in 1884 and artists
were attracted from rival factories to decorate ornamental
wares. The Burslem studio specialized in lavishly gilded vases,
expensive tea wares, fish and game plates and dessert services.
The most talented artists were lured from rival factories until
Henry Doulton had built up an art studio in Burslem, which
became as famous as the one in Lambeth. The Doulton artists
excelled in painting flowers,
birds, landscapes, portraits
and figurative scenes.
The finest wares from the
Burslem art studio were shown
at the Chicago exhibition of
1893, Paris in 1900 and St.
Louis in 1904, where they won
the lion’s share of the awards.
In 1901 the Royal Warrant and
the privilege of the Royal
Doulton name was bestowed
on the Doulton Potteries. A revival of Staffordshire figure making
was led by the chief modeler Charles Noke, who became Art
Director after the launch of the new figure collection in 1913.
Some of the most stylish and collectible figurines were modeled
by Leslie Harradine during the 1920s and 30s. The popularity of
his work prompted an expansion of the figure-painting
department and leading porcelain artists, such as Harry Allen
and Percy Curnock, used their talents to decorate figurines
rather than vases. The versatility of Leslie Harradine as a sculptor
was quite exceptional. He created Art Deco flappers and bathers
in the fashions of his day as well as nostalgic figurines from the
Victorian era in flounced crinolines and poke bonnets. He was
equally skilled at portraying hardy street vendors like his flower
sellers from old London.
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Lambeth Studio Artists at Work
Doulton's Lambeth Studio in London
Burslem Studio Artists at Work
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Mark Marshall was trained as a stone mason, carving ornament for neo-Gothic
churches. Before joining Doulton’s Lambeth studio, he worked for the Martin
Brothers, art potters who specialized in eccentric designs, including their
famous bird jars. These early experiences shaped Marshall’s taste for weird
and wonderful Doulton designs, such as the owl jar and the oil lamp.
Owl LampDoulton LambethMark V. MarshallH. 16 ¾ in c.1890$4,600
Owl JarDoulton LambethMark V. MarshallH. 7 ½ in c. 1895$3,100
Bird Jardinière with Pierced DecorationDoulton LambethMark V. MarshallH. 7 in c.1895$3,200
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Florence Barlow excelled in bird designs at Doulton's Lambeth studio, so
much so that she was nick-named ‘Birdie’ Barlow by fellow artists. Her
preferred decorating technique was pâte-sur-pâte where she used liquid clay
slip to build up her designs in low relief.
Drawing of Geese by Florence Barlow 1890
Birds VaseDoulton LambethFlorence E. BarlowH. 11 ¾ in 1885$5,000
Flying Geese Tobacco JarDoulton LambethFlorence E. BarlowH. 5 ¼ in c.1895$1,750
Owl VaseDoulton LambethH. 6 in 1873$1,600
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Charles Brough's beautiful flower and bird designs
were much admired in the early 1900s and he
painted a dessert service especially for King Edward
VII. His exotic bird scenes, known as Chelsea Birds,
were inspired by porcelains produced at the Chelsea
factory in the 18th century.
Wildfowl VasesRoyal DoultonCharles HartH. 8 ¾ in c.1910$3,700
Drake on RockHN132Royal DoultonH. 3 ½ in 1913-1936$750
Drake RestingHN1192Royal DoultonH. 4 in 1937-1946$750
Chelsea Birds VasesRA5732Royal DoultonCharles B. BroughH. 6 in 1904$2,300 Pair
Woodcocks VaseRoyal DoultonFred HancockH.10 in c.1910$4,500
CardinalK28Royal DoultonH. 2 ¾ in 1940-1946$850
Baltimore OrioleK29Royal DoultonH. 2 ¾ in 1940-1946$1,000
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
This set of hand-painted bone china plates
with raised gold and acid etched borders was
made for Ovington Brothers of New York,
importers of luxury china and glass.
Ptarmigan Plate
Snipe Plate
Shoveller Plate
Curlew Plate
Teal Plate
Black Headed Gull Plate
Plover Plate
Red Grouse Plate
Red Grouse Plate
British Birds Service PlatesCharles HartD. 9 in c.1910$225 EachCapercaille Plate not illustrated
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
The name Titanian is derived from Titanium
oxide which was used to create the ethereal
blue and green grounds, ideal for the painting
of birds in the trees and misty landscapes. The
egg-shell thin bone china body is wonderfully
translucent and was said to ‘make a painter on
canvas sigh with envy’. Charles Noke spent
many years perfecting Titanian ware, which
was launched 1915. Production was always
very limited and only lasted ten years making
Titanian ware very rare today.
Titanian Seagulls VaseRoyal DoultonF. HenriH. 8 in 1921$5,750
Fantail PigeonsHN122Royal DoultonH. 4 in 1912-1936$1,000
Titanian Vase with DucksRoyal DoultonHarry AllenH. 6 in c.1920$4,250
SeagullHN212Royal DoultonH. 4 in 1920-1946$600
TernHN167Royal DoultonH. 2 ½ in 1918-1946$450
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
BullfinchK31Royal DoultonH. 2 ¼ in 1940-1946$850
Blue Bird K30Royal DoultonH. 2 ¼ in 1940-1946$850
Yellow Throated WarblerK27Royal DoultonH. 2 in 1940-1946$850
Titanian Barn Owl VaseRoyal DoultonHarry AllenH. 6 ¼ in c.1920$5,200
Titanian Owl VaseRoyal DoultonArthur EatonH. 9 ½ in c.1920$3,100
Titanian Bluebird VaseRoyal DoultonHarry AllenH. 7 in c.1920$8,650
Titanian Young Whitethroats VasesRoyal DoultonHarry AllenH. 7 ¾ in c.1920$9,200 Pair
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Frederick Walklett specialized in idyllic
landscapes at the Burslem studio at
the turn of the last century. He won a
silver medal for his flower painting
while studying at the Wedgwood
Institute and was a principal artist at
the Chicago exhibition of 1893. He
worked intermittently for Doulton
from 1886 until 1927.
Lady and Swan PlateRoyal DoultonLeslie JohnsonD. 8 ¾ in c.1900$2,875
Swan Lake Covered VaseRoyal DoultonFrederick WalklettH. 7 ½ in c.1905$2,800
Swan Lake Vase MoorcroftKerry GoodwinH. 16 in 2012Limited edition of 75$2,750
Snow Ballerinas Trial PlaqueMoorcroftRachel BishopH. 8 in 2014$450
MOORCROFT
Moorcroft art pottery dates back to 1897 when William
Moorcroft first began producing his distinctive tube-lined
designs. By the early 1900s, Moorcroft was winning gold medals
at exhibitions around the world and selling his designs to stores
such as Liberty’s of London and Tiffany’s of New York. Queen
Mary particularly enjoyed Moorcroft’s brilliant designs and the
company was honored to become Potter to Her Majesty in 1928.
Moorcroft pottery continues to be hand-made today using
traditional techniques at a picturesque little pottery in Stoke-
on-Trent, which celebrated its centenary in 2013. Their vases are
still turned on a potter’s lathe to perfect the shape and the
intricate patterns are created by tube-lining with liquid clay
using similar tools as icing a cake. Once dry, the pieces are
expertly hand-painted on the unfired clay body. After glazing
and firing, the colors glow like precious stones and capture the
imagination of new collectors wherever they are shown.
The Moorcroft Design Studio features the work of five celebrated
ceramic artists who create a variety of new designs each year.
Initially the artists produce watercolor sketches of their ideas
and, once approved, they draw on their chosen shape to
develop their designs. Among the new ‘design windows’ at
Moorcroft are figurative, animals and bird designs. Flowers have
been the main inspiration for Moorcroft artists for over a century.
William Moorcroft’s early
Florian Ware in the Art
Nouveau style of the early
1900s continues to be a
major influence on the
design studio today.
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Pied Wagtail WatercolorMoorcroftVicky LovattH. 12 ¾ in 2013$1,500
Tubelining a Moorcroft Vase
Painting a Moorcroft Vase
The Moorcroft Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent
Pied Wagtail VaseMoorcroftVicky LovattH. 7 in 2013$685
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
This prestige penguin is
signed by Eric A. Webster,
who was in charge of animal
painting at the Burslem
factory from 1925 to 1962.
PenguinsHN133Royal DoultonH. 6 in 1913-1946$850
Pole to Pole VaseMoorcroftKerry GoodwinH. 8 in 2015Numbered edition$325
PenguinHN134Royal DoultonH. 4 ½ in 1913-1946$800 Family on Ice Vase
MoorcroftNicola SlaneyH. 6 in 2014$660
PenguinHN2633Royal DoultonH. 12 in c.1955$2,000
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Colibris means birds of the Sun God, an apt
name for this triptych which features exotic
hummingbirds.
The Red Cardinal is a territorial songbird,
native to North America, and is the bird
emblem for 7 states, more than any other
species. During courtship, the colorful male
bird feeds seeds to the female beak to beak so
they appear to be kissing. The Red Cardinals
vase was produced exclusively for Pascoe and
Company in a limited edition of 50.
Colibris TriptychMoorcroftEmma BossonsW. 15 ½ in 2015$1,585
Red Cardinals VaseMoorcroftKerry GoodwinH. 7 in 2011$880
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Cancan BirdsMoorcroftKerry GoodwinH. 7 ½ in 2006Limited edition of 75$920
Lindisfarne VaseMoorcroftVicky LovattH. 8 in 2012Numbered edition$950
Pheasants of Snow Hollow VaseMoorcroftEmma BossonsH. 8 in 2015Limited edition of 100$1,295
The Farne Islands off the Northumberland
Coast of England is home to a celebrated
colony of Puffins.
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Moonlight Flight PlaqueMoorcroftEmma BossonsH. 16 ¼ in 2011Limited edition of 100$1,700
Moonlight Flight VaseMoorcroftEmma BossonsH. 14 in 2011Limited edition of 100$3,950
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Apollo VaseMoorcroftSian LeeperH. 5 in 2006$475
Butterfly Tears VaseMoorcroft Rachel BishopH. 9 in 2012Limited edition of 50$925
Bees in Corn Trial BoxMoorcroftVicky LovattH. 4 in 2012$1,295
Bees Trial VaseMoorcroft Vicky LovattH. 3 in 2013$385
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BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES
Golden Daisy VaseMoorcroft Rachel BishopH. 9 in 2012Limited edition of 75$1,225
Swallowtail Butterfly TrayMoorcroft Emma BossonsD. 4 in 2012$210
Titanian Butterfly PlateRoyal Doulton D. 8 in c.1925$700
The PeacockHN4846Royal Doulton Valerie AnnandH. 10 in 2006Limited edition of 500$550
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Lakeland Gold Vase Moorcroft Nicola Slaney H. 12 in 2008Limited edition of 100$1,100
PrimrosesHN1617Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 6 ¼ in 1934-1949$1,750
Flower sellers were rapidly disappearing from
London when Leslie Harradine frequented
Covent Garden market to record their bohemian
lifestyle and costumes. Their baskets overflow
with blooms made petal by petal by skilled Royal
Doulton flower makers.
Old Lavender SellerHN1492 Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 6 in 1932-1949$1,300
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Bergamot, also known as Bee Balm, was used as
a medicinal plant by the Native Americans. The
red variety, known as Oswego Tea, was used by
early colonists after the Boston Tea Party, in place
of the highly taxed tea supplied by England.
Bergamot Vase Moorcroft Vicky LovattH. 12 in 2012$2,200
Sweet LavenderHN1373 Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 9 in 1930-1949$1,500
Little MotherHN1418 Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 ¾ in 1930-1938$4,500
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Honeysuckle Haven Vase Moorcroft Rachel Bishop H. 12 in 2015$995
Rachel Bishop was just 24 years old when she became Moorcroft's sole designer in 1993.
Her portfolio of watercolors dazzled owner Hugh Edwards at her interview and she set
to work interpreting her exquisite floral designs for the distinctive Moorcroft decorating
style. Today Rachel is the Senior Designer in a talented studio of artists.
The Crown Imperial flower grows wild in the foothills
of the Himalayas. Rachel's striking design was made
in Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Year.
Monarch's Crown Trial Vase Moorcroft Rachel BishopH. 11 in 2013$1,450
Romany SueHN1757 Royal DoultonLeslie Harradine H. 9 ¼ in 1936-1949$2,000
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THE FLORAL ARTSOrchids have been portrayed on Moorcroft vases
since the early 1900s. The Trentham Prize design
was inspired by an award-winning watercolor by
William Moorcroft's father, Thomas.
Desert Heat and the Star of
Africa vases were commissioned
by Pascoe & Company for the
Florida ICGF in 2015.
Desert Heat VaseMoorcroftKerry GoodwinH. 10 in 2014Limited edition of 50$1,195
This stunning red laelio cattleya
orchid was inspired by a hybrid
developed in a nursery in the Mojave
Desert.
Portelet Bay VaseMoorcroftCarol LovattH. 5 in 2004$550
Star of Africa VaseEmma Bossons H. 12 in 2014Limited edition of 50$1,175
The Star of Africa orchid was the official
flower of the World Orchid conference in
2014 which took place in South Africa.
The Trentham Prize VaseMoorcroftEmma Bossons H. 10 in 2013$1,950
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THE FLORAL ARTS
The Shawl Vyse StudioCharles VyseH. 10 ½ in 1925$5,750
Daffodil Woman Vyse StudioCharles VyseH. 10 in 1925$5,950
CHARLES & NELL VYSE
The streets of London were once alive with colorful flower sellers
calling for custom with their melodic cries. Victorian street
vendors with their baskets of primroses and roses gathered
around the steps of Eros in Piccadilly Circus or strolled through
the theater district around Covent Garden, once home to the
famous flower market. This was the setting for the story of Eliza
Doolittle, the flower girl portrayed in Shaw’s Pygmalion and the
musical version My Fair Lady.
As the flower sellers began to disappear from London city streets
in the 1920s, artists began to portray them nostalgically in
paintings and sculptures. Ceramic artist, Charles Vyse was
fascinated by these hardy women and his clay models were
individually hand-painted and accessorized with flowers by his
wife Nell at their studio in Chelsea.
Charles Vyse was apprenticed as a modeler at Doulton’s Burslem
factory where his father worked as an engraver. He proved to be
an exceptional student and was awarded a scholarship to study
sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London. Doulton's Art
Director, Charles Noke, followed the career of the precocious
young artist with interest and in 1911 asked Vyse to produce
designs for his new figure collection. Vyse contributed Elizabeth
Fry, The Return of Persephone, and Bedtime, who was re-named
Darling by Queen Mary in 1913 and numbered HN1.
Following his marriage, Charles Vyse decided to set up his own
pottery studio in London making character figures. Throughout
the 1920s and 30s, Charles, Nell and their assistants specialized
in figures of colorful gypsy
pedlars, flower sellers and
entertainers who eked out
a living on the streets of
London. Each model was
painted differently and the
women all wear vividly
patterned costumes with
free-hand stripes and floral
sprays. Even the babes in
arms are clothed in a
myriad of fabric designs.
The flowers were all
painstakingly created petal by petal in moist clay and arranged
in baskets, bouquets, buttonholes and nosegays.
Charles and Nell Vyse exhibited their work at prestigious art
galleries and exhibitions in the UK and the USA. It was the
success of Vyse’s figures that inspired Royal Doulton modeler
Leslie Harradine to create his own collection of balloon sellers
and flower sellers, which reached a wider audience through
china shops and department stores.
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Charles Vyse at Work
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Impasto VaseDoulton Lambeth Kate RogersH. 13 in c.1885$1,495
Impasto ware was achieved by
painting colored slips on to the
unfired earthenware body in
such a way that the brush
modeled as well as colored,
creating a low relief design.
Impasto VaseDoulton Lambeth Fannie Allen H. 11 ¾ in c.1885$925
Impasto VaseDoulton Lambeth Kate RogersH. 8 in 1881$925
Piccadilly Rose Vyse StudioCharles VyseH. 8 ¾ in 1922$6,600
Kate Rogers worked for the Lambeth
Studio from 1880 to 1895. She mastered
the challenging technique of Impasto
painting and her flower paintings were
executed with a strong, firm touch.
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Mary Butterton worked for the Lambeth
Studio for nearly 20 years from 1874 to
1893. She specialized in Faience painting,
mainly flowers and foliage.
Faience VaseDoulton Lambeth Mary Butterton H. 19 ½ in c. 1880$3,500
The Tulip Woman Vyse StudioCharles VyseH. 9 ¾ in 1921$6,600
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Cambridge was a skilled portrait artist who exhibited at the Royal
Academy of Art and the Chicago World’s Fair. In 1887 she was commissioned by
Queen Victoria to produce portraits of Her Majesty and her late husband Prince Albert.
Two examples of Bessie’s painted pottery plaques have been found to date, one for
Doulton and this one marked Minton. Bessie ran an art school in Bath with her
husband William Harbutt, who was the inventor of the Plasticine modeling material.
Miss R.P. DaniellMinton Elizabeth CambridgeD. 9 ½ in c.1885$1,400
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Oriental ivory carvings were much admired in the West
in the late 19th century and ceramic vases simulating
ivory became very fashionable, particularly at the Royal
Worcester factory. The ivory pieces usually featured
ornate sculptural handles and were richly embellished
with gold. Charles Noke, who trained at Worcester,
brought this style of decoration to Doulton’s Burslem
Studio where it was known as Vellum Ware.
High SocietyTrial VaseMoorcroft Paul Hilditch H. 12 in 2013$3,375
HenleyHN3367 Royal DoultonValerie AnnandH. 8 in 1993Limited edition of 5,000$575
Floral Covered Vase Royal WorcesterH. 7 ¾ in 1885$815
Ivory Floral Ewer Royal WorcesterH. 8 in 1887$575
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THE FLORAL ARTS Queen of theIce Colorway Royal Doulton Peggy Davies H. 8 ½ in 1983$2,400
PriscillaHN1337 Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 8 in 1929-1938$1,100
Maidens with Roses VasesRA7183Royal Doulton Arthur LeslieH. 7 ¾ in 1909$5,500 Pair
River Bud VaseRoyal Doulton Wilmot Brown H. 4 ½ in c.1900$525
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Lactolian Ware was the name given
to Doulton's pâte-sur-pâte style of
decoration which was first shown
at the Paris Exhibition of 1900. The
center of the tazza was painted by
Leslie Johnson, one of the most
talented figurative painters
working in the Potteries during the
first half of the 20th century.
Jeweled Rose VaseDoulton Burslem H. 4 ½ in 1884$2,875
Pantalettes HN1507Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 7 ¾ in 1932-1949$1,500
AileenHN1664 Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 6 in 1934-1938$2,500
Lactolian Ware Tazza Royal Doulton Leslie Johnson H. 4 in 1903$3,225
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THE FLORAL ARTS
DeliciaHN1663 Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 4 ½ in 1934-1938$2,250
Miss FortuneHN1897Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 6 in 1938-1949$399
Flowers VaseRoyal Doulton Joseph HancockH. 8 in c. 1905$975
Hyperion Ware VaseDoulton BurslemH. 8 ½ in c.1900$1,800
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THE FLORAL ARTS
CynthiaHN1685Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 5 ¾ in 1935-1949$1,600
SoniaHN1692 Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 6 ¼ in 1935-1949$1,250
Percy Curnock worked at Doulton’s
Burslem Studio for nearly 70 years
and is well known for his exquisite
flower painting, particularly roses.
Roses & Grapes Vase Royal Doulton Percy Curnock H. 12 ¼ in c.1910$2,750
Roses Vase RA5734Royal Doulton Harry Allen H. 4 ¾ in 1904$3,450
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THE FLORAL ARTS
Deep cobalt flow blue decoration on a white
ground was very popular in the late 19th century
and the Burslem studio produced several
different styles. Corolian ware from the 1890s
features flow blue flowers and figurative
designs by artists such as Percy Curnock,
Walter Nunn and Wilmot Brown.
Flow blue was similar to traditional
blue and white pottery except that
the blue color was deliberately blurred, an
effect achieved by adding a cup of lime or
ammonia to the kiln during firing.
Painting flowers was a popular
pastime among ladies of leisure who
could pursue the 'Gentle Arts'.
Corolian Ware VaseRA1645Royal DoultonWilmot BrownH. 18 in 1894$2,200
PaintingHN3012Royal DoultonPauline ParsonsH. 7 ½ in 1987Limited edition of 750$1,000
TulipsHN1334Royal DoultonH. 9 ½ in 1929-1936$3,200
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COUNTRY LIFE
The flow blue process was used to create a dramatic effect
in topographical scenes, as with these imposing vases.
Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire dates back to the
1120s. The ruined fortress became famous as a tourist
destination following the publication of Sir Walter Scott’s
novel Kenilworth in 1826. Durham Cathedral was founded
in 1093 and is one of the finest examples of Norman
architecture in England. It has been designated a Unesco
World Heritage site.
Kenilworth Castle VaseRoyal DoultonH. 12 in c.1900$1,750
Durham Cathedral VaseRoyal DoultonH. 12 in c.1900$1,500
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COUNTRY LIFE
Aberfoyle Bridge VaseRoyal DoultonJohn HughsH. 4 ¾ in c.1910$750
Inverlochy & Kilchurn Castles VasesRoyal DoultonJohn H. PlantH. 8 in c.1905$4,000 Pair
Scottish castles were very popular subjects for
Royal Doulton vases and services plates at the turn
of the last century, particularly for the American
market. Queen Victoria fell in love with the beauty
of the Scottish Highlands, its lochs, glens and
mountains, and made it fashionable as a tourist
destination.
John Hugh Plant specialized in topographical
painting at Doulton's Burslem Studio and he
received regular commissions to paint service
plates featuring architectural treasures. His views
of Scottish castles were influenced by the paintings
of local artists such as Horatio McCulloch.
Holyrood Palace PlateRoyal DoultonJohn H. PlantD. 10 ¼ in c.1910$1,435
Edinburgh Castle PlateRoyal DoultonJohn H. PlantD. 10 ½ in c.1910$1,435
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COUNTRY LIFE
Conwy Castle is a medieval fortification on the
north coast of Wales. Now a Unesco World Heritage
site, it is considered to be one of the finest
examples of late 13th century military architecture
in Europe. This monumental Royal Windsor vase
was made by the Spaulding China Company in
Sebring, Ohio, which was in operation between
1942 and 1957. Royal Windsor Ware was marketed
to luxury stores in the USA and the brand name
was chosen for its prestigious and sophisticated
English associations.
Conwy CastleRoyal WindsorH. BrassingtonH. 28 in c.1945$2,500
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COUNTRY LIFE
Child Feeding Chickens PlaqueDoulton LambethKatherine SturgeonD. 13 in c.1880 $3,000
Katherine Sturgeon started her career at the
Minton Art Pottery Studio and transferred to the
Lambeth Studio in 1875. She specialized in figure
painting on tiles and plaques and assisted with the
decoration of the Café Royal tile murals in
Edinburgh. Esther Lewis was one of the most
accomplished landscape painters on Faience at
Doulton's Lambeth Studio. She excelled
particularly in woodland scenes and mountain
landscapes. Her work was admired for its "broad,
breezy representations of nature in quiet grey and
warm tones".
Country Cottages Ewers PairDoulton LambethEsther Lewis & Josephine DurtnallH. 13 ¾ in c. 1890$6,675 Pair
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COUNTRY LIFE
Women at Well PlaqueDoulton LambethLinnie WattD. 13 ¼ in 1888$5,750
Woman with Laundry PlaqueDoulton LambethKatherine SturgeonD. 13 ¾ in c.1880$3,500
Linnie Watt excelled in idyllic country
scenes featuring women and children.
She sketched a lot from nature in the
country and had the habit of catching
the children and bribing them to stand
still. Unfortunately they rarely did for
more than a minute so she became a
very rapid sketcher. Miss Watt's work was
shown at the Philadelphia and Paris
Exhibitions and she was a regular prize
winner at the annual painting shows
organized by Howell and James. She was
also in demand as a book illustrator. This
plaque is featured in The Doulton
Lambeth Wares page 152.
In the industrialized society of the
Victorian era there was a yearning for an
unspoiled England of bygone years.
Paintings of rural scenes with thatched
cottages and charming country
children became very popular. Like
several of the painters at the Lambeth
studio, Katherine Sturgeon was
influenced by the work of Helen
Allingham who painted picturesque
watercolors of rural England.
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COUNTRY LIFE
Cattle PlateRoyal DoultonCharles Beresford HopkinsD. 10 in 1903Made for Tiffany$1,300
Cattle VaseRoyal DoultonHarry NixonH. 5 ¾ in c.1905$1,000
Cattle VasesRoyal DoultonJ. KelsallH. 9 ¼ in c.1910$4,600 Pair
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COUNTRY LIFE
In the 1890s Charles Noke was
experimenting with slip-decorated wares
in sepia tones which he named Holbein
after the old master painter, Hans Holbein.
It is distinguished by a smooth ivory body
decorated with slip-painting under a
deep, honey-colored glaze.
Holbein Cattle VaseRoyal DoultonCharles Beresford HopkinsH. 20 ½ in c.1895$5,600
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COUNTRY LIFE
Holbein Ware Horses VaseRoyal DoultonGeorge FernyhoughH. 16 in c.1902$4,600
In the Chinese zodiac the Year of the Goat is
the 8th sign in the 12 year cycle of animals.
It is also referred to as the Ram or Sheep
sign. Sheep are regarded as an auspicious
animal and the Year of the Sheep or Goat
heralds promise and prosperity. Goat
characteristics are described as peace
loving, kind and popular.
2015 is the Year of the Goat
Ibex Sculpture8605Royal DoultonHarry SimeonH. 5 ¼ in 1926$1,000
Goats VaseRoyal DoultonHarry MorreyH. 5 ¾ in c.1905$1,200
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COUNTRY LIFE
Reaping & Sowing VasesRoyal DoultonPercy CurnockH. 6 ½ in c.1910$3,250 Pair
Woman and Donkey VaseRoyal DoultonJoseph HancockH. 8 ¼ in c.1905$3,950
JeanHN1878Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 ¼ in 1938-1949$650
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COUNTRY LIFE
Cattle with Country Folk VasesRoyal DoultonJoseph HancockH. 8 ¼ in c.1910$3,150 Pair
Cattle Vase CoveredRoyal DoultonCharles Beresford HopkinsH. 9 in c.1905$5,750
Charles Beresford Hopkins at work
Cattle VaseRoyal DoultonCharles Beresford HopkinsH. 9 ¼ in c. 1905$3,000
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COUNTRY LIFE
Midsummer NoonHN1900Royal DoultonH. 4 ¾ in 1939-1949$1,500
Shepherd &Fisherman VasesRA7949Royal DoultonFred HancockH. 8 ½ in 1912$6,900 Pair
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COUNTRY LIFE
For thirty years at the Burslem studio, Sam
Wilson was celebrated as a painter of rural
Britain. He particularly enjoyed portraying
cattle, sheep or deer grazing in their natural
habitats and hunting scenes with dogs and
game. His works are usually very subtle in
tone and he often used just one color such
as cobalt blue or sepia.
Women and Poultry VaseDoulton BurslemSam WilsonH. 11 in c.1895$4,000
Goosegirl VaseRA7934Royal DoultonJoseph HancockH. 8 ¼ in 1912$2,500
Mary JaneHN1990Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 ¼ in 1947-1952$550
Country Maid Prototype1258Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 in 1951$4,600
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COUNTRY LIFE
Milking TimeHN3Royal DoultonPhoebe StablerH. 6 ½ in 1913-1938Contact usSheep Ewer
HB4160Doulton BurslemSam WilsonH. 9 in c.1900$2,100
Goats VaseRoyal DoultonHarry AllenH. 9 ¼ in c.1905$4,375
Sheep VaseRoyal DoultonFrederick WalklettH. 11 ¼ in c.1920$2,250
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COUNTRY LIFE
Ploughing VaseRoyal DoultonJack PriceH. 4 in c.1910$1,150
Country Maid Prototype#1251Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 in 1951$4,000
Ploughing PlaqueRoyal DoultonWilmot BrownW. 8 ¾ in c.1910$3,450
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COUNTRY LIFE
Country Cottage PlaqueRoyal DoultonLeslie JohnsonH. 14 ½ in c.1910$4,500
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COUNTRY LIFE
This Lambeth stoneware sculpture of a
Bloodhound has never been recorded
in the Royal Doulton reference books.
In addition to the Royal Doulton mark
on the base, there is an indistinct
signature inscribed on the side of the
piece. This appears to read ‘Paulin’.
George Henry Paulin (1888-1962) was
a distinguished Scottish sculptor who
moved to London in 1925. He is
known to have worked with Doulton
stoneware but examples of his work
have not been found before. The
bloodhound is one of the oldest dog
breeds, prized for its exceptional sense
of smell. Originally bred to hunt deer,
it is now more widely used to track
missing people.
BloodhoundStoneware SculptureRoyal DoultonH. 10 in c.1925Contact us
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COUNTRY LIFE
Rabbit in Morning DressHN101Royal DoultonCharles J. NokeH. 6 ¾ in 1913$6,900
Caverswall China specializes in fine bone china in the English
tradition. The factory was founded in 1973 in Stoke-on-Trent and
was granted the Royal Warrant by the Prince of Wales in 2008. Roger
Shufflebotham joined Caverswall in 1974 after a long career at the
Minton pottery where he specialized in enamel decoration.
Hunting UrnCaverswall ChinaRoger P. ShufflebothamH. 20 in c.1975$5,500
Cocker Spanielwith PheasantHN1001Royal DoultonH. 6 ½ in 1931-1968$925
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COUNTRY LIFE
Cattle VaseRoyal DoultonHannah BarlowH. 11 ½ in c.1910$3,000
Horse JardinièreDoulton LambethHannah Barlow &Eliza SimmanceH. 7 in c.1895$5,800
Merely a MinorHN2537Royal DoultonFrederick DawsH. 9 in 1940-1960$450
Miss Hannah Barlow was the first lady artist at Doulton’s Lambeth studio and she created
a wide variety of animal designs from 1871 until her retirement in 1913. Hannah’s all-
pervading love of animals took her on sketching trips to farms around London and she
incised her drawings on to the salt-glazed stoneware body while still moist.
Chestnut Mare & FoalHN2533Royal DoultonWilliam M. ChanceH. 5 in 1940-1960$565
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COUNTRY LIFE
Hannah's sister Lucy only worked
at the Lambeth studio between
1882 and 1885 so jointly signed
work by the sisters is rare.
Shepherd Boy VaseDoulton LambethHannah & Lucy BarlowH. 12 ½ in 1884$7,500
Three Kittens BeakerDoulton LambethHannah BarlowH. 5 in 1875$2,800
Cats Lemonade JugDoulton LambethHannah & Lucy BarlowH. 9 in 1883$3,800
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COUNTRY LIFE
Amanda Hughes-Lubeck is one of the UK's
leading wildlife sculptors. She trained at the
Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and
went on to create many of the original
prototype sculptures for Royal Doulton and
Beswick's animal collections.
Squirrel PrototypeRoyal DoultonAmanda Hughes-LubeckH. 8 ½ in 2005$995
This is the trial vase for the Moorcroft
Collectors Club Star Award design for 2015.
Hare PrototypeRoyal DoultonAmanda Hughes-LubeckH. 9 in 2005$995
The Hare and theTortoise Trial VaseMoorcroftNicola SlaneyH. 7 in 2015$1,440
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COUNTRY LIFE
This is a rare example of Royal Doulton's lustre
ware. The charming scene of rabbits shimmers
with an iridescent mother of pearl sheen.
The exploits of the cartoon animal trio Pip,
Squeak and Wilfred were popular in the Daily
Mirror newspaper from 1919 until 1955.
Lustre Rabbits VaseRoyal DoultonH. 4 in c. 1917$925
Hare PlateDoulton BurslemHenry MitchellH. 9 in 1891$1,375
WilfredRoyal DoultonAfter A. B. PayneH. 3 ¾ in 1927$2,300
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FAIRYLAND
Temple on Rock Covered Jar Fairyland Lustre Z4968Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones H. 19 in c.1920Contact us
WEDGWOOD
The Wedgwood Pottery is well known for ornamental blue
Jasper Ware in neo-classical style but the iridescent lustre glazes
of the 1920s have also caught the attention of collectors today.
Fairyland Lustre Ware was designed by Susannah Margaretta
‘Daisy’ Makeig-Jones, who joined the Wedgwood factory as a
trainee decorator in 1909 at the age of 28. A graduate of Torquay
school of art, she had ambitions to be a designer and seized her
opportunity in 1911 when she was asked to design nursery
ware. One of her earliest patterns was Thumbelina, inspired by
a Hans Anderson fairy tale. By 1914, Daisy was established as a
designer with her own studio.
Wedgwood’s experiments to imitate Chinese bleu soufflé
wares led to their Powder Blue range in 1912. Daisy adapted
this sponging process for the mottled backgrounds of her first
lustre patterns depicting oriental dragons, butterflies,
hummingbirds and fish. For her ‘Fairyland Lustre’ patterns which
made their appearance in 1915, Daisy worked with the new
commercial or liquid lustres. These highly complex preparations
of metallic compounds, combined with oils and resins, could be
painted on-glaze. The decorating process required up to six
firings to achieve the glimmering rainbow effects.
Fairies, pixies, imps and elves cavort in a Celtic twilight of fantasy
forests and gardens with trees and cobwebs intricately outlined
in gold. Daisy’s inspiration came from a variety of sources,
including the illustrations of Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham,
Kay Neilson and Henry Justice Ford in the Fairy Books by Andrew
Lang. The vivid firework colors of Diaghilev’s Russian Ballet,
which dazzled Europe at that time,
were also an influence on Daisy.
Daisy’s lustre designs were very
popular during the 1920s when
fairies were in vogue. Sensational
photographs of dancing fairies
were published in 1920 by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle and widely
believed to be real. The young girls
responsible for the Cottingley
photographs did not confess the hoax until many years later.
By 1930 the popularity of Fairyland was waning and Daisy was
asked to retire. Initially she ignored the request but later stormed
out after an acrimonious meeting. In a furious, dramatic gesture,
she ordered her assistant to smash all the remaining vases and
bowls in her studio. Today Fairyland Lustre Ware is as elusive as
the fairies themselves.
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Hummingbirds Lustre VasesWedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones H. 9 ¾ in c.1915Contact us
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FAIRYLAND
Woodland Elves IIFairyland Lustre Bowl Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones D. 8 in c.1920Contact us
Woodland Bridge & Picnic by RiverFairyland Lustre BowlWedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones D. 7 ¼ in c. 1920Contact us
FairyHN1532Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 4 in 1932-1938$5,750
FairyHN1378Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 2 ¼ in 1930-1938$2,300
FairyHN1536Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 2 ½ in 1932-1938$2,300
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FAIRYLAND
Leapfrogging Elves Fairyland Lustre Bowl Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones D. 4 in c.1920$3,000
Butterflies & Dragon Lustre VaseWedgwoodDaisy Makeig-JonesH. 7 ¾ in c.1915$2,150
Leapfrogging Elves FlameFairyland Lustre Bowl Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones D. 3 ¾ in c. 1920$4,000
FairyHN1379Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 2 ½ in 1930-1938$2,300
FairyHN1533Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 3 in 1932-1938$4,600
FairyHN1396Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 2 ½ in 1930-1938$2,300
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FAIRYLAND
Bird in a Hoop Fairyland Lustre Bowl Z4968Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones D. 8 in c.1920Contact us
In the StocksHN1475Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 5 ¼ in 1931-1937$3,200
FairyHN1324Royal Doulton Leslie HarradineH. 6 ½ in 1929-1938$4,000
Butterfly WomanFairyland Lustre VaseWedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones H. 9 ½ in c.1920Contact us
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FAIRYLAND
Child in Tree Plate Minton Attributed to Antonin Boullemier D. 9 ½ in c.1875$1,500
Dancing Eyes & Sunny HairHN1543Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 5 in 1933-1949$1,500
Happy Joy, Baby BoyHN1541Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 6 ¼ in 1933-1949$1,500
Little Child so Rare and SweetHN1542Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 5 in 1933-1949$1,500
ContentmentHN396Royal Doulton Leslie Harradine H. 7 ¼ in 1920-1938$4,600
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ART NOUVEAU & ART DECO
This stunning plaque resembles Doulton’s Holbein ware but it was made at the
Phoenix Works of Thomas Forester & Sons in Longton, Staffordshire. Their leading
artist Roger Dean produced striking art pottery in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco
styles. Forester’s was a major producer of majolica ware and was one of the
largest employers in Staffordshire with over 700 people in 1900. The impressive
hand-carved wooden frame is original and measures 24 inches in diameter.
Art Nouveau PlaqueThomas ForesterRoger DeanD. 9 ¾ in c.1890$5,700
ART NOUVEAU & ART DECO
After the Great Exhibition of 1851, there was a growing
disenchantment with the ornate, derivative styles of the High
Victorian period. Design reformers, such as William Morris,
advocated a return to pre-industrial production methods and
encouraged artists in other
media to work in ceramics.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner
and Company, ‘Fine Art
Workmen’, was founded
in 1861 and supplied
furnishings, textiles, wall
papers and art objects to
aesthetic homes.
In France, the new look
was called Le Style Anglais but it became known as Art Nouveau
around the world after the spectacular exhibition of decorative
arts in Paris in 1900. Art Nouveau motifs were derived from
nature – animals, birds, flowers, trees and insects. Butterflies and
peacocks with iridescent colors were particularly prevalent. The
designs were curvilinear with sensuous flowing lines and
asymmetrical patterns in Japanese style. The arts of Japan, which
were exhibited in Europe for the first time in 1862 were a major
influence on the Arts & Crafts movement and the blossoming
Art Nouveau style.
At Doulton’s Lambeth Studio, the leading
stoneware artists immersed themselves in the
new style. Frank Butler, Mark Marshall and Eliza
Simmance in particular incorporated flowing
tendrils and whiplash motifs into their elegant
vases and ewers. To create the desired effect
they used a combination of incised and tube-
lined decorating techniques. Their work was so
well received that they began to design small
editions for reproduction, which were
advertised as New Style Art Wares. William
Rowe and Margaret Thompson designed many
New Style vases which were
allocated X pattern numbers.
In Stoke-on-Trent, young
William Moorcroft developed
the tube-lining technique to
delineate stylized flowers for
his new Florian wares. His
work was promoted by
Liberty’s department store in
London which was the
vanguard of the new style, so
much so that ‘Liberty style’ has become another name for British
Art Nouveau. As well as acknowledging William Moorcroft’s
legacy, the designers in the modern Moorcroft studio now pay
tribute to pioneers such as William Morris and Charles Voysey.
The work of Charles Rennie Macintosh and Talwin Morris, who
worked in Scotland, became known as the Glasgow style. This
distinct branch of European art nouveau blended Celtic Revival,
Japonism and Arts & Crafts styles. Sinuous curves gradually gave
way to straight lines and highly stylized flowers and birds.
Angular geometric motifs continued after the Great War and
became even more streamlined in the new age of the machine.
The zenith of this style was reached in 1925 at the Paris
Exposition des Art Decoratifs which gave rise
to the name Art Deco. The 1920s was the
‘decade of speed’ epitomized by rapid
expansion of the motor car and airplane
industries which influenced the Art Deco style.
Notable elements included bright colors,
streamlined shapes, and abstract geometric
patterns including zig-zags and sunbursts.
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Read more in Louise Irvine's classic referencebook available from Pascoe & Company.$100
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ART NOUVEAU & ART DECO
This unusual covered jar was originally in the
Harriman Judd collection in California.
Art Nouveau Stoneware JarRoyal DoultonVera HugginsH. 6 ½ in c.1920$1,000
Stylized Rose Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonWilliam RoweH. 8 ½ in c.1925$1,725
Art Nouveau Silver Overlay VaseRoyal DoultonH. 8 in 1910$1,725
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ART NOUVEAU & ART DECO
In a career spanning more than 50 years at
Doulton’s Lambeth Studio, Miss Simmance
contributed an impressive variety of work. Under
the influence of Art Nouveau in the early 1900s she
produced some very effective tube-lined designs
of swirling leaves and flowers. She also worked
with brightly colored pigments creating designs in
the manner of Charles Rennie Macintosh and other
artists of the Glasgow School.
Foliate Scrolled Stoneware EwersRoyal DoultonMark V. MarshallH. 10 in 1887$3,450
Art Nouveau Tube-lined Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonEliza SimmanceH. 13 ¾ in c.1900$4,300
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Frank Butler was one of the most
versatile and prolific artists in
Doulton's Lambeth Studio. He began
his artistic career as a designer of
stained glass and his love of bold,
linear designs and jewel-like colors
continued in his ceramic work under
the influence of the Art Nouveau
style. He boldly manipulated the soft
clay into unusual convoluted shapes
and enjoyed creating embossed
motifs by pushing out the clay from
the inside with his fingers.
Art Nouveau Embossed Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonFrank A. ButlerH. 10 ½ in c.1895$6,325
Frank Butler at work
Art Nouveau Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonFrank A. ButlerH. 15 in 1903$5.500
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Mark Marshall responded to the prevailing
Art Nouveau style with tube-lined foliate
scrollwork decorating his vases and ewers.
Some of his stylish vases were exhibited at
the British Industries Fair in 1920 together
with many other art nouveau style designs.
Birds in Foliage Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonMark V. MarshallH. 18 in 1906$2,500
Art Nouveau Swirls Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonMark V. MarshallH. 6 in c.1910$1,375
British Industries Fair
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The Honesty design was made at Doulton's
Burslem Studio exclusively for Liberty's of London.
Honesty VaseRoyal DoultonH. 9 ½ in$1,250
Voysey Style Birds Stoneware VaseX8779Royal DoultonH. 9 in 1928$500
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John Broad's stylish statuette of The Bather was
made at Doulton's Lambeth Studio in plain brown
stoneware, white porcelain and colored Doulton
ware. Variations can also be found with blonde or
brunette hair and different floral headbands.
The BatherRoyal DoultonJohn BroadH. 12 in 1928$9,500
Art Nouveau Stoneware VaseRoyal DoultonEliza SimmanceH. 10 in c.1910$1,750
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FollyHN1750Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 9 ½ in 1936-1949$4,000
Florian Style Trial VaseMoorcroftRachel BishopH. 12 in 2012$2,000
FollyHN1335Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 9 in 1929-1938$4,000
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Burslem Legacy VaseMoorcroftRachel BishopH. 12 in 2009Limited edition of 150$520
Moonlit Green VaseMoorcroftVicky LovattH. 10 in 2013Limited edition of 150$560
This elegant chalice was a revival of
an original William Moorcroft shape
from the early 1900s.
Isis ChaliceMoorcroftEmma BossonsH. 8 in 2003$550
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Charles Voysey was an English architect,
furniture and textile designer who worked
in the fashionable Arts and Crafts style of
the late 19th century. His flowing patterns,
featuring stylized of birds and flowers, have
inspired the Moorcroft Design Studio.
Bird textile design by Charles Voysey
Whoot Trial VaseMoorcroftRachel BishopH. 5 in 2014$725
Voysey Birds Trial VaseMoorcroftH. 14 in 2015$1,950
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Rachel Bishop is a true disciple of the
Arts & Crafts designer William Morris.
This stunning prestige vase was
inspired by one of his tapestry designs
from 1885 featuring a woodpecker in
the branches of a fruit tree. It tells the
legend of King Picus, an ancient Italian
king who was turned into a
woodpecker by the witch Circe as a
punishment for rejecting her overtures.
Caravan VaseMoorcroftRachel BishopH. 16 in 2003$5,175
William Morris Tapestry
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This new Moorcroft collection was inspired
by the work of Talwin Morris, a prolific book
designer and decorative artist working in
the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He
was known for his Glasgow style furniture,
metalwork and book designs.
Talwin PlaqueMoorcroftNicola SlaneyH. 8 ½ in 2015$495
Talwin VaseMoorcroftNicola SlaneyH. 8 in 2015$400
Talwin VaseMoorcroftNicola SlaneyH. 7 in 2015$495
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The roaring twenties was the age of flappers and vamps who
inspired stylish statuettes in different media. Leslie Harradine
modeled the new fashions in vogue for Royal Doulton’s HN
collection. Nudes and diaphanously draped sirens were
fashionable for a few years as can be seen in Harradine’s Art
Deco designs. However, the bathers soon acquired swimsuits
and wraps reflecting the mature elegance of the 1930s.
Deco Drive VaseMoorcroftPhilip GibsonH. 10 in 2008$850
BatherHN687Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 ¼ in 1924-1949$1,950
BatherHN1708Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH 7 ¾ in 1935-1938$5,000
DreamlandHN1473Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 4 ¾ in 1931-1937$8,500
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Coming To America VaseMoorcroftPaul HilditchH. 10 in 2014$3,950
During the Art Deco era, America reached for the skies with
towering steel-framed structures. The Chrysler building in New
York was quickly surpassed by the Empire State building as the
world’s tallest in 1931. Moorcroft’s Coming to America vase depicts
the iconic New York skyline welcoming immigrants displaced from
war-torn Europe. During the 1920s, New York became the world’s
largest city and a quarter of its eight million residents were born
abroad. The Statue of Liberty promises them a new life in America.
ScottiesHN1281Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 5 ½ in 1928-1936$3,000
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The floating markets of Asia are a feast for the eyes as well as the
palate. Kerry Goodwin was inspired by the bustling water markets in
Thailand for this prestige loving cup. Her striking design with its
geometric forms and riot of color is reminiscent of the Art Deco style.
In 2015 Kerry celebrates 15 years as a leading designer for Moorcroft.
Floating Market WatercolorMoorcroft
Kerry GoodwinH. 23 ½ in 2012
$2,350
Floating Market VaseMoorcroftKerry GoodwinH. 13 in 2014Limited edition of 40$3,655
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JesterHN1295Royal DoultonCharles J. NokeH. 10 in 1928$1,350
JesterHN45Royal DoultonCharles J. NokeH. 9 ¼ in 1915-1938$7,500
Jester Wall PocketD6111Royal DoultonCharles J. NokeH. 7 ¼ in 1939-1941$1,600
Jester JugAlan MaslankowskiRobert TabbenorH. 6 ¾ in 2014Limited edition of 250Pascoe & Company Exclusive$395
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Fancy-dress parties and masquerades
were all the rage in the Jazz Age with
costumes derived from the stage and
silver screen. Jesters, clowns,
harlequins and pierrots inspired a
succession of Royal Doulton revelers
by Leslie Harradine.
Lady JesterHN1284Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 4 ¼ in 1928-1938$5,500
Wandering MinstrelHN1224Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 in 1927-1936$5,000
MaskHN785Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 6 ¾ in 1926-1938$4,500 Fanny
HN1204Royal DoultonLeslie HarradineH. 7 ½ in 1926-1940$2,625
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Jack Point, the tragic clown from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Yeoman of the
Guard, was a favorite subject of Charles J. Noke. Three different colorways
were introduced in 1918 but only HN91 was found in time for illustration
in the classic reference book Royal Doulton Figures. Now two different
versions of HN99 have come to light. One version is significantly taller than
the other and they are painted in different colors. The smaller one is dated
1920 and the taller one has a date code for 1939. According to the Doulton
records, the first version of Jack Point HN 99 had been withdrawn by 1938
so it appears that Noke re-introduced the figure shortly before he died.
Jack PointHN99Royal DoultonCharles J. NokeH. 17 ½ in 1939$5,500
Jack PointHN99Royal DoultonCharles J. NokeH. 16 ¼ in 1920$7,500
