Burmantofts Pottery (1880 - 1904) Vase

From the mid 1860s and going forward the taste for Middle Eastern pottery took hold in Europe and England, where major artist/potters including William De Morgan and others caught the bug. 

This is a good example of the 'Persian' style produced by Burmantofts in the 1890s. One of a pair it shows to good effect the hard, translucent glaze of the company's faience products with their characteristically bright colours. Decorated with  pomegranates, bunches of grapes and spiky leaves the bulbous vase is approximately 21cm high .

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