Bernard Moore Miniature Flambe Vase

Connections are a recurrent theme in english Decorative Ceramics and Bernard Moore is one of those key figures in this period. An artists/chemist he specialised in glaze effects and became renowned for his researches into the glazes of the Far East, producing stunning examples of flambé, sang de boeuf and luster effects. A giant of his age - his works are scarce and coveted by global glaze heads.

A miniature flambe vase with gilding and enameling at the top and to the bottom on two sides. This is a simply stunning little gem, jewel like and precious. Approximately 10cm high.

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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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C H Brannam Puffin Jug 1898

A very different aesthetic evident here compared to the previous jug! 
This charming jug painted in green, brown and yellow is full of humour but extremely well modelled by hand in the local Fremington red clay. It epitomises the high quality and artistry of pottery produced  in the west country and other 'country studios' of the period. To quote Charles R Ashbee, a prominent member of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society:

"The proper place for Arts and Crafts is in the country....away from the complex, artificial, and often destructive influence of machines and the great town."

Inscribed CH Brannam, Barrum 1898 and the intials BW it is almost 20cm high.

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Linthorpe Art Pottery Henry Tooth jug designed by Christopher Dresser

Produced between 1879 and 1882 this is a wonderful example of very early industrial design by Christopher Dresser, made by Henry Tooth at the Linthorpe Art Pottery. Dresser, unlike William Morris who was also influenced by John Ruskin and Pugin, realised that industrialisation need not be the enemy of good design. Dresser's aesthetic is realised by Tooth's development of multi-coloured, brilliant glazes found in 17th and 18th Century Chineses porcelain.

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Martin Brothers Miniature Vase

Abstract English art at the turn of the 20th Century - quite remarkable! 
A superb example of the miniature vases produced by the Martin Brothers artist/potters (working between 1873 - 1915). This vase is 9cm in height and is of slender globe and shaft form decorated in a minamilist brown brushed glaze with incised marks "Martin London".

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