Minton Secessionist Vase Ten Years After

Still pattern No:1 but 10 years after the variation in the last post. Stylistically more Deco than Nouveau but just as beautiful. A pair dated 1915 approximately 24cm high. Anyone Remember Alvin Lee?

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Minton Secessionist Vase

From Art Deco to Art Nouveau.
Tubelined decoration was also used extensively by Mintons, particularly on Secessitionist pieces. This  No: 1 vase is an absolutely stunning examples of the Art Nouveau style introduced by Leon Solon and John Wadsworth and dates from around 1905.

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Charlotte Rhead, Crown Ducal Wisteria Vase

Sticking with Charlotte Rhead and her Crown Ducal period here is a beautiful example of a small possy vase in the Wisteria pattern. According to Bernard Bumpus' book on Charlotte Rhead the pattern "made an impression at the 1937 British Industries Fair when it attracted the attention of Queen Mary who bought a flower jug in the pattern."

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Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal Octagonal Charger

This Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal charger features the Hydranger pattern (3797) and was introduced at the Bristish Industries Fair in February 1935. The tube-lined decoartion is particularly effective on plates, chargers and plaques. An extremely beautiful and decorative example.

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Doulton Sung Vase by Charles Noke

As well as being a focus for contemplation and meditation these pots are rare objects of desire which we react to on a very sensual plane.

This Doulton 14cm high Sung vase by Charles Noke, dating from the early 1920s, with its ovoid body decorated with splashes of violet and yellow is a pure joy. As John Bartlett explains in his excellent book English Decorative Ceramics "...Noke was further experimenting in flambe (wares) by extending the colour range, sometimes coating the glaze with metalilc oxides".

A true alchemist. Click on the image to enlarge and contemplate the cosmos contained within this tiny vessel.

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Pilkington Royal Lancastrian

While on the subject of glazes this high fired irredessant silver/blue Pilkington Royal Lancastrian vase dated 1909 is absolutely stunning. It almost has the appearance of being made out of glass but you can still see the red body of the clay beneath the awe-inspiring glazing.

If you focus in on the glaze intently it induces a sense of wonder and a highly relaxed medidative state of mind.

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Ruskin Pottery, Kingfisher Glaze

Check out the galze on this early Ruskin Pottery Kingfisher blue vase - impressed RUSKIN mark and dated 1911, height 23cm. I love the way this pioneering father and son team with their fellow craftsmen were inspired by oriental shapes and glazes, and strived to reproduce the simplicity of form and colour of the ancient Chinese wares.

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