These very finely potted "egg shell" bowls produced in the early to mid 1920's are extremely fragile and very few have survived. This beautiful, mottled delphinium blue lustre example is a mere 56gms (2oz); compare the weight with the monster Minton in the last post!
The inspiration for this vase is Howson Taylor's contemporary take on Chinese shapes and glaze effects, and examples of this type of ware began to appear around 1923. In 1924 the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley was opened by King George V and the Pottery Gazette at that time remarked: "We observed quite a number of new shapes, as well as new colour treatments. Particularly worthy of mention is a "Delphinium Blue - a mottled blue of rare distinction."
Quite!
The inspiration for this vase is Howson Taylor's contemporary take on Chinese shapes and glaze effects, and examples of this type of ware began to appear around 1923. In 1924 the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley was opened by King George V and the Pottery Gazette at that time remarked: "We observed quite a number of new shapes, as well as new colour treatments. Particularly worthy of mention is a "Delphinium Blue - a mottled blue of rare distinction."
Quite!
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