Arts & Crafts English Pilkington Flambé Glazed and Gilt Art Pottery Ewer

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Arts & Crafts English Pilkington Flambé Glazed and Gilt Art Pottery Ewer

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An antique Arts & Crafts English art pottery vase by Pilkington offers bulbous form with gilt glaze foliate decoration on flambé ground with iridized finish, signed on base as photographed, 20th century Measures: 6.5" H x 3.75" W Additional information: Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles was a manufacturer of tiles, vases and bowls, based in Clifton, Greater Manchester, England. The company was established in 1892 at Clifton Junction, alongside Fletcher's canal. The company employed talented designers, the most famous of whom was Charles Voysey. Production of art pottery was stopped at the end of the 1930s, although tile production continued. Today the site is occupied by Pilkington's Group Plc. In 1889 the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company sank a pair of pit shafts with the intention of working the coal seams lying adjacent to the geological feature known as the Pendleton Fault. However, the work became increasingly difficult due to the excessive quantity of water that was encountered. When it became clear that the work would not produce coal, the four Pilkington brothers decided to use the marl that had been encountered to make glazed bricks, [1] however, the marl was found to be unsuitable for this purpose. By chance, the secretary of the coal company knew William Burton, a chemist working for Josiah Wedgwood and Sons. Burton tested the marl and suggested that a more commercial venture would be to make tiles. Decorative tiles were at that time becoming quite fashionable and they were in high demand. The site of the proposed factory had many advantages, it was close to Clifton Junction railway station, it was adjacent to Fletcher's canal and there was abundant coal nearby in the local Wet Earth Colliery, a short distance away along the same canal. By 1903 the factory had developed an opalescent ceramic glaze called Lancastrian, named after the County of Lancashire where the factory was sited. It became popular in Pilkington's Lancastrian line of pottery. A later glaze took its name from Manchester, the Cunian glaze. [1] Other famous glazes were used, e.g. sunstone, eggshell, fiery crystalline, aventurine, merged and curdled glazes. [2] Glazes of different textures were also produced. These "fruit skin" glazes had surfaces like orange peel or apricot. The pottery's work was exhibited at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 in London. [3].

Creator:
Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Diameter: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)
Style:
Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic,Pottery,Glazed,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Overall very good condition with excellent color and only manufacturing glaze skip on base as photographed.
Seller Location:
Big Flats, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 694101stDibs: LU2396317630472