Tag: Art pottery

Animal design faience art pottery so your home can look like a menagerie. Burmantofts Pottery, maker. Burmantofts created art pottery in Leeds, England between 1880 and 1904.

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Turquoise glazed umbrella stand. Festoon-modeled cylindrical body on three griffin-head supports with a shaped triangular base, ca. 1890. Makers marks: Factory monogram “ENGLAND JL 1868” impressed on the underside. Image © 2002-2020 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/85102353_a-burmantofts-faience-turquoise-glazed-umbrella-stand
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Spoon warmer in a turquoise glaze, with a grotesque toad motif. Model number 1907. ca. 1890. Image courtesy Woolley & Wallis. Image © Metropress Ltd, (t/a Auction Technology Group) 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/guides/collecting-guides/burmantofts-pottery/
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Two seashell design turquoise glazed jardinières. 1891. Makers marks: one impressed with the monogram mark “BF” and impressed “1662.” The other with an impressed Burmantofts mark and “1662.” Shown with a pair of Minton nautilus shell jardinières. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/two-burmantofts-faience-turquoise-glazed-shell-jardinieres-late-6136021-details.aspx

Faience art pottery from Burmantofts who created ceramics in Leeds, England from 1859 to 1957. Just the thing to put around when you finally open that tearoom by the railway hotel.

Large jardinière and stand. ca. 1900.
Large jardinière and stand, painted and incised with bright blue peacocks in an orchard and the stand decorated with stylized flowering shrubs and foliate borders. ca. 1900. English. Makers marks: Impressed “BURMANTOFTS / FAIENCE / 2188 / ENGLAND” and .” Stand impressed “BF” monogram, “ENGLAND” and “2189.” Image © 1stdibs.com, Inc. 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/burmantofts-faience-large-jardiniere-stand-circa-1900/id-f_18305542/
Vases. 1882-1904.
Pair of vases with cylindrical necks, the necks incised with vertical motifs flanked by two scroll handles. Tubelined globular bodies incised with opposing crows grasping snakes with their talons, within a surround of Persian style flowers against a terracotta ground and circular foot. 1882-1904. Makers marks: Impressed and painted factory marks with the bases numbered “2062”. Image © Toovey’s 2017-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/346150/a-pair-of-burmantofts-faience-vases/
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Partie-colored vase with a globular form and tapering neck. Cream ground decorated with Persian flowers and foliate motifs in greens, browns, royal blue and turquoise. 1885. Joseph Walmsley, designer for Burmantofts. Makers marks: Impressed and painted “BURMANTOFTS FAIENCE” and “COL NO. 24” with model number “2048”. Image © The Peacock Room, Berkshire, and 2020 LoveAntiques.com. Fair use license. via https://www.loveantiques.com/antique-vases/arts-and-crafts-(1880-1910)/large-burmantofts-faience-partie-coloured-vase-designed-by-joseph-walmsley-118622

Art pottery in glowing colors painted by William S. Mycock for Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles. British. Various sources and all beautiful.

Lustre vase. 1933.
Lustre vase. 1933. Ovoid form with a red ground and iridescent copper band of galleons in full sail. Incised ETR, painted monogram and date code. Mycock in collaboration with Edward T Radford for Pilkington. Image © Metropress Ltd, (t/a Auction Technology Group). Fair use license. via https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/hansons/catalogue-id-hanson10106/lot-c15f8edf-4ab6-448c-8703-a79200a84798
Lustre vase. ca. 1908.
Lustre vase. ca. 1908. Globular body and a short flared neck. Decorated with a motif of stylized foliage and flowers against a yellow ground, Impressed factory mark and ‘2507’ with painted artist’s monogram to base. William S. Mycock for Pilkington. Image © Copyright Toovey’s 2017-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/356452/a-pilkingtons-royal-lancastrian-lustre-vase/
Lustre vase. ca. early 20th c.
Lustre vase. ca. early 20th c. Large three-handled vase with formal decoration of flowers in green over orange in a Persian style. Full artists monogram. Mycock for Pilkinton. Image © Ewbank Auctions, Surrey. Fair use license. via https://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/20161027D-lot-10-Pilkingtons-lustre-a-large-three-handled-vase-by-William-S-Mycock-with-Persian-style-formal-decoration-of-flowers-in-green-over-orange-full-artists-monogram-32-cm-high?view=lot_detail&auction_id=292#
Baluster vase. 1913.
Baluster vase, painted with a band of Lion Rampant between borders of fleur-de-lys in copper and ruby lustre on a blue lustre ground. Painted monogram and datemark. 1913. Painted by Mycock and designed by Walter Crane for Pilkington. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-pilkington-lancastrian-baluster-vasedesigned-by-walter-1920208-details.aspx

Jugendstil art pottery to pretty up the corner cabinet. Made in Germany by Royal Bonn which started up in 1836 and closed in 1931. All of these from the “Ruysdael” line which was produced especially for the 1900 Universalle Exposition in Paris where it won a gold medal.

Vase from the "Ruysdael" line. ca. 1900.
Vase from the “Ruysdael” line. Double gourd form with architectonic tendrils, vines and florals that scale the sides and encircle the mouth. ca. 1900. Golden yellow, evening blue, rust brown, white,and turquoise against an underglaze of olive. Signed on the bottom. Image © 2007–2019 Auctions Online USA Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/154785-royal-bonn-ruysdael-jugendstil-art-potte
Vase from the "Ruysdael" line. ca. 1900.
Vase from the “Ruysdael” line. ca. 1900. Ceramic with floral decoration. Signed. Image © Kaminski Fine Art and Auctions. Fair use license. via https://auctions.kaminskiauctions.com/royal_bonn_ruysdael_art_pottery_vase-lot26863.aspx
Vase from the "Ruysdael" line. ca. 1900.
Vase from the “Ruysdael” line. ca. 1900. Incised with floral motif and leaves and glazed with multiple colors. The marks hand inked on the underside ‘Royal Bonn – 1814 – Ruysdael – D3 – Germany’. Image © 2019 Showplace Antiques. Fair use license. via https://nyshowplace.com/german-art-nouveau-royal-bonn-ruysdael-pottery-vase.html

Art pottery in the Art Nouveau style. American. Jacques Sicard for Weller Pottery which was located in the state of Ohio. Founded in 1872 it closed after World War II.

Double handle vase.
Double handle vase, tapered and lobed form painted with lily florals on a dotted velvet, blue and green lustre background. Early 20th c. Signed “Weller Sicard” on the side. Photo courtesy Ripley Auctions. Image © 2019 ANTIQUE HELPER. Fair use license. via https://www.ripleyauctions.com/item/weller-sicard-double-handle-vase/
Tall vase with calla lily decoration. Early 20th c.
Tall vase with calla lily decoration. Early 20th c. Signed “Weller Sicard” in the decoration. Impressed 77 on the bottom. Image © 2019, Humler & Nolan. Fair use license. via http://www.humlernolan.com/Auctions/June-2019/Keramics/0129
Three vases. Early 20th c.
Three vases. Early 20th c. Signed “Weller Sicard.” Image © 2019 Cottone Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.cottoneauctions.com/lots/8824/weller-sicard-vases
Vase. Art Nouveau.
Vase. Art Nouveau. Tapered style with a rolled lip and broad shoulder, decorated in an overall gold metallic background with amorphous leaf patterns in iridescent shades of lavender, off white and pink. Probably Weller Sicard but not marked. Image © 2019 EBTH, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebth.com/items/5665329-art-nouveau-weller-sicard-art-pottery-vase

Art pottery from a bit back. Late 19th century to the early 20th.British. Art Nouveau, mostly. Various potteries.

Stoneware vases with high shouldered bodies, monogrammed with three panels of horses within green stylized foliate framing against a light brown ground. Early 20th c.
Stoneware vases with high shouldered bodies, monogrammed with three panels of horses within green stylized foliate framing against a light brown ground. Early 20th c. English. Hannah Barlow, decorator for Royal Doulton. © Copyright Toovey’s 2017-2019. Fair use licenses. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/387824/a-pair-of-royal-doulton-stoneware-vases/
Vase, hand painted with lustre iris and birds. Body with a faux copper finish.
Vase, hand painted with lustre iris and birds. No date. Body with a faux copper finish. Bretby Pottery, maker. Image © A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals , Toronto. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/40770023_bretby-art-nouveau-pottery-vase
Ewer. 1902 and Art Nouveau in style.
Ewer. 1902 and Art Nouveau in style. Cloisonne pattern. Matt-black and metallic copper effect glazing. Body with a hand-colored motif of a small bird perched on a hawthorne branch. marked on the base with the impressed Bretby sun burst mark, the shape number 797E, the artists initials EJB and gilders number 168. Made by Henry Tooth and Co at the Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, Derbyshire. Image © 2018. Fair use license. via https://www.jockjenantiques.com/bretby-art-nouveau-ewer-or-jug-shape-797-henry-tooth-and-co