Art Nouveau era ceramics, some edging into Art Deco. Designed by Walter Slater for Shelley Pottery which started in 1896 and operated until it was taken over in 1966. All of these happening to have come from the website for Bonhams.

download (1) — Intarsio vases, one in globe and shaft form decorated with a stylized scrolling foliate motif in purple, green, and mauve. The other is a small ewer with a bulbous body decorated with carnations. ca. 1911. Printed makers mark, numbered “3577” and “3010.”Image © Bonhams 2001-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/15302/lot/233/

Lustre bowl. ca. 1919-21. — Lustre bowl with a sea green ground. Decorated with central foliate scrolls in blue, yellow and green and embellished with gilt. Green “Spano-lustra” candlestick with a swirling form. ca. 1919-21. Signed with a printed makers mark. Image © Bonhams 2001-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/15302/lot/273/

Lustre ginger jar and cover. ca. 1915. — Lustre ginger jar and cover, iridescent pink/golden ground with gilt slip trailed decoration of dragonflies and floral tendrils. ca. 1915. Attributed to Walter Slater. Printed mark. Image © Bonhams 2001-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/10826/lot/168/

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