Moorcroft
This describes pottery designed and produced by William Moorcroft in his factory in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. This pottery is unique in that Moorcroft used the tube lining (slip decoration) method in the 1897-1913 Florian Ware made while he was a designer and pottery maker for James MacIntyre.
Between 1913 and until his death in 1945, Moorcroft continued to make this ware in Cobridge, England, in a more impressionist style and with less of the labor-intensive slip decoration. The early work is highly valued, as it is still unique and not reproduced. Moorcroft pottery is still made today with new patterns and designs.
CARA Antiques specializes in early Moorcroft, made between 1897 and 1935.
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(last updated November 6, 2010)
| Item # | Item | Description | Picture |
| 9936 | 12" Cornflower | In Celadon green, this Cornflower is a rare early William Moorcroft vase. The color is unusual for this pattern and we have not seen it used this way before. | SOLD |
| 9849 | Florian Vases (pair) | In the Iris pattern, this air is 10" tall and very early, perhaps c. 1900, in perfect condition. | SOLD |
| 9429 | Late Florian Vase 10" | In an elegant classic shape, this piece is from c. 1916 and is in perfect condition. |
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| 9381 | Wisteria Vase 8" | This is the early Wisteria, on white with small, delicate blossoms. It is in excellent condition and beautiful in shape and pattern. | SOLD |
| 9489 | Big Poppy Vase 12" | Big Poppy is a vivid red pattern which comes after Pomegranate was begun. It has the same colors but is a more dramatic pattern, especially in this 12" piece. |
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| 9935 | Hazeldene Vase | This pattern is dramatic in its simplicity, mainly in green tones with trees in various shapes. It is 8" and perfect, with a full green signature. |
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| 10006 | Poppy Vase | This 10" poppy on white is an early piece and more dramatic than the later poppy on blue. | Check back later for photo |
| 9301 | Moonlit Blue Vase | A 10" vase in Moonlit Blue, a dramatic and beautiful pattern - hard to find. |
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| 9402 | Flambe Vase | A massive Flambe vase in which the Flambe process was very successful. In a 1920's pattern, it is a wonderful centerpiece-type vase, 13". | SOLD |
| 10041 | Claremont Bowl | This is a charming small bowl with the mushroom pattern and a blue background. | Check back later for photo |
| 10022 | Hazeldene Bowl | A massive and wonderful example of this pattern in a large bowl, with a road leading up to the tree in the bowl. | Check back later for photo |