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                                               Made in England
                                  Welcome to the Made in England page.
              
                          
                                                     English Pottery                                                
 
Made in England is a brand that means quality. Some of the finest pottery in the world is made in England and although the industry today has greatly diminished from its heyday there are still companies thriving through their excellence in design and manufacture.
 
Royal Doulton is a company whose name is synonymous with quality and particularly its
Doulton Lambeth works in the late 19th- early 20th century. With a plethora of the finest designers such as: Hannah Barlow, Harry Barnard, Frank Butler, Leslie Harradine, Mark.V.Marshall (one of his magnificent works pictured below), Francis Pope, Eliza Simmance, George Hugo Tabor and George Tinworth. 
 
Other pottery companies you will find on this page include Ruskin, Moorcroft and Clarice Cliff.
Thankfully Moorcroft is still Made in England.
 
For useful books on pottery companies and how to identify the makers marks in fact a whole range of essential information.Click on the link below.
 
                                                       Pottery Books
                                                
 
 
      
 
 
This is a superb example of Doulton Lambeth at its best designed by Mark.V.Marshall at the height of his profession circa 1905.  
 
It stands tall at 11" or 28cm and is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration.
 
It features in Desmond Eyle's excellent book "The Doulton Lambeth Wares" on page 118.
It has has the Doulton Lambeth markings together with that of Mark.V.Marshall on the base.
 
Please feel free to ask questions about the vase,contact 
melvynhaigh@outlookonengland.com                                            

              

We have all come across pieces of pottery that we find difficult to identify or we would like to

know more about.You could be at an auction and would like to be confident that the piece is

genuine or maybe you are bargain hunting at a car boot.

 

Well in all these situations knowledge is the key and thats why I have searched for books to

help you in your quest to find out more.You may be an expert or a novice but we all need that extra help at times and the answers can be found by clicking the link below.

 

I recommend The encylopaedia of British pottery and porcelain marks by Geoffrey.A.Godden.

With 765 pages of ID marks it is a must for every collector and dealer.To find out more click

on the link below.   

 

                                 

                                        Identify your pottery with these books                  

                     

                                                  

 
                                               
Doulton lambeth vase by Eliza Simmance.
Made in England.
 
This is a truly superb Doulton Lambeth vase by the international award winning designer for
Doulton Lambeth, Eliza Simmance.
 
The vase has the markings of Doulton Lambeth and Eliza Simmance to the base together with
senior assistant Mary Aitkin.
 
This beautiful vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration and is circa 1884.
It stands 10" or 25.5cm high and 4.75" or 12cm wide.

 

 
The marks to the base of the Eliza Simmance vase.
 
 
 
                              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This lovely vase (below) is from the Art Deco period by the award winning pottery of Ruskin.
The glazes on these vases are unique and the process and its secrets died with the
company owner William Hewson Taylor when he destroyed the documentation shortly before his death in 1935. The pottery was Made in England and located in Smethwick near Birmingham. 
                                                                                                                      
 
 
 
       £199.00  Post and Packaging FREE
 
 
Above is a fine example of Art Deco pottery by Ruskin dated 1930 and standing "8 or 21cm tall.
 
It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration and has the usual Ruskin markings to the base. 
 
Ruskin pottery won many awards and its factory was based in Smethwick near Birmingham. 
 
The vase above is for sale at £199 which includes FREE postage.
 
  • Please feel free to ask questions about the vase contact melvynhaigh@outlookonengland.com 
  • Every item is well packaged with high quality materials to ensure against damage in transit . 
  • Postage is by Royal Mail special delivery and items are insured against loss or damage 

                                                                                             

                                         Moorcroft 
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    William Moorcroft pedestal bowl in a leaf and berry design
                       with a Flambe glaze circa 1925  Sold.
 
           The dimensions are 6.25"handle to handle or 16cm and 2.5"high or 6.5cm.
 

William Moorcroft became interested in developing high temperature glazes but he did not have the facilities until in 1919 when he started to build a special kiln to experiment and create glazes such as the Flambe glaze. 

 

It was completed in 1921 and by 1922 the first of the Rouge Flambe glazes was    produced.              

Moorcroft considered this to be his greatest achievement and Queen Mary so admired his work he received the Royal warrant in 1928. 

                                                     

 

                                          Moorcroft Pottery
 
William Moorcroft, the founder of Moorcroft pottery was born in Burslem, Staffordshire in 1872.
His father,Thomas was a designer and china painter with Hill pottery of Burslem while his mother
Teresa, was a school governess.
 
At school William showed an interest in Art and at twelve he attended Art and design classes
at the Wedgwood institute. He later went on to South Kensington school of Art and then the
Royal College of Art with a view to being an Art teacher but he had a passion to work in the pottery industry and his chance came in 1897 when he was offered the position as a designer at the famous pottery company of James Macintyre & Co.
 
He soon became a success with his floral and Art Nouveau designs and in 1904 he won the first
of his gold medals at the St Louis exhibition. His Florian ware was very popular the following year selling at leading shops in London, Paris and New York.
 
In 1913 he set up his own business in a purpose built factory continuing to create new designs
and by 1928 he was granted the Royal warrant by Queen Mary. He continued with his innovative designs and processes until his death in 1945. His son Walter, himself a talented designer, then took over the business.
 
Moorcroft pottery is still Made in England today and has a very talented group of designers
who produce work that is much sought after. 
                                        
 
                    Poole pottery
 
  
  Poole pottery Infusion range Venetian vase
 
 For sale at £45 to include free postage.
 
This is a late 20th century Poole pottery vase approx 16.5 cm or 6.5" tall
It is in excellent condition with no chips,cracks or restoration.
The Poole pottery marks are to the base and it still has a small sticker stating it to be
hand painted.For sale at £45 to include FREE postage by special delivery which includes insurance.
 
 
                                Clarice Cliff
                                                                 
 
 A Clarice Cliff conical bowl from the Bizarre range circa 1932, the pattern being Nasturtium. 
                                         Sold
 Clarice Cliff joined the pottery firm of A.J.Wilkinson in 1916 as an apprentice Lithographer
 but her ambition was to be a designer.She had to wait a few yeas to fullfill this ambition.
 
 Meanwhile A.J. Wilkinson was doing very well under its management team of two brothers,
 Colley and Guy Shorter. In 1920 they bought the adjoining pottery called Newport which was to
 be a turning point for Clarice. 
 
 Clarice Cliff continued to learn the trade and was given a studio in the old Newport pottery
 works. In 1927 Clarice came across a large amount of undecorated earthenware inherited
 from Newport pottery and decided to decorate them in bright colours and brash designs.
 
 The rest as they say is history, she went on from strength to strength and her pottery is now
 much sought after from collectors around the world.Yet another great design Made in England.
 
                                 
                                 Ruskin Sang De Beouf    
 
                                     Ruskin Sang De Beouf    SOLD
 
This is the much sought after Ruskin high fired vase decorated in a red and white Sang De Beouf glaze. It has the impressed Ruskin marks to the base including England and dated 1933, probably one of the last pieces to come out of the Ruskin factory as it ceased production soon after. 
 
  • It is in excellent condition with no chips,cracks or restoration and stands 6.25" or 16 cm tall.  Please feel free to ask questions about this item contact melvynhaigh@outlookonengland.com 
  • Every item is securely packed in high quality materials to ensure against damage . 
  • Postage is FREE by Royal Mail special delivery and items are insured against loss or damage 
  • Payment is by Paypal for your security and peace of mind 
  • This item is currently on auction at ebay and finishes on Sunday July 25th.
  • Try your luck and you may get it a little cheaper on ebay but hurry as there is
  • a lot of interest. SOLD

                                                                                               

  
  
 
 
 
The markings to the Ruskin Sang De Beouf vase above are very typical of this period for his products.
 
Ruskin pottery was one of the truly great potteries of the Art Deco era and one that we can take pride in was Made in England
 
 
                                     Denby pottery
 
 
  From Denby pottery a Glynware studio pottery bowl by the famous Glyn Colledge
  It measures 12" or 30.5cm in diameter and 3" or 7.5cm high.
 
The base is impressed with the signature of Glyn Colledge. It is in excellent condition with no  chips, cracks or restoration and is circa 1955.  
 
             
 
Denby was founded around 1809 by William Bourne and in 1812 his son Joseph Bourne took the  reins in producing good quality stoneware.
 
In the late 1870s the company started to introduce items for the lucrative art pottery market with great success and in 1886 the Danesby ware brand was introduced. 
 
The 1920s saw another creative surge for the company with the launch of the Electric blue ware.
 
Among the many famous designers for the company was Albert Colledge and in the 1950s his son Glyn Colledge, was to be among the company greats with the popular and very collectable Glynware studio pottery range made in england.
 
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