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MOORCROFT QUISSAC VINEYARD Green 11/6 Vase Amanda Baker - CRAZY START

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MOORCROFT QUISSAC VINEYARD Green 11/6 Vase Amanda Baker

 

 

please look at the photos - photos are part of the description

...a bit history:

Originally founded as a studio in 1897 within a large ceramic company. James Macintyre & Co. Moorcroft pottery soon made its mark on the world. Designs came from 24 year old William Moorcroft who personalised each piece of pottery produced with his own signature or initials. This did little for James Mcintyre’s name and reputation, and in 1912 the inevitable split occurred. William marched his workforce across Cobridge Park to a new factory in Sandbach Road where Moorcroft pottery is still made today. Money came from Liberty, the famous London store and Liberty continued to control Moorcroft until 1962.

In 1904, Moorcroft won a gold medal at the St Louis International Exhibition and followed up the achievement with further medals and commendations, culminating in the appointment of the Moorcroft company as Potter to HM The Queen in 1928.

On the death of William Moorcroft in 1945, his elder son, Walter, took over management and design. In 1962, the Moorcroft family bought out Liberty, but Moorcroft seldom prospered. Finally, in 1984, the family sold the bulk of their shares on the open market. After several material shareholder changes in the mid-1980’s and early 1990’s, Moorcroft is now controlled by the Edwards family, and has been since 1993.

Over the past nine years the world profile of Moorcroft has grown internationally, both in quality and in perceived value. Auctioneers Christies hold a dedicated Moorcroft sale each year. In 2001, Sotheby’s NewYork hold a major sale comprising many pieces of Moorcroft pottery. The Victoria & Albert museum has joined many other national museums with significant pieces of Moorcroft pottery in their permanent collections.

In 1993, Rachel Bishop joined Moorcroft as only its fourth designer in almost a hundred years. Just 24 years old, she was soon to see sales of her work flourish. With that success came the Moorcroft centenary in 1997, and in the same year the Moorcroft Design Studio was formed, originally comprising no less than eight designers with Rachel at their head.

A brief and colourful interlude saw the arrival of Moorcroft Enamels in August 1998, a company which Moorcroft closed down in March 2006 as a result of clashes in design style.

Today, Moorcroft leads the world of art pottery with its own distinctive design style. With added value coming from the skills and craftsmanship of a dedicated workforce, Moorcroft is selling more of its magnificent ware all over the world today, than it did even in its previous heyday in the mid-1920’s.

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Description

This fabulous vase was produced by the world renowned and highly collected Moorcroft factory in Stoke on Trent, England.  

It was designed by the prestige painter Amanda Baker. It features a simply stunning pattern of green grapes hanging from elaborate scrolling vines on the elegant 11/6 shape. The pattern continues, unusually to the inside rim of the vase to create a quite superb vase. The base shows an umbrella showing the vase to be made in 2010( the symbol for that year).

It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration. It is offered with No Reserve and therefore could be yours for considerably less than it's retail price.

Shape, Size and Weight

Shape - QUISG 11/6/5

Size - 16cm (6.25 inches) high .

Weight - approx 550g

 

Markings

Fully stamped to the base with the usual Moorcroft Markings (as shown in the attached photograph for your reference).

Customer ratings: 1 ratings

The best quality items you can think of. Very special seller. Louise
08 Mar 2011