Stock ref: DS2488

1929

A  wonderful Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Lustre Vase by William S Mycock, shape no.2582 of shouldered form painted with scrolling foliage in gold and orange lustre on a red lustre background. Marked to the base  with impressed marks, painted artist ciper and date code.

No chips or hairline fractures, just some  natural  firing flaws noticeable in the background red lustre, on the lower half of the vase.

Established by the Pilkington family in 1892 adjacent to the canal at Clifford Junction, Manchester. Initially known for its tile output the business expanded rapidly under the management of William Burton, formerly a chemist at J. Wedgewood’s. An ardent follower of the Arts & Crafts principles he recruited a formidable team of the leading designers, potters and artists around him. Experimentation with complex glazes led to the introduction in 1906 of what has become their most famous and desirable range, the high end Lancastrian Lustre Ware, named after the county of Lancashire, production of which continued until 1938. The company was granted a Royal warrant by King George V in 1913 and their wares were hence known as Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian pottery.

Today it’s a number of their skilled artists who developed an international reputation whose work is most highly prized. Most notable amongst them are Gordon Forsyth, Richard Joyce, William S Mycock, Charles Cundall and Gwladys Rodgers, each marking their work with their own distinctive initials.

Size: 9 (dia) x 14.5(h)

£ 435, previously £ 525

Stock ref: DS2481

Circa 1920

An excellent small vase designed by William Moorcroft in an apple green lustre glaze, part of a range of items retailed by Liberty & Co, London. Marked to the base in the expected manner. 

Excellent overall condition with no major faults or signs of any professional repairs, just the smallest amount of flecking on the rim edge.

Provenance:  Peter Myers Collection 2021.

Size: 9 (dia) x 13(h)cm 

£ 65, previously £ 75

Stock ref: DS2497

Circa 1990s

An excellent Studio Glass  Landscape Vase by the godfather of  British art glass blowing, Peter Layton.  Of elliptical frosted pale blue glass , the surface decorated with purple and pink flower stems. Signed to the base. Perfect condition.

The image montage also shows the piece grouped with a number of other  Peter Layton pieces currently in our stock portfolio. 

Provenance:  The Kate & Jon Catleugh Collection, 2021.
Kate (1931-2021) and Jon (1920-2009) were notable collectors at the heart of the British arts and crafts and contemporary craft scene from when they met in the 1960s until their respective deaths. Jon had a particular passion and interest in the arts and crafts movement becoming an acknowledged expert in William  De Morgan.  Kates personal tastes were more wide ranging and contemporary, but always of the highest quality of artisan craftsmanship whether the  material be wood, glass, pottery or metal.

Peter Layton (1937 -) Born in Prague, but forced to flee  as war broke out in Europe, his family settled in Bradford where he grew up. He originally studied Ceramics but a teaching post at the University of Iowa in 1965 was to change his life and it’s here that he developed his passion for handblown studio glass art. On returning to the UK in 1968 he established a small studio in the Highlands of Scotland where he developed his skills and his reputation as one of the founders of British Studio Glass Art. In 1976 London called and he established the London Glassblowing Studio he still owns today, where he also nurtures the talents of up and coming glass artists. Courted ever since by major art Institutions, commercial and private buyers he is considered to be one of the finest glass blowing artists in the world, his work held in various prestigious museums in the UK, Europe and America

Size: 14(w) x 9(d) x 14.5(h)cm

£ 225, previously £ 275

Stock ref: DS2482

Circa 1920

An excellent pair of small vases designed by William Moorcroft in an apple green lustre glaze, part of a range of items retailed by Liberty & Co, London. Marked to the base in the expected manner. 

Excellent condition with no faults or signs of any professional repairs.

Provenance:  Peter Myers Collection 2021.

Size: 8 (dia) x 12(h)cm each.

£ 130, previously £ 150

Stock ref: DS2494

Circa 2000s

A stunning  medium sized handblown Paradiso Stoneform  Studio Glass Vase by the godfather of  British art glass blowing, Peter Layton. Exquisitely drawn glass in soft hues of pink, blue, green, orange and clear. Signed to the base. Perfect condition.

The image montage also shows the piece grouped with a number of other  Peter Layton pieces currently in our stock portfolio. 

Provenance:  The Kate & Jon Catleugh Collection, 2021.
Kate (1931-2021) and Jon (1920-2009) were notable collectors at the heart of the British arts and crafts and contemporary craft scene from when they met in the 1960s until their respective deaths. Jon had a particular passion and interest in the arts and crafts movement becoming an acknowledged expert in William  De Morgan.  Kates personal tastes were more wide ranging and contemporary, but always of the highest quality of artisan craftsmanship whether the  material be wood, glass, pottery or metal.

Peter Layton (1937 -) Born in Prague, but forced to flee  as war broke out in Europe, his family settled in Bradford where he grew up. He originally studied Ceramics but a teaching post at the University of Iowa in 1965 was to change his life and it’s here that he developed his passion for handblown studio glass art. On returning to the UK in 1968 he established a small studio in the Highlands of Scotland where he developed his skills and his reputation as one of the founders of British Studio Glass Art. In 1976 London called and he established the London Glassblowing Studio he still owns today, where he also nurtures the talents of up and coming glass artists. Courted ever since by major art Institutions, commercial and private buyers he is considered to be one of the finest glass blowing artists in the world, his work held in various prestigious museums in the UK, Europe and America

Size:  TBC

£ 695, previously £ 850

Stock ref: DS2473

Circa 1900

A wonderful  Art Nouveau period Vase from the Lauder Pottery in Barnstaple, Devon. Of tall cylinder form with looped handles around the neck decorated with birds and foliage in  blue, green, yellow and brown glazed tones. Signed to the base.

No major cracks or previous professional repairs on the body, there is a tiny chip on the base rim as photographed.

Provenance:  The David Coachworth and Peter Myers Collection, 2021.

£ 99, previously £ 120

Stock ref: DS2480

Circa 1920

An excellent small shouldered vase designed by William Moorcroft in an apple green lustre glaze, part of a range of items retailed by Liberty & Co, London. Marked to the base in the expected manner. Also labelled with Peter Myers  exhibition loan label No.15.

Superb condition with no faults or signs of any professional repairs.

Provenance:  Peter Myers Collection 2021.
Loaned to the V&A by Peter Myers and exhibited in 1975: Liberty’s 1875-1975, An exhibition to Mark the Firms Centenary, V&A Museum, London.

Size: 9 (dia) x 10 (h)cm

£ 80, previously £ 99

Stock ref: DS2492

2010

Another  statement piece of handblown studio glass art.

A stunning  large handblown Glacier Glass Vase by the godfather of  British art glass blowing, Peter Layton. Exquisitely drawn amorphously shaped glass in  distinct bands of white, blue, black and frosted clear coloured glass, all inspired by natural glacial activity. Signed  and dated close to the base. Perfect condition.

We also have in stock a number of other pieces of Peter’s work.

Provenance:  The Kate & Jon Catleugh Collection, 2021.
Kate (1931-2021) and Jon (1920-2009) were notable collectors at the heart of the British arts and crafts and contemporary craft scene from when they met in the 1960s until their respective deaths. Jon had a particular passion and interest in the arts and crafts movement becoming an acknowledged expert in William  De Morgan.  Kates personal tastes were more wide ranging and contemporary, but always of the highest quality of artisan craftsmanship whether the  material be wood, glass, pottery or metal.

Peter Layton (1937 -) Born in Prague, but forced to flee  as war broke out in Europe, his family settled in Bradford where he grew up. He originally studied Ceramics but a teaching post at the University of Iowa in 1965 was to change his life and it’s here that he developed his passion for handblown studio glass art. On returning to the UK in 1968 he established a small studio in the Highlands of Scotland where he developed his skills and his reputation as one of the founders of British Studio Glass Art. In 1976 London called and he established the London Glassblowing Studio he still owns today, where he also nurtures the talents of up and coming glass artists. Courted ever since by major art Institutions, commercial and private buyers he is considered to be one of the finest glass blowing artists in the world, his work held in various prestigious museums in the UK, Europe and America

Size: 16(w) x 32.5 (h)cm. 

£ 1,145, previously £ 1,390

Stock ref: DS2485

1915

An excellent miniature elephant footed vase from the Ruskin Pottery in a lovely vibrant orange lustre glaze. Marked and dated to the base. Retailed by Liberty & Co, London.

Excellent condition with no chips, hairlines or previous repairs, just a tiny natural firing blemish at one point near the foot of the vase.

Size:  4.5(dia) x 6.5(h)cm

Provenance: Peter Myers Collection 2021

The Ruskin Pottery was founded in 1898 by Edward R Taylor, later run by his son William H Taylor. The business was named after the influential artist, arts & crafts exponent, writer and social thinker John Ruskin who was much admired by the Taylor family. The pottery was famous for their lustre glazes and high fired  reduction glazes. They continued in business until 1935 at which point they destroyed all the formulae for their processes to ensure they were not copied.

£ 60, previously £ 72

Stock ref: DS2487

Circa 1914 – 1920

An excellent  Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Lustre Vase by Gladys Rogers, shape No. 2974 of shouldered form with a loop handle.  Painted with a band of rose flowers on a scrolling, entwined stem in golden lustres on mottled red and yellow lustre background. The interior of the vase with a  streaked dark red glaze. The base impressed with the factory marks and artists cipher.

No known chips, hairlines  or professional repairs.

Established by the Pilkington family in 1892 adjacent to the canal at Clifford Junction, Manchester. Initially known for its tile output the business expanded rapidly under the management of William Burton, formerly a chemist at J. Wedgewood’s. An ardent follower of the Arts & Crafts principles he recruited a formidable team of the leading designers, potters and artists around him. Experimentation with complex glazes led to the introduction in 1906 of what has become their most famous and desirable range, the high end Lancastrian Lustre Ware, named after the county of Lancashire, production of which continued until 1938. The company was granted a Royal warrant by King George V in 1913 and their wares were hence known as Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian pottery.

Today it’s a number of their skilled artists who developed an international reputation whose work is most highly prized. Most notable amongst them are Gordon Forsyth, Richard Joyce, William S Mycock, Charles Cundall and Gladys Rodgers, each marking their work with their own distinctive initials.

Size: 14.5(dia) x 11(h)cm

£ 645, previously £ 775

Stock ref: DS2526

Circa 1970s

A superb example of the Troika Pottery 9″ tall  Square Vase of typical moulded and decorated rough textured form with geometric shapes in shades of  green, blue, grey, brown and cream. Signed to the base with the artist mark for Louise Graham who worked at the Newlyn site in the 1970s.

Excellent condition with no apparent losses or faults.

Size:  7.5(w) x 7.5(d) x  22.5(h)cm

£ 395