British Art Pottery
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What is this? How old is it? Who made it & where? Whats it worth?
My guide aims to answer the first 3 of these questions, without the answers to these a valuation would not be possibleI am regularly asked to help identify items – I am hoping these pages will help.
What is Art Pottery?
The heyday of British Art Pottery was the period between circa 1870′s and 1920′salthough manufacture continues to the present day.
Art Pottery tends to have been produced by the larger manufacturers, that produced by smaller potteries of just a few craftsmen is generally termed STUDIO POTTERY
Characteristics of Art Pottery:
Art Pottery is influenced by the prevelant ARTS MOVEMENT or STYLE of its time :
Art Pottery is made from a pottery body: EARTHENWARE, TERACOTTA or STONEWARE. You do not normally find art pottery made from PORCELAIN.
Art Pottery has a degree of hand craftsmanship, the entire pot may be hand thrown or at least it will have been hand decorated
Manufacturers were proud of their Art Pottery and it frequently bears their manufacturers marks