A Moorcroft Pottery Tazza with Silver Plated Stand c1925

Description

Heading :  A Moorcroft Pottery Tazza with Silver Plated stand
Date : Circa 1925
Period : George V
Marks :None visible
Origin :Stoke on Trent. England
Colour :Sage green with ivory glazed underside
Pattern : Green Pansy design
Features :Supported upon a silver plated stand of waisted fluted form and spreading base of octagonal section. Makers mark A E Furniss and Sons Sheffield
Condition : Crazing as comensurate with age
Restoration :None
Dimensions : Height 12.2cms. 19cms diamater.
Weight : 470g

Reference 

Eric Knowles Comments

Pansy was originally introduced in 1911. whilst William Moorcroft was in the employ of James Macintyre and Co .and the range was initially retailed by Liberty and Co then others. In 1913 Moorcroft had set up his own state of the art pottery in Sandbach Road next to Cobridge park and carried on using this design well into the 1930’s . This tazza is complimented by the stylish silver plated stand that lends a distinctive Art Deco appearance recognised at the time as ‘Moderne.