Ruskin Pottery Vase William Howson Taylor 1933

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Uncommonly shaped crystalline glaze art vase from the Ruskin Pottery 1933. The vase is of a shouldered-barrel form with narrow tapering neck. Attractive tonal greens into a russet-orange band to mottled blue-greens at its middle and base. Ruskin art pottery was based on experimentation with decorative glaze finishes and during firing so that every crystalline vase is effectively unique. Signed in script "W. Howson Taylor". Impressed mark for Ruskin and dated 1933. The vase measures 22 cm in height.

Edward R. Taylor (the first Principal of both the Lincoln School of Art and the Birmingham School of Art) founded Ruskin Pottery in 1898 – placing his son, William Howson Taylor (formally a student at the Birmingham School of Art) as manager. They named the pottery after the artist, writer and social thinker John Ruskin whose principles about beauty and quality they believed in. The pottery experimented with glazes, producing innovative designs across a range of items, from vases and bowls to antique jewellery and buttons. Ruskin Pottery was exhibited both in the UK and abroad at international fine art exhibitions – achieving "grand prize" in 1904 at the St Louis International Exhibition, giving them the recognition they needed. Further awards were gained at other international exhibitions, including Milan 1906 Christchurch, New Zealand, 1907 London 1908 Brussels 1910 Turin 1911 and Ghent 1913. When the studio closed in 1935 the formulae for the glazes and all the pottery documentation were deliberately destroyed, so that the unique Ruskin products could never be replicated. Viewing welcomed - please contact us in advance.
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Category Antique Ceramics Date 1933  1930s Antiques Material Ceramic Origin English Maker Ruskin Condition The vase is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks or crazing. Please see images as these form an important part of the description. Item code as930a054 / EC187 Status Sold

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