Is it possible to date a Walter Moorcroft pattern?
The Walter Moorcroft era is typified by vivid large flower designs. Some patterns enjoyed long cross-period production runs, so dating Moorcroft can be difficult. However, the wide variety of impressed and printed marks and (if they survive) factory paper labels used across more than a century of production do make the task much easier.
Where can I buy a Moorcroft MacIntyre vase?
This 12in (30cm) Moorcroft Macintyre vase painted with wisteria, green signature and impressed mark, sold for £6200 at Brightwells of Leominster on September 2008. Prices for late 20th century Moorcroft start at just a few pounds. This Anemone pattern ashtray sold for £25 at Fieldings, Stourbridge, July 2009.
Who was William Moorcroft and what did he do?
William Moorcroft (1872-1945), an art school graduate and the son of a Burslem china painter, was first employed in 1897 as a 24-year-old designer for the commercial pottery and porcelain firm of James Macintyre & Co. A Moorcroft Flambé Carp vase that sold at Bonhams in September 2009 for £16,000.
Who are the best dealers for Moorcroft antiques?
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How to date Moorcroft pottery by using its mark?
She’s written over 400 articles on antique collecting for The Spruce Crafts. Moorcroft is one type of English ceramic ware that can be dated fairly easily using marks. William Moorcroft founded his own pottery company in 1913.
Where did William Moorcroft get his money from?
The Official Moorcroft Web Site reflects on that move to his own factory: “William marched his workforce across Cobridge Park to a new factory in Sandbach Road where Moorcroft pottery is still made today. The money came from Liberty, the famous London store and Liberty continued to control Moorcroft until 1962.”
When did Moorcroft enamels go out of business?
The company changed hands several times in the 1980s and ‘90s. The Edwards family took over in 1993 and continues to successfully operate Moorcroft today. Moorcroft enamels were made from 1998 only through 2006. The short life of that division of the company is attributed to those in the know to the result “of clashes in design style.”
Where did James Macintyre work as a potter?
He worked as a potter prior to that time when he went to work for James Macintyre & Company Ltd. located in Burslem, Staffordshire, England starting in 1897, according to Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles edited by Noah Fleisher.
