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A selection of bluebell designs for pottery made by Moorcroft in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, between 1904 and 2022,
for recreational interest only.
This gallery includes work by William Moorcroft, Walter Moorcroft, Sally Tuffin, Rachel Bishop, Emma Bossons, Amanda Baggley, Kerry Goodwin, Paul Hilditch, Vicky Lovatt, Nicola Slaney, and Elizabeth Todd. And many highly-skilled modelers, moulders, casters, turners, spongers, tracers, tube-liners, painters, glazers, and firers in the making. Page 1: 1904 to 2008 1904 to 2008 • 2009 to 2015 • 2016 to 2022 |
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1904 ![]() Macintyre miniatures designed and painted by William Moorcroft are rare and, in general, of greater value than full-size pieces. |
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Two examples of William Moorcroft bluebell pottery for Macintyre from the archive at Andrew Muir. |
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![]() ![]() Covered dish in the same pattern, auction photo. |
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This vase, along with a companion 'Butterfly and Brambles' and the 'Lily with Grasses' design, were produced in small quantities signed by Walter Moorcroft.
This is the only Walter Moorcroft design featuring bluebells. ![]() |
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![]() This 1948 Spring Flowers vase, and other, but not most, of the Walter Moorcroft Spring Flowers designs included some bluebells. |
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1988 From a set of six Sake cups made for ATO Galleries in Tokyo, sold in presentation cases holding your choice or two, three, or all six cups.
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![]() The Sally Tuffin 1990 Buttercup design was produced as plates, vases, mugs, pitchers, and lamps in various sizes. Only the 12 inch prestige vase had a few bluebells added at the bottom. |
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One of a series of five original limited edition Shakespeare ginger jars made exclusively for B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Vereley is an area in
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Other floral designs that include some bluebells or harebells have been produced, which although excellent aren't proper bluebell designs.
I show five examples: Golden Lily (1993), Rain Daisy (the 2005 Moorcroft Collectors' Club vase), and Meadow White (2020) by Rachel Bishop, Rose End Meadows by Emma Bossons (2020), and, below, the 2007 Centenary plate by Rachel Bishop. ![]() The flower is painted is generally clear to see, or known by the item name or designer brief. For pottery in this collection, for a few designs, some galleries and auctioneers
might say bluebell and others Scottish bluebell or harebell. |
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Ivory Bells are a visually similar variety (Fritillaria persica), and the name of this 2004 six-inch vase by Philip Gibson. |
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This miniature is often called 'Periwinkle' and also 'Bluebell,' and may be Australian Royal Bluebell, but I think more likely Campanula. |
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Combermere Abbey is a former monastery, later a country house, near Burleydam in Cheshire.
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This gallery was created by Paul Davies, Toronto, Canada, for recreational interest only. I have very little experience with photography, taking these photos with a Samsung S-10+ phone camera using a white nylon sheet for a background. Brightness is low in favour of reduced glare and accurate colour. Thanks to Julie T. Rose for encouragement and counsel. Contact at industrialart@outlook.com • www.pauldavies.net • www.sybiltawse.info |
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