Early 1900s Pilkingtons Art Pottery Blue Glaze Bottle Vase

Description

An art pottery vase made by Pilkingtons with a blue crystalline glaze, created circa 1910. This vase is a fine … more An art pottery vase made by Pilkingtons with a blue crystalline glaze, created circa 1910. This vase is a fine example of Pilkington’s studio art pottery.

Pilkington’s monochrome-glazed art pottery celebrates the company’s innovations in artistic glazes. The glaze on this bottle vase is a mottled kingfisher blue and olive, the firing has given the vase an ultra shiny finish which has the effect of a polished jewel.

Marks:
impressed Roman numeral date mark X

Dimensions: 8 1/2 in. H x 4 1/2 in. at widest point (21.6 cm H x 10.2 cm W)
Condition: Excellent. Small fleck of cream-colored paint to body.

Provenance:
The Fortunoff Collection

References:
Victoria & Albert Museum, 76-1905 and 77-1905 less