1920s Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian English Blue Art Pottery Vase

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A vintage art pottery vase from Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company of England, created during the Art Deco period between … more A vintage art pottery vase from Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company of England, created during the Art Deco period between 1924 and 1929. The fluted vase has a flaring rim and is decorated with a streaky glaze in vibrant shades of glossy blues ranging from turquoise and aqua to darker cobalt blue with hints of purple. The vase is in very good condition with crazing overall and typical scuffs on the foot rim, measuring 9 in. height x 4.38 in. diameter (at rim). Full impressed marks on the base include ROYAL over the company's first period potting mark/logo, LANCAST- / RIAN / ENGLAND / over 2779 model number.

Pilkington's Tile and Pottery Company was founded in 1891 at Clifton Junction in Manchester. The company employed artists and chemists including John Chambers and William Burton, but also commissioned work from well-known designers of the era including C.F.A. Voysey, Walter Crane, Gordon Forsyth, and Lewis Day. Pilkington's used technical expertise and innovation to develop a range of striking artistic glazes, exhibiting the results at international exhibitions including Paris 1900, Milan 1904, Brussels 1910, and Turin 1911. King George V awarded the company a Royal Warrant in 1913 resulting in a name change to Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company. The V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum in London includes a range of Pilkington's art pottery in their collection less