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1930s ceramic vase's like most other areas
of
the visual arts at the time, were hugely influenced by Art Deco. The
vogue for Clarice Cliff and Susie Cooper has stimulated a growing
interest in less expensive pieces by smaller manufacturers.
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The
1930s were a time of high unemployment, especially in the north of
England, yet there were many bright sparks of light amid the gloom.
Architecture, the cinema, fashion, and cafe society flourished.
Cocktail parties continued the gaiety of the 1920s, and the arts reflected an interest in exotic cultures. On a more day-to-day level, Britain's new building programme produced stylish, modern homes complete with electric appliances and plumbed-in bathrooms.
Cocktail parties continued the gaiety of the 1920s, and the arts reflected an interest in exotic cultures. On a more day-to-day level, Britain's new building programme produced stylish, modern homes complete with electric appliances and plumbed-in bathrooms.
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Cliff.
Mostly made in earthenware rather than the more costly bone china,
Art Deco ceramics were first dismissed as a passing fancy by the more
traditional makers. But it soon became clear that the style was here
to stay.
The
vogue for hand-painted decoration gave designers a broad palette with
which to express new ideas. The influential 1925 Paris Exhibition,
often seen as the starting point of Art Deco, featured pieces that
imprinted the style on the popular consciousness.
Smaller
British makers, such as A.E. Gray & Co. Ltd, Myott, Crown Devon,
and Wade Heath, responded
quickly
to these changing tastes, and developed subjects and patter that
included ladies in crinolines, stylised floral motifs, leaping deer,
sun-ray and geometric designs, budgerigars and parrots, and the
ever-popular cottage scene.
Many
smaller firms could not affor to invest in the production of new
shapes, and were forced to use tht new jazzy patterns on forms that h
been created 30 years earlier.
Art Deco decoration on a Victorian tea created an uncomfortable hybrid, a such pieces do not find as muchfavour with collectors.
Fortunately, a number of manufacturers, such as Gray's, often bought in blank wares from suppliers of undecorated pottery on which to apply their own patterns.
They produced pieces in a style similar to Clarice Cliffs but painted with softer colours. A typical successful example is the Losol ware cheese dish by Gray's, which shows a traditional country cottage scene in bright,bold colours.
Art Deco decoration on a Victorian tea created an uncomfortable hybrid, a such pieces do not find as muchfavour with collectors.
Fortunately, a number of manufacturers, such as Gray's, often bought in blank wares from suppliers of undecorated pottery on which to apply their own patterns.
They produced pieces in a style similar to Clarice Cliffs but painted with softer colours. A typical successful example is the Losol ware cheese dish by Gray's, which shows a traditional country cottage scene in bright,bold colours.
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Another
name to look out for is the Shelley factory. Keep an eye open for
items that epitomise Art Deco - those with bright colours and
geometric patterns.
Charlotte Rhead, another potter of note, was a skilled 'tube-line' decorator, creating designs with a raised outline in liquid clay.
Rhead worked on many pottery ranges, including Crown Ducal, using this technique.
Charlotte Rhead, another potter of note, was a skilled 'tube-line' decorator, creating designs with a raised outline in liquid clay.
Rhead worked on many pottery ranges, including Crown Ducal, using this technique.
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