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Up for sale is this unique Macintyre 9.25” plate in the Aurelianpattern created by William Moorcroft.
In very good condition for its age. No chips, cracks ordamage. Some glaze crazing and wear on the gold gilding are present, pleaserefer to pictures.
Dating to approximately 1898-1902, it is a particularly vibrantpiece with a mix of bold blue, red and gilded florals andfoliage. On the border we have segmented patterns of Japanese-style blue scalesinfluenced by the Japanese floral movement in the 1890s.
James Macintyre & Co was a china and earthenwaremanufacturer at the Washington Works, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
Macintyre & Moorcroft:
In 1897 Macintyre & Co. Ltd employed William Moorcroftas a designer, and within a year he was put in full charge of the company's artpottery studio as Chief Designer.
William Moorcroft's earliest pieces at Macintyre were theAurelian Ware which were partly decorated with transfers and partly painted byhand. Moorcroft developed highly lustered glazes and used oriental shapes anddecorations. Aurelian Ware eventually evolved into the 1902 Florian Waredesigns.
Moorcroft’s innovative range of pottery, called FlorianWare, was a great success and won him a gold medal at the St. LouisInternational Exhibition in 1904.
As always please refer to pictures to better assesscondition for yourself as they are the best true indicator of condition andserve as an integral part of the description. This is the exact item you’ll bereceiving. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have or if youneed more photos.
