A superb Macintyre & Co Florian ware ''poppy'' pot pourri and lid designed by William Moorcroft in the early 1900s. The piece of waisted circular form, pierced lid painted with salmon ochre and poppies. Beautiful bowl with poppy pattern in an Alhambra colour, leaves on a deep blue and gold ground. The piece is richly decorated with burnished gold. Note the unusually large size of the pot pourri, which makes it unique in its kind.Macintyre & Co is the manufacturer at Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, was predominantly manufacturer of industrial ceramics. In order to capitalize on the popular souvenir market they had started to produce crested ware. Around 1894 the opened an art pottery studio, employing established designers who introduced Faience ware incorporating raised slip and tube lined designs. In 1897 Macintyre & Co. Ltd employed the 26 yea...