A fabulous pair of blue and white Art Nouveau bottle-shaped vases, featuring transfer-printed decoration in blue with six gold circles around the sides. William Moorcroft''s earliest pieces at Macintyre were the Aurelian Ware transfer pieces, which eventually evolved into the Florian Ware designs of 1902. Both vases bear the printed Macintyre mark and the registration number 314901. Aurelian wares were registered from 1898.Macintyre & Co., based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, was primarily known for manufacturing industrial ceramics. To capitalize on the popular souvenir market, they began producing crested ware. Around 1894, they opened an art pottery studio, employing established designers who introduced faience ware with raised slip and tube-lined designs. In 1897, Macintyre & Co. Ltd employed 26-year-old William Moorcroft as a designer. Within a year, he was put in charge of the company''s art pottery studio as Chief Designer. By fortunate coincidence for Moorcroft, the s...