William Moorcroft Antique Twin Handled Bowl with Pomegranate Pattern, C. 1916.

Attractive hand painted bowl decorated with a continuous band of pomegranates and berries, design with raised edges, painted in rich warm red, lavender, gold and green on a wash of cobalt over warm sand on the outside. Berries and leaves in complementary colors adorn the inside. The footed bowl is of circular form with an elegant handle on each side. Signed in green by William Moorcroft on the bottom. The first pieces of fine art pottery from Moorcroft were designed by William Moorcroft and launched into the world in 1897 whilst employed at James Macintyre & Co. William Moorcroft was a graduate of what is now the Royal College of Art in London, and the new art pottery was purchased strongly from the outset by such prestigious stores as Liberty of London, Harrods and Tiffany & Co. in New York. Early Moorcroft is much-prized by the most renowned auction houses across the world and regularly fetches high prices. Happily, this is still a feature of Moorcroft today where the art pottery’s reputation for both remarkable artistic and good investment qualities has been proven over more than a century. In 1913, with the aid of substantial funds from Liberty, William was able to move production of his art pottery to the present factory in Sandbach Road under the name of W. Moorcroft Ltd. In 1928, after winning many gold medals and prestigious international awards, Moorcroft was appointed ‘Potters to H. M. The Queen’ an honor which William proudly accepted on behalf of his company. Throughout her lifetime, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II regularly took new Moorcroft designs into the Royal Collection - something about which Moorcroft is justifiably proud. Such is the reputation of Moorcroft, that many other celebrated people have taken Moorcroft into their homes including Leonard A Lauder, President of the Estée Lauder cosmetics empire, and a man who has one of the largest Moorcroft collections in the world, former US Presidents and British Prime Ministers, famous actors and singers. The quality of Moorcroft design and the artistic skills of its workforce means that more than 100 years later, the company is still supplying Liberty of London and today Moorcroft is sold worldwide to an international audience, bring a kaleidoscope of color to the world.

Dimensions: height 10, 2 cm, diameter 22 cm, width from handles to handle 28 cm, weight 1111 grams.

Condition: at the bottom of the base small chip - visible on the photo and inside in one place rubbed enamel - also see the photo.

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