Gertrude Antiques has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Clearly the design evokes the splendid era of Pugin and Ruskin.
Samuel Alcock & Co were manufacturers of Porcelain, Parain and earthenware at Cobridge, Staffordshire (circa 1828-53), then additionally at the Hill Works and Hill Pottery. Burslem (circa 1828-59).
Samuel Alcock (b.1799 – d.1848) though from a farming background, developed an interest in commerce after working with his uncle Joseph Locker.
His introduction to pottery came when he embarked upon a partnership with Ralph Stevenson of Cobridge, Staffordshire.
• By the 1830s Stevenson employed 600 people at his works.
• In 1828, Alcock developed his own business and began work on the Hill Top site in the Sytch, Burslem.
• In 1839 he completed work on a large factory, built in the Venetian style, on the junction of Westport Road and Greenhead Street.
In 1836, Alcock was appointed improvement commissioner for Burslem and in 1842 was elected chief constable for the town. In this post he took an important part in quelling the Chartist Riots.
The town of Burslem was fortunately prepared for a proper reception of the rioters. A small troop of the 2nd Dragoon Guards had arrived there from Newcastle, under the command of Major Trench, and a large body of volunteers, from among the friends of law and social order of all classes of society, had been hastily organized as special constables, by the praiseworthy exertions of Samuel Alcock, Esq, the chief constable of Burslem.
In November 1848 Samuel Alcock died and his works closed around 1859.
Condition:
The condition of the JUGS is good, except for the repaired cracks in the neck of one of the jugs (see the photograph).
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Gertrude Antiques has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
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Pair of Samuel Alcock Vases
