Art Deco Ceramics in Britain

by Casey, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781851495443
• ISBN10: 1851495444
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-13
• Publisher: Acc Art Books

Summary

This book focuses on the art deco ceramics that were produced by the British pottery industry during the late twenties and early thirties. It covers all the important aspects of the popular style from its origins in France, its breakthrough in Britain and how the style took on during the early thirties. The background of art deco is examined and how it developed in France during the early part of the twentieth century: how European designers created new shapes and patterns and how these ideas eventually made their way into British design. Art Deco Ceramics in Britain looks at the well-established factories such as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd and Minton who produced the top of the range wares for the upper classes and how they were forced, due to market forces, to produce art deco styled wares. At the same time the smaller factories were able to respond quickly to the art deco style, using hand painted decoration, which was an important feature of art deco patterning with the big names such as Clarice Cliff and Susie Cooper still being well known today. Also documented in the book are concise, yet comprehensive biographies of many smaller factories that are not so well known today. This listing provides an invaluable source for or ideas for new areas of collecting.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction
The European Background	p. 11
The British Background	p. 16
New Ceramics for the New Way of Living	p. 21
The Real Thing or Impostors?	p. 28
Modern Art for the Table: An Experiment to unite Artists with Industry	p. 35
The Established Factories
Wedgwood	p. 43
Spode Copeland	p. 52
Minton	p. 61
Doulton Art Deco: A Talent for Reinvention	p. 64
Moorcroft	p. 74
The Smaller Pottery Companies
Shelley Pottery	p. 79
Carter, Stabler & Adams	p. 97
Burleigh Art Deco: A New Dawn	p. 104
A. J. Wilkinson	p. 113
E. Brain & Co	p. 130
C. T. Maling & Sons	p. 135
Gray's Pottery	p. 142
Susie Cooper Ltd	p. 153
Crown Devon	p. 163
Empire Porcelain Company	p. 172
Royal Venton Ware	p. 178
Crown Ducal Ware	p. 187
Paragon China	p. 196
Carlton Ware (Wiltshaw and Robinson)	p. 206
Myott Pottery	p. 213
Royal Winton	p. 217
Greta Pottery	p. 222
Less Well-Known Manufacturers
Less Well-known Manufacturers	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 252
Acknowledgements	p. 255
The Contributors	p. 257
Index	p. 261
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