The Vine Pottery Birks Rawlins & Co.

by Goodfellow, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781851495122
• ISBN10: 1851495126
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

Summary

The Vine Pottery was founded by Lawrence Arthur Birks and Charles Frederick Goodfellow in Stoke-upon-Trent in 1894. Beginning with small scale production of fine bone china tableware, the company fortunes were transformed in 1901 when Edmund G. Reuter was employed as designer. He introduced an ivory porcelain with middle eastern decoration known as 'Persindo Porcelain'. Many new designers were then attracted to the firm resulting in numerous international awards and even royal patronage from Queen Mary. Troubled times in the 1920s after the National Strike and the Wall Street Crash led ultimately to closure in 1934.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	8	(1)
Introduction	9	(2)
The Beginnings. The family Birks: Isaac; Arthur; George; George junior; Henry; Edward; Frederick A.; Thomas; Alboin; Lawrence A.; Ronald; Sidney	11	(15)
The Pate-sur-pate Influence at Minton: Alboin Birks; Lawrence A. Birks	26	(30)
The Vine Pottery in Stoke upon Trent	56	(7)
Tableware: Early patterns and shapes: `Imari'; `Aster'; `Durer'. Catalogue pages. Exhibition photographs. Savoy China. Carlton China	63	(48)
The Reuter Influence: Persindo Porcelain. Len Rivers	111	(17)
The Rheads, Fred Ridgway and Exhibition Awards	128	(10)
Innovations: Pierced Ware; M.J. Deacon	138	(10)
Novelty Wares: Floating bowl specialities; Grotesques; Comical animals; Catalogue pages; Cameos	148	(16)
Crested China: the different outlets and trademarks; Souvenir ware	164	(34)
Royal Patronage	198	(4)
The Decline of the Vine Pottery	202	(4)
Appendix 1. Family Tree of Birks potters	206	(3)
Appendix 2. Census Returns 1841 to 1891	209	(4)
Appendix 3. High Profile Artists employed at the Vine Pottery	213	(3)
Appendix 4. Trademarks	216	(2)
Bibliography	218	(2)
Index	220