~ Circa 1930’s Shelley Harmony Drip Ware Volcano Vases ~
A lovely ceramic drip-ware volcano vase by Shelley potteries dating to the 1930’s.
The vase is of conical form with a stepped, flared base.
It is decorated with a drip glaze which runs from grey to green to blue.
It has the ‘Shelley England’ stamp to base.
~ Dimensions ~
The vase has a base diameter of 12.5cm (5 inches) and a height of 16cm (6 ¼ inches).
It weighs 410g.
~ Condition ~
There are a couple of small chips to the base and a little wear along the edge of the base but otherwise the vase is in a good condition with no damage.
~ Shelley Potteries ~
Shelley Potteries, situated in Staffordshire, was earlier known as Wileman & Co. which had also traded as The Foley Potteries. The first Shelley to join the company was Joseph Ball Shelley in 1862 and in 1896 his son Percy Shelley became the sole proprietor, after which it remained a Shelley family business until 1966 when it was taken over by Allied English Potteries. Its china and earthenware products were many and varied although the major output was table ware. In the late Victorian period the Art Nouveau style pottery and ‘Intarsio’ ranges designed by art director Frederick Alfred Rhead were extremely popular but Shelley is probably best known for its fine bone china Art Deco ware of the inter-war years and post-war fashionable tea ware.