~ William Moorcroft & Tudric Pewter For Liberty & Co. Claremont Tazza c1920 ~
A William Moorcroft pottery and Tudric pewter tazza in the Claremont pattern dating to circa 1920.
This is a lovely example combining William Moorcrofts beautiful pottery with W.H. Haseler of Birminghams 'Tudric' Pewter and was made exclusively for Libertys of London.
The item consists of a shallow pottery bowl raised on a planished pewter base.
The bowl is decorated with red, purple and green tipped mushrooms (or toadstools) on a green ground. The underside of the bowl has a mid blue glaze.
The bowl has 'Moorcroft' and 'Made in England' impressed stamps as well as the 'WM' monogram hand-painted in blue ink.
The pewter base is stamped ‘Tudric' & 'Moorcroft, Made in England’ and with a serial no. of ‘01515'.
~ Dimensions ~
The bowl has a diameter of 21.5cm (8 ½ inches) and a height on base of 8cm (3 ¼ inches).
It weighs 680g.
~ Condition ~
There is a small hairline crack to the bowl (adjacent to the 'WM' monogram) about an inch long, but this is not very visible.
The metal pin to the centre of the bowl which attaches it to the pewter base, is a little worn and rough but secure and stable.
The glaze has a little crazing in parts but nothing significant.
Overall the item is in a very nice condition and presents very well.
~ Tudric ~
Tudric is a brand name for pewter-ware made by W.H. Haseler's of Birmingham for Liberty & Co of London, the chief designer being
Archibald Knox.
Liberty & Co began producing Tudric in 1902, and continued to the 1930s. The designs use Art Nouveau and Celtic Revival styles.
The Tudric pewter became known as poor man's silver due to its shine, which was achieved by removing the lead content and adding a small percentage of silver.
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