Dimensions
11.8ins high, 15.4ins wide, 14.6ins depth
Circa Date
Victorian, circa 1877
Description - ID#22888
Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica centrepiece vase which features a recumbent lioness with two lion cubs, laying on a bed of leaves. Modelled by famous sculptor Mark V. Marshall whilst he was employed at the BWM factory. Colouration: blue, green, light brown, are predominant. Bears signature, 'MVM' and a pattern number, '30'. Book reference , 'Staffordshire Pottery - Majolica, Transfer Prints, Flow Blue, Fine Bone China from Cauldon' by Robert E. Cluett, front cover and page 47, figure 117. N.B. by design, the vase receptacle is hollow and goes through the piece, rather than being an enclosed container
Maker: T.C. Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company
English maker - Very high quality maker of Victorian Majolica, noted for life-size models.
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- Period of Operation:
- 1856-1920
- Period of Interest:
- 1862-1904
- Previous Name:
- Bates, Brown-Westhead and Company
- Afterwards Called:
- Cauldon Ltd.
- Country:
- England
- Region:
- The Potteries, Staffordshire
- Town:
- Hanley
- Street:
- Cauldon Place Works
- People:
- William Moore, Joseph Brown (large models), Mark V Marshall (famous Doulton artist).
- Awards/Accolades:
- Gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1878.
- Typical Styles:
- Naturalistic, geometric.
- Notes on Marks:
- Often has painted pattern number. Much less frequently impressed T.C. BROWN-WESTHEAD, MOORE & CO.
- Design Rating:
- 1 - Unsurpassed in their creativity and design excellence.
- Glaze Rating:
- 1 - In the top tier for technical quality of decoration and glazing.
- Desirability Rating:
- 1 - One of the most desirable makers and highly sought after.
- Output Rating:
- 3 - Comparitively low output, during our period of interest.
- Price Rating:
- 1 - Command a higher price than the average maker.
Condition Summary*
Very Good. Virtually free from damage, wear, manufacturing defects (kiln effects) and/or restoration, which where present, in no way detracts from the piece.
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