Carlton Ware Rouge Royale King Fisher and Vine Vase C1920

Carlton Ware
Rouge Royale
King Fisher And Vine Vase With Double Wave Handles
Art Deco
Measuring 11cm in height
Condition Excellent condition with very little crazing externally internally to the mother of pearl craze
Gilding is very good

The formula for the Carlton Ware ruby lustre was a closely guarded secret but it was revealed to other potteries when Horace Wain left Copeland Street in the early 1920s and when Enoch Boulton left for Fieldings, makers of Crown Devon, in 1930. The addition of rare metals, in this case gold, gave the sparkle to these fine finishes. Perhaps this is why the ruby and Rouge grounds provide a perfect foil for the gold prints and gold edge work that Carlton Ware used to perfection.