Moorcroft Flambe Orchid Pattern Bulbous Vase C1950

Moorcroft Flambe
Orchid Pattern Vase 1950
Lovely detail with delicate tube lined Orchid detail all around the vase
The richness of the dark red and green Orchids with Spring Flowers
Made in England
Pattern Designed by William Moorcroft in 1937
Height 23cm
Excellent Condition
Signed per image

Flambe is a distinctive rich, deep-red glaze slashed with streaks of purple and turquoise used to decorate pottery, particularly porcelain The effect results from a particular method of firing a glaze that incorporates copper; the method was first discovered by the ancient Chinese of the Ming dynasty, probably during the reign of Wan-li.
Examples of this old flambé work are now extremely rare. The process was revived in modern times from the early 1920’s by individual potters, notably Bernard Moore in England, who influenced Royal Doulton and Moorcroft in the use of the glaze.Fired at high temperatures many pieces did not survive in the kiln