William Moorcroft Leaf And Berry Flambe Glaze Trumpet Vase C1928

Leaf and Berry Trumpet Vase
In The Bold Hues Of Flame Red Flambe Glaze
Leaf and Berry Fired Too Give The Intense Flambe Glaze
Creating Flamed Autumn Shades With Ochre To Gold Leaves
Beautiful Coverage Of The Pattern
Made in England
1928 – 1935
By William Moorcroft
In great condition – light scratches in one or two places
26cm in height
Impressed markings and script painted marking

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