Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4
Fulham Pottery Vase - Ref. FMC4

Fulham Pottery Vase – Ref. FMC4

Fulham Pottery vase marked FMC4

This vase was made by the renowned Fulham Pottery. Fulham Pottery was founded in 1672 but their modern reputation is built through a collaboration with Constance Spry (1886-1960). Spry was a British florist and author, whose renown through flower arranging led to her work with the pottery where she put her name to designs that were created in order to perfectly show off the kind of flower arranging that she was famous for. Spry published Flower Decoration in 1934, and although she was already employing 70 people through her floristry business, the book allowed her to achieve greater reach among a coterie of rich and fashionable friends, patrons and tastemakers.

The range created under her name by Fulham Pottery was launched in 1935 it included 12 designs. There were further designs created by the Spry’s company but these were made in papier mache and plaster.

All of the range created for Spry were retailed through her business. As Fulham Pottery were just the manufacturer and not the wholesaler they became aware that they were making minimal sums on the success of the Spry collaboration and the lure of making more money through their own designed range led to the Alber Ware line.

Launched in 1937 the Alber Ware line took its design cues from the Spry collection. First produced in off white the range was designed by W. J. Marriner and the pieces were all identified with a FM prefix to their coding. This piece has the reference FMC.

Marriner was a potter who knew his craft. His designs were all ones that were stable through all stages of production including firing. The range soon proved to be as successful as the Spry collaboration; they were readily taken up by the booming mass of amateur flower arrangers and orders grew rapidly. This range gave Fulham Pottery the commercial success that they had been striving for.

The FMC vase was made in four different sizes, this one FMC4 being the smallest iteration. The vases were initially just made with a white glaze but black was introduced in 1956 when the production of the range was moved to Stoke on Trent. The relocation of the manufacture was made owing to the clean air act of 1956.

This piece was probably made shortly after this relocation.

The vase is in good condition with no chips or cracks. There is one small section of missing glaze on one of the handles which is a manufacture error (see photos) otherwise the piece is in very good condition.

Measurements:

Length: 24cm
Height: 8cm
Depth (front to back): 6.5cm

£95.00

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Fulham Pottery vase marked FMC4

This vase was made by the renowned Fulham Pottery. Fulham Pottery was founded in 1672 but their modern reputation is built through a collaboration with Constance Spry (1886-1960). Spry was a British florist and author, whose renown through flower arranging led to her work with the pottery where she put her name to designs that were created in order to perfectly show off the kind of flower arranging that she was famous for. Spry published Flower Decoration in 1934, and although she was already employing 70 people through her floristry business, the book allowed her to achieve greater reach among a coterie of rich and fashionable friends, patrons and tastemakers.

The range created under her name by Fulham Pottery was launched in 1935 it included 12 designs. There were further designs created by the Spry’s company but these were made in papier mache and plaster.

All of the range created for Spry were retailed through her business. As Fulham Pottery were just the manufacturer and not the wholesaler they became aware that they were making minimal sums on the success of the Spry collaboration and the lure of making more money through their own designed range led to the Alber Ware line.

Launched in 1937 the Alber Ware line took its design cues from the Spry collection. First produced in off white the range was designed by W. J. Marriner and the pieces were all identified with a FM prefix to their coding. This piece has the reference FMC.

Marriner was a potter who knew his craft. His designs were all ones that were stable through all stages of production including firing. The range soon proved to be as successful as the Spry collaboration; they were readily taken up by the booming mass of amateur flower arrangers and orders grew rapidly. This range gave Fulham Pottery the commercial success that they had been striving for.

The FMC vase was made in four different sizes, this one FMC4 being the smallest iteration. The vases were initially just made with a white glaze but black was introduced in 1956 when the production of the range was moved to Stoke on Trent. The relocation of the manufacture was made owing to the clean air act of 1956.

This piece was probably made shortly after this relocation.

The vase is in good condition with no chips or cracks. There is one small section of missing glaze on one of the handles which is a manufacture error (see photos) otherwise the piece is in very good condition.

Measurements:

Length: 24cm
Height: 8cm
Depth (front to back): 6.5cm