Art Deco Potters
The Art Deco era saw many innovations in the field of design - none more so than in ceramics and pottery. Most people have heard of the Art Deco ceramics designer Clarice Cliff but the story goes far beyond the brightly coloured and geomtric designs of Clarice's Bizarre range for the Wilkinsons factory.
Ashtead Potters 'Prometheus' model for Hope's Heating & Lighting Ltd. by Percy Metcalfe (left) and a Myott Beaky Jug (right)
At this time there was a massive increase in the output of ornate ceramics, especially from the potteries of the Staffordshire area of Stoke-on-Trent. The Art Deco Potteries website concentrates of those factories outputting art wares which have since become indicative of the era and which encapsulate the Art Deco movement.
Royal Doulton Art Deco vases
Though difficult to set a particular start for this 'modern' trend as it became known, by around 1910 significant advances had been made by major contributors to the new crisp appearance of Art Deco.
Though the actual coining of the phrase Art Deco didn't happen until 1966 the consensus is that is derived from the Paris exhibition of 1925, L'exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels. Like Nouveau, Art Deco has its roots in France.
Global Ceramic Restoration
GCR Services specialise in Art Deco ceramics restoration produced by the Art Deco potteries of the 1920's and 1930's. We would like to thanks GCR for supplying some of the images and information that is contained within this website.
Clarice Cliff vase in the Cafe Pattern - circa 1930
Art Deco Fairs
Art Deco Fairs is a useful list of all the Art Deco fairs in the United Kingdom. Many of the potteries listed on this site are well represented at the Art Deco fairs and are a useful source of information to the Art Deco Potteries site. Thank you to all the dealers who have allowed us to take photos of pottery and ceramics items in order to build the catalogue.
