Is bretby pottery valuable?
Is bretby pottery valuable?
Confirming Bretby’s reputation as the most affordable of decent Victorian art pottery, most items were pitched at and sold for well under £50. Groups of up to a dozen typical monochromes proved good dealer lots, pricing out at £10 or so for each piece.
Where was Bretby pottery made?
Woodville
Bretby Art Pottery was an art pottery studio founded in 1882 by Henry Tooth and William Ault in Woodville, Derbyshire, where production began on 25 October 1883.
What is bretby?
Bretby is a village and civil parish in the south of Derbyshire, England, north of Swadlincote and east of Burton upon Trent, on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 893. The name means “dwelling place of Britons”.
Where was Linthorpe pottery?
Middlesbrough
Linthorpe Art Pottery was a British pottery that operated between 1878 and 1890 in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. It produced art pottery, and is especially known for the early collaboration of the designer Christopher Dresser; many of the early wares have his impressed signature.
Who was the founder of Bretby Art Pottery?
Bretby stayed in the hands of the Tooth family until 1933, and after the second World War became known as Tooth and Company Limited Bretby Art Pottery. Marks include the familiar rising sun over the name BRETBY, a stylized HT for Henry Tooth, and the brand names Clanta and Clanta Ware.
Why is there no number on the base of Bretby pottery?
There is no number on the base simply the Bretby impressed stamp which (according to the little info I have found) could mean it is a very early example. It has a simply ‘copper’ glaze but that looks as if it has been unevenly applied (or maybe with age has faded at uneven rates?).
What are the names of Henry Tooth pottery?
Marks include the familiar rising sun over the name BRETBY, a stylized HT for Henry Tooth, and the brand names Clanta and Clanta Ware.
How tall is the Bretby Art potttery vase?
Two piece vase set early 20th century, c1910, Bretby Pottery in the Arts & craft style, hand painted bird in branch decoration, applied faux enamel Lozenges, impressed factory base stamp, Bretby 1952, England height 43 cm