Victory Pitcher by Arthur Wood

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This is an uncommon shape, the exaggerated mouth, narrow waist and rounded body make much more sense when seen as decoration rather than practical tableware. At 22.5 cm high, it was clearly intended to be noticed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat blurring of household object and ornament belongs firmly to British ceramics between the wars, when Staffordshire potteries were bringing stronger colours, metallic lustres and more adventurous shapes into the home. This is the domestic face of interwar design: a familiar garden flower, a flash of platinum and an everyday object made enjoyably strange.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 22.5 cm high (9 inches).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good vintage condition, with no chips. There is rubbing to the platinum-lustre decoration, two old internal hairline cracks and crazing, please see photographs. The painted colours and peach lustre remain strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorldwide Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Worldwide shipping is available. The jug\/vase will be carefully wrapped in several layers of protective material, cushioned throughout and securely packed in a strong double-walled box for safe delivery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector's Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Arthur Wood \u0026amp; Son manufactured earthenware at the Bradwell Works in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, from around 1928. The green “Quality Arthur Wood England” mark was introduced around 1934, helping to date this jug vase to the mid-1930s. 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Stoke-on-Tren","id":54471568261279,"position":9,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"width":3024,"src":"\/\/eclecticdesignlondon.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/edited-photo-38.jpg?v=1785677938"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/eclecticdesignlondon.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/edited-photo-38.jpg?v=1785677938","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A cheerful bunch of nasturtiums would have been perfectly respectable decoration for a 1930s jug. Arthur Wood added a spider's web.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicked out in platinum lustre against the warm cream body, the web turns Pattern 3123 from a conventional floral into something witty and faintly peculiar. Above it, orange-red flowers and green leaves are painted over peach lustre, giving the decoration its warmth and depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost tellingly, there is no pouring lip. Arthur Wood borrowed the handle and familiar outline of a jug but turned it into something closer to a vase. This is an uncommon shape, the exaggerated mouth, narrow waist and rounded body make much more sense when seen as decoration rather than practical tableware. At 22.5 cm high, it was clearly intended to be noticed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat blurring of household object and ornament belongs firmly to British ceramics between the wars, when Staffordshire potteries were bringing stronger colours, metallic lustres and more adventurous shapes into the home. This is the domestic face of interwar design: a familiar garden flower, a flash of platinum and an everyday object made enjoyably strange.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 22.5 cm high (9 inches).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good vintage condition, with no chips. There is rubbing to the platinum-lustre decoration, two old internal hairline cracks and crazing, please see photographs. The painted colours and peach lustre remain strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorldwide Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Worldwide shipping is available. The jug\/vase will be carefully wrapped in several layers of protective material, cushioned throughout and securely packed in a strong double-walled box for safe delivery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector's Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Arthur Wood \u0026amp; Son manufactured earthenware at the Bradwell Works in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, from around 1928. The green “Quality Arthur Wood England” mark was introduced around 1934, helping to date this jug vase to the mid-1930s. The painted Pattern 3123 number also appears on the base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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Although it borrows the shape of a water jug, it was evidently conceived as a decorative jug vase rather than straightforward tableware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is very much a product of Britain between the wars, when manufacturers were making familiar household forms feel modern through strong colour, metallic lustres and a touch of visual wit. It is Art Deco in a particularly British and domestic mood: not severe geometry, but traditional flowers treated with confidence and eccentricity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 20 cm high.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Very good vintage condition. The painted platinum-lustre decoration has some slight rubbing to one section of the rim and handle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorldwide Shipping:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWorldwide shipping is available. The jug\/vase will be carefully wrapped in several layers of protective material, cushioned throughout and securely packed in a strong double-walled box for safe delivery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Arthur Wood \u0026amp; Son manufactured earthenware at the Bradwell Works in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, from around 1928. The green “Quality Arthur Wood England” mark was introduced around 1934, supporting a mid-1930s date. 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Then the spider’s web comes into view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree orange-red nasturtiums fill the upper section, painted with green leaves over peach lustre. Below them, a platinum-lustre web stretches across the warm cream body. It is this unexpected interruption that takes Pattern 3123 from familiar floral decoration to something altogether more eccentric.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe broad rounded form gives the piece a generous, almost jovial presence. At approximately 20 cm high, it has a full body, short neck and sweeping handle—but no pouring lip. 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