A striking hexagonal vase from Carlton Ware, Stoke-on-Trent, decorated in their celebrated Cloisonné Ware range. The jet-black ground provides a dramatic backdrop to colourful hand-enamelled decoration of flowering branches, birds in flight, and a graceful white heron.
Maker: Carlton Ware, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Range: Cloisonné Ware
Date: Circa 1920s–30s
Design: White heron among flowering branches, with richly coloured enamels
Height: 8 inches (20 cm)
Marks: Carlton Ware backstamp to base
This elegant vase exemplifies Carlton Ware’s East Asian-inspired designs of the interwar years, prized for their vibrant enamelling and sophisticated Art Deco shapes.
Condition: Very good vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age; enamels remain vibrant.
✨ A collector’s piece from one of England’s most inventive decorative potteries.
