Carlton Ware Bell Pattern Vase with Red Lustre Ground

A Carlton Ware 'Bell' pattern vase squat ovoid shape, pattern…
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A Carlton Ware 'Bell' pattern vase squat ovoid shape, pattern no.3788, printed and painted in colours and gilt on a red lustre ground (crazing to the red lustre). Printed and painted marks, height 14 cm

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  • Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
  • Crazing - A network of fine cracks in the glaze of a ceramic item, caused by uneven shrinking during the firing process.
  • Lustre Ware - Lustre decoration on ceramics is created by painting a thin deposit of metal oxide such as gold, silver or copper onto the surface, and then firing the item again, so that metal oxide forms a thin film on the surface. The finished effect is a shiny metallic surface. The technique was used in the 19th century by potteries such as Crown Devon, Grimwades, Maling, and Royal Doulton. However the best known use was by Wedgwood for its Fairyland lustre.

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