Moorcroft 'Anna Lily' Tray Demonstration by Nicola Slaney, c1990s
click the photo to enlarge
A Moorcroft demonstration process 'Anna Lily' tray, designed by Nicola Slaney, c1990s, the circular 780/4 shape sample tray, unavailable to collectors or the general public, showing An important step in the Moorcroft making process with tube-lining almost complete over the inked outline (tube-lining involves the careful application of liquid clay squeezed from a rubber bag like icing on a cake), unglazed, unmarked. Height 2 cm, diameter: 12.5 cm
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
- Tubelined - In tubelined decoration, a thin line of clay is piped on to the surface of the object through a nozzle to define the design outlines, then the glazes are poured into the areas of the object that are created behind the shallow "dams" formed by the tube-lined decoration.
Tubelined decoration was extensively used by Moorcroft Pottery. It was an expensive decorating technique, owing to the many possibilities of error in manufacture. - Important - Important is a word used in the antique trade to indicate an object should be ranked above other similar objects, and is therefore more valuable.
The object could be considered important because it is by a famous designer or maker, has been shown at a major exhibition, is of exquisite workmanship, is rare or is a "one-off", was made for an important patron, and so on.
Even further up the pecking order are objects that are described in catalogue descriptions as highly important or extraordinarily important.
This item has been included into following indexes: