Seconds Rosa Eglanteria 'Lutea' 03/7 Vase

You would be forgiven for thinking that this rose design, coming in a two-tone orange and yellow rose colourway, was an ultra-modern design and not a design stemming from 19th Century botanical artistry. This design is inspired by a hand-coloured engraving (Plate 120) of Rosa eglanteria 'Lutea' and its bicolour variety, from Henry Cranke Andrews’s ‘Roses: or a Monograph of the Genus Rosa’ Volume 2 (London, 1805-1828). Against a Mediterranean-blue sky, the rose holds colouration like Seville oranges and Lisbon lemons, sumptuously ripe and ready for squeezing. As petals coil and turn, the displacement between orange and yellow becomes almost surreal, calling you right inside the design to examine the raspberry stems and lush-green, serrated leaves. Like a copper wheel in a Victorian mantel clock, this design, grows with excitement in three-dimensional form, as it just keeps on unravelling in colour and form with every turn of the vase for exceptional curiosity.

 

What is a Moorcroft second?
All our art pottery is closely inspected before it leaves the Moorcroft factory and the selection process is as rigorous as any in the world. As a result, not all pieces emerge unblemished in their quality assessment. The fault or faults may be in the finish of a piece, whether it be a tiny tubeline miss, an incorrectly painted petal, or a small glaze run. Seconds are not ‘red-dotted’, all of them are far too good for that, and each seconds piece has a charm and individuality of its own. Any fault is not structural and the piece can still be used for the purpose it was made. 

The 'Was' price shown is the Best Quality RRP of this design and shape.

A Gift Box is not supplied with this product

Was: £895.00
Ex Tax: £484.79

• Designer: Emma Bossons
• Dimensions: H 18.00 x W 13.00 x D 13.00 cm
• Availability: In Stock