Seconds The Singing Birds of Glasgow 80/20 Vase

This elegant bird and roses design was inspired by the work of Talwin Morris, Art Director at Glasgow-based publishers, Blackie and Son. Talwin’s book cover designs were heavily influenced by the Glasgow style and were featured in the aesthetic magazine The Studio. The designs were created by stamping designs, either in colour or gold foil, directly onto cloth, which was then bound onto the cover of the book. Morris’s favourite motifs were birds, roses and hearts and it these that Nicola harnesses with soft, pastel hues.

In a book cover for the poems of Percy Shelley, a pair of mirrored songbirds erupt out of a spear-headed gold rose bush on green. Nicola re-imagines these elongated Talwin birds and sets them above an untamed garden of roses in full bloom, tinged with lilac, cameo-pinks and maroon, that shoot up with tight blue buds to the more stylised roses that featured on his book cover.

 

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: £3,700.00
Ex Tax: £770.83

• Designer: Nicola Slaney
• Availability: In Stock