~ Early 20th Century Royal Doulton Charles Noke Trial Piece Vase ~
An interesting trial piece vase by the English pottery designer Charles Noke for Royal Doulton dating to the early part of the 20th century.
The vase is of waisted cylindrical form in a deep green glaze with crazed yellow inner glaze.
The vase has relief decoration of a devil like figure with a hazy golden glaze surrounding it to the front.
The vase is not named or marked.
~ Dimensions ~
The vase has a base diameter of 12.7cm (5 inches) and a height of 23cm (9 inches).
It weighs 635g.
~ Condition ~
The vase has a little crazing to the glaze but is otherwise in a very nice condition with minimal wear but no signs of damage or repair.
~ Charles Noke ~
Charles John Noke (1858 Worcester - 27 May 1941), was an English pottery designer and artist who primarily worked for Royal Doulton.
He is noted for producing many different ranges of pottery using differing techniques and was also hugely influential in helping Doulton establish itself as a world leader. After he joined Doulton in 1889 he became the Art Director and was able to affect all aspects of production at the Burslem site and in doing so instigated a revolution in both design and production turning Doulton into the leading art manufacturer of the age.
Noke continued to work at Doulton until his death in 1941.
