Many thanks to Kathryn Frearson on the Facebook page for Domythic Bliss for making me aware of the phenomenal artist, Daisy Makeig-Jones, and the Fairyland Lustre Ware she produced in the early 1900s for Wedgwood. I am not that familiar with early 20th c. pottery and vessel-ware, though I do know Rookwood and of course the de Morgans. I was blown away by the work of this phenomenal artist, and now I can't get enough of the stuff!!
Here's an excellent article on Makeig-Jones shared by Kathryn.
And some gorgeous examples from auction sites:
The piece below was featured in a delightful blog post from SurLaLune:
The figures on this last vessel immediately reminded me of Thomas Cooper Gotch's The Child Enthroned.
The colors! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTrue masterpieces, aren't they??
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI am from Staffordshire did not know about this lovely ware
ReplyDeleteI must have expensive taste, because I would just love one of these pieces! :)
ReplyDeleteha ha ha...you know what they say, if you have to ask how much, you can't afford it..I don't want to know..wow I WANT this stuff..
ReplyDeleteSO True. Price upon Request and all that ;)
ReplyDeleteYou've paid a wonderful tribute to this magical china. It has been on my list to write about for ages, you beat me to it and I really enjoyed reading this. The photos are gorgeous too.
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ReplyDeleteStunning!
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