Brannam pottery vase by Charles Hubert Brannam, Barnstable Pottery, blue with koi carp, 1920´s ca, English

Code: 10541

Price: SOLD

Dimensions:
Height: 49.5cm (19.5") Width: 22cm (8.7")
Depth: 22cm (8.7")

Brannam pottery vase by Charles Hubert Brannam, Barnstable Pottery, blue with koi carp, 1920´s ca, England. Large sculptural ceramic urn with three koi carp handles and decorated with sgraffito work of sea plants. The oriental subject hand-painted in blue & green with a gloss glaze, are all typical of the Aesthetic Movement at the turn of the 20th Century. Stamped on the bottom `C.H.BRANNAM LTD`, `BARNSTAPLE`, `MADE IN ENGLAND` which is characteristic of pieces from about 1920. At Roomscape we have a range of 20th century pottery on our Decorative Objects category.

Brannam Pottery Barnstable, Devon, was founded by Thomas Brannam in 1847. Originally producing tiles & pipes, the company shifted to homewares. Thomas´s son Charles Hubert Brannam (1855-1937) is the most valued of the designers. By the end of the 1800`s the company`s pieces known as Royal Barum Ware were selling in London when they were patronised by the crowned heads of Europe, including Queen Victoria. Brannam pottery is widely collected and is marked `C H Brannam`, `Castle`, `Barum` or `Barnstaple`. The company closed in 2005 making these pieces very collectible especially large items like this vase.

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