{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-1355","title":"Vintage Moorcroft Hibiscus Art Pottery bowl","description":"Vintage Moorcroft Hibiscus Art Pottery bowl. No cracks, chips, or restorations.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;4.5\" wide x 1.5\" tall with no cracks, chips, or restorations. One tiny glaze\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;flake on footrim, some crazing.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;History of Moorcroft Pottery\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Compared to many other Stoke Pottery brands, Moorcroft started quite late,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;created by William Moorcroft in 1897. Now, however, it’s a worldwide brand and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;has been growing in quality and prestige ever since its inception.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In 1928, Moorcroft was appointed ‘Potters to H.M. The Queen’, cementing the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;quality and demand of the brand.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;After William died in 1945, his son Walter Moorcroft took over the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;responsibilities his father had held and became the sole Moorcroft designer.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Walter introduced many of the exotic flowers that are seen and loved in the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;designs today. Walter retired from this role in 1986, and Moorcroft have since\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;seen a steady increase in designers and have even developed the Design Studio, a\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;place which now hosts five world-class ceramic designers.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;From its early conception, Moorcroft pottery was in high demand from prestigious\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;department stores such as Harrods, Liberty of London, and even Tiffany \u0026amp; Co.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This demand cemented the pottery brand as one of artistic quality and a solid\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;investment, which we can still see to be true to this day.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;isshelf","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45197688111320,"sku":"9972319506_676F","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/vintage-moorcroft-hibiscus-art-pottery-bowlestate-fresh-austin-315860.png?v=1758006426","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/zh-hant\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-1355","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}