Pair of Rare Antique Art Nouveau S. Hancock & Sons "Corona Ware" Cups & Saucers

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Pair of Very Rare Beautiful Handcrafted Antique Art Nouveau (Circa 1920s) S. Hancock & Sons "Corona Ware" Cups & Saucers.

Please browse all 12 photographs for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. Both sets are in perfect condition without any chips, cracks or crazing. Marvellous items and about 100 years old with a design well ahead of its time. These items would not look out of place in a modern contemporary environment. Lovely cups and saucers. One saucer is slightly different shape to the other. Beautifully hand painted. I have been reliably informed that the design is by the renowned designer Molly Hancock (details below) although the name Corona dates back to the late Victorian period in the 1890s.

Sampson Hancock (& Sons) Trading as S. Hancock & Son. Tunstall, then Stoke and later Hanley (1857 - 1937) were Earthenware manufacturers at Tunstall c.1857-70, then at other works in Stoke and then Hanley UK. The company was formed by Benjamin and Sampson Hancock, in 1881 the partnership was dissolved and then became Sampson Hancock and Sons. Around 1920 china manufacture was started.

New title "S. Hancock & Sons (Potters) Ltd" from 1935-37

Factory Locations:

1857 - 1870 Victoria Street, Tunstall

1881 - 1891 Bridge Pottery, Shelton (noted in Jewitt)

1892 - 1920 Gordon Works, Wolfe Street, Shelton

1920 - 1930 Gordon Pottery, Old Burton Place Works, off New Street, Hanley

1923 - 1937 Corona Pottery, Hanley

Company History:

The company was founded by Sampson Hancock, a prominent Wesleyan, in 1857 and was renamed S. Hancock & Sons (Potters) Ltd. in 1935. It closed in 1937, having been put into receivership on 23rd March. It was a relatively small enterprise, employing around 150 people. Sampson Hancock died on 9th May 1900 and was succeeded in the business by his sons, Jabez, Harry and Arthur.

They produced tablewares and fancies for the popular market - its main income being from semi-porcelain and earthenware tablewares, toilet wares, vases and vitreous hotel wares. Many of the products, including ironstone china, were for export markets.

After WW1 the company increased its production of ornamental and decorative wares. These included children's wares and doll's heads. Boxed teasets for children were being produced by 1917 featuring popular nursery rhymes and pictures of children. Two designers of this type of ware were Molly Hancock and Edith Gater (see Designers below).

The company also produced a range of crested wares, these being marked with the trade name The 'Duchess' China or The 'Corona' China and Grosvenor Ware. These may have been produced in quantity to see the company through the war years when skilled labour was unavailable. Pieces included animals, small decorative dishes and Great War commemoratives, or had English or Welsh crests. Crested ware appears to have been made until the 1920s.

One of the main decorative ranges produced by the company was Morris Ware. This included many tube-lined patterns which resembled the Moorcroft productions and may have been intended to compete with that company. George Cartlidge was the first designer of this type of ware but the range continued with other designers. Morris ware was much praised in the trade press of the time which noted that foreign buyers at the British Industries Fair had shown interest in the range and it is now actively collected.

Designers and Artists:

The company employed many different designers who each produced new ranges of wares and frequently signed their wares.

F.X. Abraham - Art Director in the 1920s. Responsible for the introduction of Rubens Ware and Titian Ware, and later designs of the Morris Ware range.

Previously Art Director of W.T. Copeland & Sons late Spode.

George Cartlidge - Trained at Hanley School of Art (1878) and taught art before working for Sherwin & Cotton (1882-1900) and then setting up his own company Adams & Cartlidge (Ltd.). Both these companies specialised in the production of tiles. He worked for Hancock's c. 1918-1926 designing Morris Ware. He later worked on his own from a studio at his home in Rudyard and in America.

Edith Gater (nee Smith) - 1930s. produced tube-lined wares. Other patterns include Springtime. Also contributed designs to the Morris Ware range.

Later worked for Cauldon Potteries designing tube-lined wares. During the war left pottery to do war work and afterwards went to work at Thomas Cone.

Molly Hancock - youngest daughter of Jabez Hancock. Designed children's ware, including Elf and Bunnies and Little Bo Peep. Patterns included Cherry Ripe and Cremorne.

Initials & tade marks used on ware for identification:

S.H.

S. HANCOCK

S H & S

S H & SONS

Corona 1898-

Duchess China 1911-

Grosvenor Ware

Royal Coronaware 1912-1937

Ivory Ware

Morris Ware

Rubens Ware

Titian Ware

  • Product Type: Cups & Saucers
  • Manufacturer/ Type: S. Hancock & Sons - England
  • Sub-Type: British
  • Material: Earthenware
  • Date: 1900-1919 (Art Nouveau)
  • Colour: Multi
  • Use: Tableware
  • Boxed/ Unboxed: Unboxed
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Style: Art Nouveau

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