Top row, left to right: Hibiscus vase with mottled green ground, 81/2in (22cm) high, estimate £200-300 – unsold; Macintyre spill vase with green and gold Florian decoration, 7in (18.5cm) high – £820; Hibiscus jardinière with mottled blue ground, 7in (17.5cm) high – £200; Macintyre Florian ware ewer decorated with blue lilacs on a pale blue ground, 111/2in (29.5cm) high – £2400; teacup and saucer in the Zeal Finches pattern on pale green ground – £90.
Bottom row, left to right: loop handled
basket in Claremont pattern on a green ground, 5in (12.5cm) – £920; mug and cover in the Clematis pattern on a mottled yellow and green ground, 33/4in (16cm) – £260; Macintyre coffee cup and saucer in the Pansy pattern on a pale green mottled ground – £900; shallow dish
decorated in the Leaf and Berries pattern on a pale green ground, 6in (15cm) diameter – £160; tea cup and saucer in the Leaf and Berries pattern on a pale green mottled ground – £150.
Moorcroft pottery makes its mark in Suffolk
The death of Walter Moorcroft last year and the strong prices at Sotheby’s recent dispersal of the Wade collection have reinforced the popularity of this market, especially for the earlier Macintyre wares. A small collection at Bonham’s sale in Bury St Edmunds yielded the following results.
