Walter Moorcroft Orchid on Dark Blue Ground bulbous vase signed 4cms (5 3/4") diameter

4cms (5 3/4") diameter

Walter Slater joined Shelley as Art Director in 1905

Prior to leaving

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Walter Moorcroft Orchid on Dark Blue Ground bulbous vase signed 4cms (5 3/4") diameterWalter Moorcroft Orchid on Dark Blue Ground bulbous vase The rich, iconic Moorcroft Blue background gives the delicate and colourful Orchid pattern a chance to shine and show the full palette of colours. The Orchid pattern was first drawn by William Moorcroft c. 1937 and developed by Walter from the mid 1940s [pg 142, Moorcroft Revised Edition 1897 1993, Atterbury] Walter Moorcroft initials to base and Impressed factory marks c. 1945 1949 Approx 17.