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Oliver Baker (1856-1939) He was a painter and designer, educated in Birmingham and studied at the Birmingham School of Art under his father, Samuel Henry Baker. Elected member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (1884) Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (1881) and Royal Cambrian Academy (1908) and exhibited widely including; Royal Academy 7 works, Walker Gallery 45, Birmingham City Art Gallery 4, Royal Cambrian Academy 75 and Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers 25. Designed metalwork and jewellery for Liberty’s Cymric silver and Tudric pewter range. C J C Bailey, The Fulham
Pottery (1864-1889)
This is a pottery bought by CJC Bailey, a civil engineer in 1864 and was based at The Pottery, Fulham. It mainly produced domestic, architectural and sanitary ware and salt glazed ornamental wares. Their products were similar to Doulton Lambeth. He was able to employ a number of outstanding arts including; Robert Wallace Martin (Martin Brothers), Jean Charles Cazin, J P Seddon, Edgar Kettle and the sculptor E Bennett. As well as firing some independently made works for artists such as Irene M Browne (see below)
Items had incised or impressed marks "CJC Bailey, The Fulham Pottery" or similar. Incised decorators monograms; JC for Jean Cazin, EK for Edgar Kettle and in full for RW Martin. M H Ballie-Scott, Architect and designer; including furniture made by J P White and Story & Co. Edward Barnard & Sons est 1829 A firm of silversmiths who employed designers Jane Barnard (b1902) and Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857 - 1941) Harry Barnard (1862 - 1933) He was a designer; born in London. He trained as a silversmith and studied at the Royal College of Art. 1880-95 worked at Doulton's Lambeth studio. He published a number of books on pottery and design. Barnard, Bishop & Barnard (1826 - 1955) a Norwich based firm manufacturing household, garden and ornamental metalwork often in cast iron. They specialised in producing ornamental fire surrounds, some of which were designed by Thomas Jeckyll and supplied with De Morgan or Morris & Co tiles. They exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition winning a prize for a hinge design. For the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition they produced a Japanesque pavilion featuring cast ironwork by Thomas Jeckyll. This was later exhibited in Paris before being rebuilt in a park in Norwich (demolished c1940) Barnsley Borthers Sydney Barnsley (1865 – 1926) and Ernest Barnsley (1863 – 1926) Furniture designers and makers, co founders of the Bath Cabinet Makers Co Ltd. Pieces are usually unmarked. Grace Barnsley (1876 - 1975) She was a designer who trained at the Birmingham Municipal Art School c1914 and was associated with Wedgwood in the 1920/30's. Her father was Sidney Barnsley. Bath Cabinet Makers Co Ltd Firm of cabinet maker associated with the Barnsley Brothers. They made furniture in the Art Nouveau style and sold though Heals in London. R G Baxendale Designed silver for E Silver & Co. Edward Bawden (1903-?) Artist, illustrator and designer. He was born in Essex and studied at the Cambridge School of Art and the Royal College of Art. He was appointed an offical War artist during WW2 and was a friend of Eric Ravilous. Designed for Wedgwood from 1946 including New Zealand Line china and in 1952 Orient Line tableware. Exhibited widely and was commissioned with Eric Ravilious and Charles Mahoney to paint murals in Morley College. Gilbert Bayes (1872 -1953) Sculptor how had a long and prolific career. He specialised in equestrian subjects and garden sculpture. He worked with Doulton Lambeth, having designed the monumental frieze titled “Pottery through the ages” for their London HQ; completed in 1939. He designed a group of finials for the St Pancras House Improvement Society. These were mainly figural or animal subjects such as fish and a comic blackbird; inspired by the nursery rhyme “four and twenty blackbirds backed in a pie”.
Benham and Froud They were manufacturers of domestic metal ware usually
in copper and brass. Some items were designed by Usually marked with a flaming globe
Charles Bevan working in the 1860's as a designer in the Gothic Revival style. Joyce Bidder She was a sculptor working c1930/40 who lived at 202 Worple Road, Wimbledon. She was an Associate of the Royal Miniature Society, where she exhibited 15 works. She also exhibited 5 works at the Royal Academy. She note for her pottery figural sculpture. E Bingham & Co Manufacturers of silver plate who produced designs by Charles Renee Mackintosh. Blackband, William Thomas (1885 - 1949) Silversmith and jeweller. J H M Bonnor Worker at the Artificers Guild who designed jewellery and marked work "JHMB". Charles Boyton (1885-1958) Designer silversmith working for the family firm Charles Boyton & Son from c1900. Norah Braden born 1901 An artist potter who studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London from 1919 until 1921 with further study at the Royal College of Art up to 1924. Worked with Bernard Leach in St Ives and with Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie in Coleshill. Eric Bradbury (1881-1954) He was a sculptor and designer who studied at the Lambeth School of Art winning 3 silver and 1 bronze medal. He lived in Clapham London and is known to have made glazed pottery figural sculpture. He exhibited widely including at the Walker Gallery 9 works and at the Royal Academy 9 works. Known models include “SEA NYMPH'” seated on foaming waves with dolphin supports, on oak base incised signature 30.5cm c1930. Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867 - 1956) he was an important painter, graphic artist illustrator and print maker. He also designed ceramics for Royal Doulton and some jewellery for "La maison de l'art nouveau" in Paris. Bromsgrove Guild est c1890 made items designed by Joseph Hodel, Phoebe Stabler and others. Irene Mary Browne She was a sculptor and potter working from c1906 until the 1930's. She studied modelling at the Chelsea Polytechnic School of Art under the guidance of Charles Hartnell c1906/11 and pottery at Putney School of Art in 1919. She was an associate member of both the Royal Miniature Society and the Royal Society of Women Artist. She was living in Sutton, Surrey c1908 and is recorded as exhibiting between 1908 & 1936 including at the Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Walker Gallery 21 works, Royal Academy 10, Royal Hibernian Academy 1 and the Royal Miniature Society 33. She worked in plaster, pottery and bronze making figural works and also painted portraits. Her early figures in terracotta were fired at the Fulham Pottery (see Bailey'). From 1927 she used her own electric kiln. She is represented in the University of Wales Aberystwyth collection with a model titled Singhalese Potter. Bushey Heath Pottery (1921 - 1933) This pottery was established c1921 by Mrs Ida Perrin, she was a painter of botanical subjects who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888 and 1891. In about 1921 Fred Passenger, previous of William De Morgan was known to be working here and they had styled themselves as "William De Morgan Pottery Works" making de Morgan type Persian and lustre wares. There were 5 kilns. They exhibited at the 1926 Arts and Crafts Exhibition and had a sell exhibition at the Pattersons gallery, Old Bond street in 1932. William Butterfield (1814 – 1900) He designed churches in the high gothic style, including the alter silver. |
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Jean-Charles Cazin had previously been principal at the
Tours Art School and later taught at the Lambeth School of
