ARTONE POTTERY (Charles Dickens toby jug) - Fagin (Oliver Twist)
A charming toby jug produced by Artone Pottery (Burslem) as part of their Charles Dickens range of characters and shows Fagin from Dickin's second novel, Oliver Twist. This small toby jug is moulded by slip-casting and fully hand-painted.
ARTONE POTTERY
Artone Pottery was established in 1946 by George Lawton and Bob Hardman at the old factory of Ellgreave pottery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. George came from a pottery family and like his father, had worked at Royal Doulton as a caster. After forming the Artone in partnership with Bob Hardman, their wives had also worked for the company as a painter and a moulder, being particularly skilled at making floral earthenware for which was Artone was well-known. Their floral wares formed the mainstay of Artone's business in its early years. But due to the labour-intensive handicraft involved in producing their floral wares, the kilns were often under-utilised and to fill to capacity the company diversified. New products were giftware and decorative items that included figurines and toby jugs.
In the 1970’s, Jack Lawton (George’s younger brother) left Royal Doulton to join Artone, replacing George as the main director. In 1978, Jack sold Artone to Phil Jaram but remained with the company for a short time before he retired. In the meantime, Artone under Jaram continued to produced much the same range of products as before. But in 1993, Phil was ready to retire and in 1993 ceased producting and eventually sold the company to Cortman Limited in 1996. Cortman dropped the Artone name but continued to produce pottery under the tradename LJB Ceramics.
Artone products carry a printed back-stamp that shows an artist’s pallet and brush with the wording ARTONE ENGLAND HAND PAINTED. From 1946 to 1978 the back-stamp was printed under-glaze green and after Phil Jaram took over in 1978, this was changed to an under-glaze black. Production at Artone Pottery seemed to have ceased in 1993.
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DESCRIPTION:
Size: 4" height (102mm).
Material(s): slip-cast white earthenware.
Finish: hand-painted in various colours.
Imprint: Artone post-1978 (see photos)
Weight: 89g
Age: 1978 to 1993
ARTONE POTTERY (Charles Dickens toby jug) - Fagin (Oliver Twist)
A charming toby jug produced by Artone Pottery (Burslem) as part of their Charles Dickens range of characters and shows Fagin from Dickin's second novel, Oliver Twist. This small toby jug is moulded by slip-casting and fully hand-painted.
ARTONE POTTERY
Artone Pottery was established in 1946 by George Lawton and Bob Hardman at the old factory of Ellgreave pottery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. George came from a pottery family and like his father, had worked at Royal Doulton as a caster. After forming the Artone in partnership with Bob Hardman, their wives had also worked for the company as a painter and a moulder, being particularly skilled at making floral earthenware for which was Artone was well-known. Their floral wares formed the mainstay of Artone's business in its early years. But due to the labour-intensive handicraft involved in producing their floral wares, the kilns were often under-utilised and to fill to capacity the company diversified. New products were giftware and decorative items that included figurines and toby jugs.
In the 1970’s, Jack Lawton (George’s younger brother) left Royal Doulton to join Artone, replacing George as the main director. In 1978, Jack sold Artone to Phil Jaram but remained with the company for a short time before he retired. In the meantime, Artone under Jaram continued to produced much the same range of products as before. But in 1993, Phil was ready to retire and in 1993 ceased producting and eventually sold the company to Cortman Limited in 1996. Cortman dropped the Artone name but continued to produce pottery under the tradename LJB Ceramics.
Artone products carry a printed back-stamp that shows an artist’s pallet and brush with the wording ARTONE ENGLAND HAND PAINTED. From 1946 to 1978 the back-stamp was printed under-glaze green and after Phil Jaram took over in 1978, this was changed to an under-glaze black. Production at Artone Pottery seemed to have ceased in 1993.
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DESCRIPTION:
Size: 4" height (102mm).
Material(s): slip-cast white earthenware.
Finish: hand-painted in various colours.
Imprint: Artone post-1978 (see photos)
Weight: 89g
Age: 1978 to 1993