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WORCESTER PORCELAIN BISCUIT BARREL - BISCUIT JAR NR
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This high quality porcelain BISCUIT BARREL was made by LOCKE & COMPANY. (Ltd), founded in Shrub Hill Works, Worcester, England. The factory was started in 1896 and was later purchased by the âeoeWorcester Royal Porcelain Co. Ltd. in 1915. The Backstamp on the bottom of this Barrel is the second mark used by the company c. 1898 through 1902. . Reference used; Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks by Geoffrey A. Godden. (The bible for British pottery and porcelain) The history of LOCKE & COMPANY is most fascinating. The short version is that the founder Edward Walter Locke was a senior employee of GEORGE GRAINGER porcelain factory. Soon after WORCESTER ROYAL PORCELAIN purchased GRAINGERS in 1889, he became unhappy working for the new owners. At the age of 66 , in the year 1895, Locke left WORCESTER ROYAL PORCELAIN (ROYAL WORCESTER âe" modern name) and started his factory, LOCKE & COMPANY in SHURB HILL, near the City of Worcester, England. He then created a Backstamp that depicts a globe of the world with a banner for LOCKE & Co., across the top. A second banner across the center with the word, WORCESTER, for the city and a banner across the bottom reading ENGLAND for the country. This Backstamp enraged the ROYAL WORCESTER porcelain people. They claimed the mark was an infringement on their trade name and the general public would think wares made by Locke were made by ROYAL WORCESTER. ROYAL WORCESTER filed suite against Locke and fought a spirited battle with Locke until Locke succumbed to litigation in 1915 and was finally taken over by ROYAL WORCESTER. LOCKE made WONDERFUL high quality porcelain wares with embossed fruit, advanced designs, and wonderful HANDPAINED SCENES. During all the years of litigation, Locke further enraged ROYAL WORCESTER by having a few of their artists moonlight by painting for LOCKE in his factory. Most notable are the painted panels by the STINTON brothers whose pheasants; red bulls and nature scenes are just spectacular works of art. In England LOCKE & COMPANY wares are also generically called WORCESTER PORCELAIN by the antiques trade. The BODY of the BARREL is approximately 5 ¾ inches high from the base to the top of the rim and almost 9 inches to the top of the raised handle. The body is approximately 6 inches wide at the widest point. This Barrel is of an unusual design as the body is sitting on its very own platform. It is also 6 sided in the body as well as the base itself. The shoulders have flowing, three-dimensional fern leaves dropping down that have the leading edges accented in gold. The HAND PAINTED FLORAL designs are typically positioned for Worcester Porcelain, as the front design is very large a detailed and the backside just has a small sprig of flowers. The bottom of the Barrel shows the Makerâe(tm)s Mark for Locke and t are some dark marks on the bottoms of some of the feet. This appears to be dried glue or felt. Someone had applied something to the bottom feet so as not to mark the furniture. Iâe(tm)m sure it will come off with âeoeGOOP BE GONEâe or just lighter fluid but I didnâe(tm)t want to do anything with it. It does not affect the way the Barrel sits. The new owner can decide. All LOCKE BISCUIT BARRELS, SWEETMEATS AND JAM POTS have the highest quality silver plate mounts. The base metals are very heavy duty and the plating is superior to most all other Biscuit Barrel makers of the time. The silver plate is in excellent condition. T is a Makers initials on the inside of the lid. I do not know the maker. I do not have a British Silver Makers reference book. The potteries did not produce their own mounts and independent makers made the mounts for them on specifications. One may date the Barrel closer by interrupting the date codes on the mount. The LID of this Barrel is domed and has an engraved design that adds a very nice finishing touch to this diminutive Biscuit Barrel. This Biscuit Barrel is part of a larger collection I will be selling for a friend who lost his wife s...
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