Featured painted over vase/jug mark

Hi folks

something i picked up for a fiver yesterday. Very odd and fishy looking as the majority of the vase/jug had been spray painted over

i could see there was a nice glaze underneath as some of the over paint was flaking off

so decided to get it all off and see what was hidden underneath.......

a beautiful sky blue / turquoise glaze is what

but........seems like the over painting was there to hide a crack on the lower joined part of the handle

the crack doesn't go all the way through though, so might be just a glaze crack or perhaps might go right along the join

has a wonderful mark to the base, but never seen the mark before, or can find what the mark is, a reverse F & B

looks early 20th

well pleased for a fiver though

any help or comments most appreciated

 

google image gotthere first

Burmantofts Pottery c1890

 

That’s gorgeous. I think a stress fracture, you may be able to reinforce it.

 

interesting thanks obb. Its at an odd position right on the join so you might be right

certainly looks better than before anyway

 

I love it, perfect shape and perfect colour. And it looks so much happier now.

 

stunning glaze right, not sure if it be a jug or a handled vase, as no spout

 

Gosh, that's gorgeous. I recognized it as Burmantofts before I read your post. Sometimes the old brain flashes like it used to, LOL!

 

yeah i think i've heard the name before kworld, never seen any before though, thinking must be quite a good name anyway

 

Great item and I love the color Charlie.

 

thanks Pearls, its a nice little reveal ain't it

 

I've heard the name and seen a piece or two, but never seen one scored in the Wild like that. Nice!

 

Love the color

 

Burmatofts were masters of glaze, they did astonishing yellows.

 

and interesting that you saw past the paint.... to reveal it's true self !

color , age and design..... good eye Charles..

would u call it robins egg blue ?

 

thanks bud, a little in the eye of the beholder i think, i see it more as a turquoise, cause theres a bit of green in hand

 

It's much happier out from under that nasty coat of paint.

 

I would call it Mediterranean blue.

 

It is beautiful. Another good find for you!

 

Burmantofts had a term for that blue which quite escapes me.

 

I'd call it Gimme, as in Gimme that.