Brannam Pottery Vases (England), 1930's

Two art deco vases manufactured at Brannam Pottery in Barnstaple (Devon) - judging from the style in the 1930's. Thomas Brannam owned two potteries in Devon in the mid-19th century, and his son, C.H. Brannam (1855-1937), took over in 1879. The pottery became a limited company in 1914. The pottery remained in the hands of the Brannam family until 1979 and closed in 2005.

The pottery was particularly famous for the so-called Barum Ware (named after the Roman name of the town), decorated with fish, animals and other organic shapes. Otherwise Brannam often used a green or blue glaze over a simple relief decoration (as here). The vases are dark brown on the inside.

Height: 12.5 cm. Mark: ["C.H. Bra]nnam (partly obscured by the glaze) Ltd., Barnstaple" and "Made in England". The 'Ltd.' indicates that the vases were made after 1914.