devon ware by S. Fieldings & Co Stoke.

Can anyone id these vases

Unfortunately there is no photo.

Most unusual design.

S. Fielding & co Stoke.

This mark was used 1917-1930.

the makers mark is not in any of the books is it genuine

I'm not sure, something tells me they look relatively modern? I've seen similar looking modern items a few years back at a local auction, originating from Stoke on Trent.

I might be wrong though.

Did they sell for anything as I may want to send them to auction or I may keep them if not worth much Thanks

I say a few years back, more like 10-15 years back. They were that new the paint was wet 😂

Only the unsuspecting buyers bought them and later started to arrive with a Crown Devon stamp and a designer/painter name Dorothy Anne!

kk1234 wrote:the makers mark is not in any of the books is it genuine

The exact mark is shown in Goddens. Why the doubt?

I'm not doubting the mark in your book, though I am doubting that these vases are of that period?

The auction also used to have a regular flow of this type as well as Carlton Ware Toucans

You could try and contact these by email and see what they think

http://www.fieldingscrowndevonclub.co.uk/index.html

Oddly enough, my first reaction to the stamped mark was that it didn't seem quite right and that it looked more recent than it purports. However the crazing to the glaze looks appropriately aged (and not faked as they did a few years ago) so maybe they are of a reasonable vintage.

I will eat my boots if they're from that period.

thank you rob s for the link which came back as:
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your suspicions were correct. These vases were produced by a company named DNW (now closed) that bought the name Crown Devon after Fieldings closed in 1982. Devon Ware and Crown Devon were two of the brand names used by Fieldings and were appropriated by DNW and included in fake back-stamps in order to mislead collectors. Whether this makes the vases fakes is a moot point as Fieldings never used any such design but the back-stamps are without doubt fakes. Most of the pieces under the Crown Devon name were painted (or at least were signed) by Dorothy Ann while the Devon Ware pieces were the work of Bernadette Eve. Bernadette Eve, who was the ex-wife of David N. Williams (DNW), now has her own quite legitimate pottery business but both Dorothy Ann and David Williams died a couple of years ago.
As to value; to be quite honest they are worth whatever someone in willing to pay. If one ignores their provenance, they are quite good examples of modern ceramics but have little intrinsic value.

Isn't it meant to have an 'S' on the end of Fielding?

You're right TC. Didn't notice that difference in the book.

Pottery of this type was very common at my local auction, one dealer who is also a friend of the auctioneer used to bring it up from Stoke for every sale. After they'd done people with the Dorothy Anne pots, they moved onto Lorna Bailey.

Are you from the north of England as I suspect there's quite a lot floating around up here?

Thanks rob s Yes north lincs will keep them