Antique 19th C Robinson & Leadbeater R & L Parian Girl Stoke On Trent Figurine

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Antique 19th C Robinson & Leadbeater R & L Parian Girl Stoke On Trent Figurine :
$188.00

Antique Very Rare R & L Statue

19th Century Robinson & Leadbeater

Porcelain/Parian Figurine

Young Girl Carrying Butterfly or Fishing Net

R & L

A Fine And Charming Antique Figurine Of A Young Girl With A Butterfly or Fishing Net By Robinson & Leadbeater Dating Between 1885-1905. This Very Finely Made Parian/Porcelain Figure Stands On A Rounded Moulded Sea Side Rock Work Base And Portrays A Young Girl In Period Costume Wearing A Hat Carrying A Butterfly or Fishing Net In Her Hands. Very Finely Modeled With Excellent Detail. The Figure Has Amazing Facial Features. The Fingers & Toes Are So Detailed You Can Clearly See The Toe Seperation & Nails. The Figure Has An Impressed R & L In An Oval On The Back Side Of Base This Is An Exceptional Example Of The Finest Quality.

Not Certain If This Is Called Parian Or Porcelain

Has Been In My Family For Years

Measures Approx 9 ¼\" Tall

Excellent Antique Condition As Pictured

2 Small Minor Chips On Underside Of Dress Hem Ruffle

Can\'t See Unless You Turn Upside Down

Very Rare Collectable Item

Look At The Details Of Face Toes & Fingers.

ROBINSON AND LEADBEATER

ROBINSON & LEADBEATER 1865-1924 PARIAN MANUFACTURERS

The name “parian” is based on the white marble from Mount Elias on the Greek island of Paros.Robinson and Leadbeater produced parian ware of a superb quality. They only produced parian and did so for longer than any other manufacturer.

In 1878 Jewitt states in the “Ceramic Art of Great Britain”

“These two manufactories belong to Messrs. Robinson and Leadbeater, and are entirely confined to the production of Parian goods, of which they are amongst the largest and most extensive producers, both for the home market and for exportation…

By giving constant and undivided attention to this one brand of ceramic art (Parian) the firm have succeeded in so improving it both in fineness and purity of body and in tone of colour as to render their productions of far higher than average merit.

They have studied excellence of body, originality of design, and cleverness of workmanship as before that of marketable cheapness, and in this they have done wisely. In material, they rank with the best productions of many competing firms, while in fineness of surface and careful manipulation they are scarcely excelled. The centre pieces, comports and flower holders, are characterized by the same good taste in design and the same excellence in finish; their variety is great and many of them have a freshness and originality in conception that is very encouraging.”

When Edward Leadbeater and Frederick Robinson bought the Glebe street works in 1865 from Giovanni Meli, they also bought the parian moulds. This gave them a high standard of quality from the beginning. The chief designer was Roland Morris who oversaw a consistency of design.

Parian was a semi- transparent highly vitrified form of bisque porcelain and R&L devoted their whole production to work in the parian body.

“Few if any firms rivalled the quality of parian produced at the two factories in Stoke”

The R&L parian was creamy fine smooth matt and soft to the touch .They sometimes also coloured the body with pastel washes. This was probably introduced due to a later decline in the market for white ware and a need to diversify. Many figures were produced in plain white parian and also a coloured version.

Vases and trinkets were produced in different colours - usually blue or green with white details. A large amount of ware was made with a tea stain effect - basically a brown wash and again I think this was in response changing fashions.

During the second half of the nineteenth century many small factories flooded the market with thousands of parian figure of varying quality and design. Most of these abandoned parian ware at the end of the nineteenth century but R&L continued until well after the second world war.

The Pottery Gazette of 1893 noted that “the firm now occupies the unique position of being the only concern left who devote their entire energies to the perfection of the most beautiful ceramic production, parian”

EDWARD LEADBEATER 1837-1911

Apprenticed to Thomas Worthington of Brook Street works, Hanley.

A partner in the pottery firm of Robinson and Leadbeater.Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent 1899-1900.

THE FACTORIES

Glebe Street Factory

OHe sold out to R&L in 1865. He sold the entire business with plant, moulds and machinery. The factory is sometimes referred to as Wolfe Street.

Wharf Street Factory

Begun in 1858 by Leveson Hill- sold to R&L in 1870 after his death.

After the second acquisition the firm expanded rapidly and they were one of the largest manufacturers in the area. The factory was the edge of the canal with a central courtyard with three potbanks and cranes for canal transportation. Ware would have been transported on the Trent and Mersey canal to Liverpool and beyond.

THE BUSINESS

When R&L bought the Glebe Street works they bought all the moulds that Giovanni Meli had designed. He was a clever Italian figure sculptor who had produced fine groups and single figures.

Parian had already been in production at least 10 years before R&L started their business in 1865. Edward Leadbeater was 28 years old at this time.

Roland Morris started with the company as a celebrated young modeller and eventually became chief designer assuming all responsibility for designs. This created a so there was a consistency of design.

In the 1870’s most of the firms products went abroad – mainly to the States, where the busts of Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner and Governor Andrew were most popular.

They also exported to Canada, the Colonies, and Germany – with no mark. Ware would have been taken by canal to Liverpool.

The pottery Gazette of June 1893 noted that this firm “now occupy the unique position of being the only concern left who devote their entire energies to the perfection of the most beautiful ceramic production, parian…”

FACTORY MARKS

Jewitt states no mark up to 1878 although this may not be accurate.

1885 onwards – “R&L” impressed within an oval usually on the back or base of the figure

1905–1924 - Elephant head, crown and “Royal Ivory Porcelain R&L Ltd, trade mark, Stoke-on-Trent”

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