A rare English art pottery vase 1912

by Harry Nixon, signed, painted in Persian style with panels of stylized open flowers and foliage repeated around the exterior, painted H. Nixon. 1912. in red.

The Harriman Judd Collection of British Art Pottery, Sotheby's New York, January 22, 2001, lot 338

In good condition apart from a fine haircrack running upwards from the footrim for approximately 1 inches.
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Harry Nixon (1886-1955) joined Doulton as an artist and decorator, circa 1900. He is best known for the 'HN' figure series, introduced in 1913, while he was still the head of the painting department. The present vase, since it does not bear a factory mark, is likely to be an independent work, perhaps undertaken whilst he was teaching part time at Burslem School of Art.