Trials by Design

THE LONG ROAD TO SUCCESS

Designer trials can take up to two years before Moorcroft considers them ready to sign off as perfect. Some never make it that far at all. The long road to perfection has marker posts – Moorcroft calls them trials, each one of which is an improvement on its predecessor. Trial follows trial, some more than four months apart until the final piece emerges from the kiln. This becomes The Master, and is signed off as approved by the Moorcroft Director of Art. Some say that the trials can have a perfection all of their own – an individuality created by the very best tubelining and painting that Moorcroft can summon. There is something very personal about trials and it is that quality which makes them a pleasure to collect. Like all hand-made art pottery, some will carry a manufacturer’s blemish whilst others start to radiate the fact that a designer’s dream of perfection is there – or almost there. Each trial is a page in the story of design creation at Moorcroft, and for the first time, some of these exquisite trials are now available on-line for collectors worldwide to acquire.

Trials are selected on a run of kiln basis and may have a minor imperfection, as each trial is a unique piece.

Crow Hill - Trial - Vase Crow Hill - Trial - Vase

SOLD OUT

Crow Hill - Trial
107/12

£5,360.00 £2,144.00
Cordoba - Trial - Vase Cordoba - Trial - Vase

Cordoba - Trial
98/8

£1,815.00 £726.00
The Jungle - Trial - Vase The Jungle - Trial - Vase

The Jungle - Trial
95/10

£1,785.00 £714.00
Embroidered Birds - Trial - Vase Embroidered Birds - Trial - Vase

Embroidered Birds - Trial
7/10

£1,485.00 £594.00
Embroidered Birds - Trial - Vase Embroidered Birds - Trial - Vase

Embroidered Birds - Trial
7/10

£1,485.00 £594.00
Dearles Daffodils - blue - Vase Dearles Daffodils - blue - Vase

Dearles Daffodils - blue
102/7

£1,325.00 £530.00
Dearles Daffodils - blue - Vase Dearles Daffodils - blue - Vase

Dearles Daffodils - blue
102/7

£1,325.00 £530.00
Compton - Trial - Vase Compton - Trial - Vase

Compton - Trial
80/12

£1,285.00 £514.00
Compton - Trial - Vase Compton - Trial - Vase

Compton - Trial
80/12

£1,245.00 £498.00
Dragonfly - Trial - Vase Dragonfly - Trial - Vase

Dragonfly - Trial
226/9

£1,135.00 £567.50
Pepita - Trial - Planter Pepita - Trial - Planter

Pepita - Trial
530/6

£995.00 £398.00
Pepita - Trial - Planter Pepita - Trial - Planter

Pepita - Trial
530/6

£995.00 £398.00
Medlar - Trial - Vase Medlar - Trial - Vase

Medlar - Trial
118/6

£595.00 £238.00
Orange Poppy - Trial - Plaque Orange Poppy - Trial - Plaque

Orange Poppy - Trial
PLQ20

£525.00 £210.00
Queens Choice - Trial - Vase Queens Choice - Trial - Vase

Queens Choice - Trial
65/6

£495.00 £198.00