Bretby Art Pottery

The Bretby Art Pottery 'Sunburst'

Bretby Art Pottery was an art pottery studio founded by Henry Tooth and William Ault in 1882. Tooth and Ault designed and built their own pottery in Woodville, Derbyshire, where production began on 25 October 1883.

Within a year they had won a gold award at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1884, the same year that the famous 'Sunburst' trade mark was registered. The partnership was dissolved on 1 January 1887 when William Ault set up his own pottery Ault & Co in Midland Road, Swadlincote.[1]

The works at Swadlincote closed in 1996 and some years later the factory was demolished leaving only the building that housed the showroom and offices remaining. In May 2016 ownership of this building passed to The Heritage Trust[2] who are now trying to raise funds and restore the building to its former glory.

Examples in Public Collections

Sharpe's Pottery Museum in Swadlincote hold a substantial collection of early examples. Derby Museum and Art Gallery also holds a large collection.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bretby Art Pottery, Michael David Ash 2001
  2. ↑ "The Heritage Trust | Official Site". The Heritage Trust | Official Site. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  3. ↑ Paling, Melanie (1987). Art Pottery, Accepting the Inevitable.

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