ORIGINAL DOULTON SLATER "BOTTLE VASE " ETHAL BEARD MONO

Superb Royal Doulton Slaters Patent Bottle Shaped Vase Classic Slater Gold and Turquoise Decoration with original Green Scale Decorated Neck Signed Mono Ethal Beard Size : 18 cm tall 9 cm dia Mark: as photo Condition: Very Good tiny bruise underside John Slater was born in Derby in 1844 and trained at the Stoke-on-Trent School of Design. He was an apprentice at Minton Ltd training as a painter under Joseph-Francois-Leon Arnoux. A talented painter, he succeeded his brother Albert Slater as the art director of Pinder, Bourne & Co. at Nile St, Burslem. He continued as art director of Doulton & Co. Burslem from 1887 and was largely responsible for attracting and developing the large group of artist-decorators on which the reputation of the Doulton earthenware and bone china was built.