Zephyr Lily Blue Ceramic Jardiniere in Bermuda Blue by Roseville, 1946

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts glazed ceramic art pottery jardiniere planter with pedestal stand By Roseville Pottery USA, Circa 1940s Measures: 10"W x 10"D x 25.5"H. Good original vin...

Pair of Roseville ceramic planters on stands dating from the 1930s measuring 30 1/2 inches tall as shown and 13 3/4 inches across. Each stamped with the name and address of a floris...

Antique Roseville Corinthian Pattern Jardiniere Planter and Rare Low Pedestal. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: Overall: 22" H x 18" Diameter Pot: 13" H x 18" Diameter Base: 10" H x...

Antique Roseville Gardenia Bleeding Heart Pink 651-8" Jardiniere Planter Pot. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 9.5" H x 13.5" W x 11.5" D.

Pair of extra large Roseville Co ceramic jardiniers hand glazed and custom-made stamped Roseville USA RRP Co, on bottom. Beautiful two tone turquoise and beige/...

English Victorian Water Lily Jardinière, circa 1880.

English Victorian Majolica Water Lily Jardinière with the underplate, circa 1880.

Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Co. part of Roseville, Ohio. Vintage pedestal with matching flower pot made by Robinson Ransbottom and can be seen on page 38 of Sanford's Guide to Robins...

A large vintage ceramic swan jardinière planter or cachepot. Beautifully detailed and hand painted with a pearlescent glazed finish. Dimension: 16"W x 11"D x 17"H

An organic and Brutalist style Jardine which would work perfectly with trailing foliage. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...