Bernard Moore (1850–1935) was an English pottery manufacturer and ceramic chemist known for the innovative production of art pottery, especially his flambé glazes and pottery with reduced lustre pigments.

Moore was born in 1850 in Normacot, Staffordshire. In 1865 he began working for his father Samuel whose business was renamed Samuel Moore & Son. On his father´s death two years later, he took over the running of the firm. He was later joined by his younger brother Samuel Vincent Moore. From 1873 to 1905 they traded as Moore Bros.

Moore's knowledge of ceramic chemistry was considerable and he was widely consulted by the ceramics industry on technical matters. Throughout the 1880s and 1890s it is likely that he was experimenting with and perfecting the specialist and difficult glazes with which his name is now principally associated. In 1902 he was elected president of the British Ceramic Society more...

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Howson's 1912 Arts & Crafts pottery flambe vase, compressed…

Howson's 1912 Flambe Vase with Rich Glaze

Howson's 1912 Arts & Crafts pottery flambe vase, compressed flared top raised above the tapered body, rich dark and red glaze, height 32 cm. Maker's mark and date 1912 to base. Note: Richard Howson (Howson's, cousin of William Howson Taylor of Ruskin…

Howson's 1912 Arts & Crafts pottery flambe vase, compressed…

Howson's 1912 Flambe Vase

Howson's 1912 Arts & Crafts pottery flambe vase, compressed flared top raised above the tapered body, rich dark and red glaze, height 32 cm. Maker's mark and date 1912 to base. Note: Richard Howson (Howson's, cousin of William Howson Taylor of Ruskin…

A Bernard Moore flambe bottle vase, painted by Reginald Robert…

Bernard Moore Flambe Vase with Snake Charmer Design

A Bernard Moore flambe bottle vase, painted by Reginald Robert Tomlinson, c.1910 exaggerated baluster shape, painted with an encircling snake and a robed snake charmer. Full signature and artist's cipher of Tomlinson under the base, height 28 cm, diameter…

Bernard Moore flambe porcelain vase with fish motif, early 20th…

Bernard Moore Flambe Porcelain Vase with Fish Motif

Bernard Moore flambe porcelain vase with fish motif, early 20th century, signed 'Bernard Moore', 45 cm high, 20 cm diameter

A Bernard Moore flambe glazed vase, cylinder form with swollen…

Bernard Moore Flambe Glazed Cylinder Vase

A Bernard Moore flambe glazed vase, cylinder form with swollen top in deep rich red glaze, printed mark to base, height 10.5 cm.

A Bernard Moore flambe vase c.1910, 1920 base marked Bernard…

Bernard Moore Flambe Vase, 1910-1920

A Bernard Moore flambe vase c.1910, 1920 base marked Bernard Moore, height 17 cm

A Bernard Moore double gourd vase, high fired sang de boeuf…

Bernard Moore Sang de Boeuf Double Gourd Vase

A Bernard Moore double gourd vase, high fired sang de boeuf glaze, monogrammed, height 19 cm.

Bernard Moore Flambe pottery vase, early 20th century, signed…

Bernard Moore Flambe Pottery Vase, Signed, 27cm

Bernard Moore Flambe pottery vase, early 20th century, signed 'Bernard Moore', 27 cm high

A rare Bernard Moore squat vase, with hand painted design of…

Bernard Moore Hand Painted Squat Vase, Circa 1905

A rare Bernard Moore squat vase, with hand painted design of deer and lion. Painted mark: Bernard Moore, circa 1905, height 14 cm

A Bernard Moore double gourd flambe shaped vase, with a rich…

Bernard Moore Flambe Double Gourd Vase, 12cm

A Bernard Moore double gourd flambe shaped vase, with a rich lustrous glaze. Painted mark: Bernard Moore, height 12 cm

A Bernard Moore patent flambe glaze tobacco jar, with…

Bernard Moore Flambe Glaze Tobacco Jar with Patent Cover

A Bernard Moore patent flambe glaze tobacco jar, with contrasting colours on flambe and a patent cover. Painted mark: Bernard Moore, circa 1905/1910, height 11 cm

A Bernard Moore model of a duck and a miniature Bernard Moore…

Bernard Moore Duck and Flambe Vase

A Bernard Moore model of a duck and a miniature Bernard Moore flambe vase, the duck with flambe glaze on square base. Splashing of green mottle to underbelly, Bernard Moore, circa 1900. The vase with Bernard Moore underglaze mark, circa 1905, height 10 cm

A Bernard Moore flambe vase decorated with a peacock on a pine…

Bernard Moore Flambe Vase with Peacock Decoration

A Bernard Moore flambe vase decorated with a peacock on a pine tree, marks: factory marks to base, height 22 cm

A rare Bernard Moore vase with Viking ship design, unusual…

Rare Bernard Moore Viking Ship Vase

A rare Bernard Moore vase with Viking ship design, unusual mottled decoration, possibly an exhibition piece due to original printed label and gilt Bernard Moore mark, circa 1900-1905, height 28 cm

A Bernard Moore flambe model of a seated baby elephant, marks:…

Bernard Moore Flambe Seated Baby Elephant Model, Circa 1900

A Bernard Moore flambe model of a seated baby elephant, marks: artist marks, circa 1900, height 8 cm, width 11.5 cm

A Bernard Moore miniature standing elephant, for the standing…

Bernard Moore Pale Blue Miniature Standing Elephant

A Bernard Moore miniature standing elephant, for the standing elephant: in pale blue glaze. With artist's marks, circa 1900, height 4 cm, width 5 cm

A Bernard Moore miniature seated monkey with crossed arms, in…

Miniature Blue Seated Monkey by Bernard Moore

A Bernard Moore miniature seated monkey with crossed arms, in pale blue glaze. With artist's marks, circa 1900, height 5.5 cm

An unusual Bernard Moore experimental flambe squat vase, with…

Bernard Moore Dragon Flambe Squat Vase

An unusual Bernard Moore experimental flambe squat vase, with outlines of dragons, B.M, circa 1900-1910, height 9.5 cm

A Bernard Moore model of a crouching frog, flambe glaze, circa…

Flambe Glaze Crouching Frog by Bernard Moore (1900)

A Bernard Moore model of a crouching frog, flambe glaze, circa 1900, height 10 cm. Provenance: Whitley Collection, Florida

A rare Bernard Moore covered ginger jar, raised aquatic plants…

Bernard Moore Ginger Jar with Aquatic Plants

A rare Bernard Moore covered ginger jar, raised aquatic plants in contrasting colours, Bernard Moore, Hilda Lindop, circa 1900-1905, height 13.5 cm. Provenance: Whitley Collection, Florida

A rare Bernard Moore flambe vase, with sparrows and bamboo…

Bernard Moore Flambe Vase with Sparrows and Bamboo Decoration

A rare Bernard Moore flambe vase, with sparrows and bamboo decoration, flambe, Bernard Moore, made in England, E. Hope, Bernard Moore, circa 1900-1905, height 24 cm. Provenance: Whitley Collection, Florida

A rare Bernard Moore flambe seated monkey holding a peach in…

Rare Bernard Moore Flambe Seated Monkey with Peach

A rare Bernard Moore flambe seated monkey holding a peach in his right hand, with splashes of green glaze to back of figure, circa 1900, height 15.5 cm. Provenance: Whitley Collection, Florida

Flambe vase signed by Bernard Moore

Bernard Moore Signed Flambe Vase

Flambe vase signed by Bernard Moore

A Bernard Moore flambe pottery vase, early 20th century, a…

Bernard Moore Flambe Pottery Vase with Peacock & Prunus Branches

A Bernard Moore flambe pottery vase, early 20th century, a waisted baluster vase in rich red and black mottled colours with a gilt outlined peacock and kakiemon prunus branches; painted marks underside, height 14.5 cm

Bernard Moore flambe vase having a red flambe glaze body, with…

Red Flambe Bernard Moore Crystaline Vase

Bernard Moore flambe vase having a red flambe glaze body, with a crystaline over glaze, stamped to the base. Height 7.4 cm

Bernard Moore flambe fish vase, early 20th century, monogrammed…

B. Moore Flambe Fish Vase, Early 20th Century

Bernard Moore flambe fish vase, early 20th century, monogrammed Bm, Si (unknown decorator), 28 cm high

A pair of flambe ceramic candlesticks, circa 1920, possibly…

Flambe Ceramic Candlesticks, 1920, Possibly Bernard Moore, England

A pair of flambe ceramic candlesticks, circa 1920, possibly Bernard Moore, impressed, England (with rabbit monogram), 16 cm high

Bernard Moore gourd shaped flambe porcelain vase, early 20th…

Bernard Moore Flambe Porcelain Gourd Vase

Bernard Moore gourd shaped flambe porcelain vase, early 20th century, stamped and inscribed England Bm, numbered 1069, 19 cm high

Bernard Moore flambe porcelain vase, early 20th century,…

Bernard Moore Flambe Porcelain Vase - 12cm

Bernard Moore flambe porcelain vase, early 20th century, stamped Bernard Moore, 12 cm high

Bernard Moore flambe and crystalline glaze vase, early 20th…

Bernard Moore Flambe & Crystalline Glaze Vase

Bernard Moore flambe and crystalline glaze vase, early 20th century, stamped Bernard Moore, 14 cm high

Bernard Moore flambe crystalline glaze ginger jar, early 20th…

Bernard Moore Crystalline Ginger Jar, Early 20th Century

Bernard Moore flambe crystalline glaze ginger jar, early 20th century, stamped Bernard Moore, numbered 1175, 18 cm high

Bernard Moore flambe parrot figure, early 20th century,…

Early 20th Century Bernard Moore Flambe Parrot Figure

Bernard Moore flambe parrot figure, early 20th century, unmarked, 24 cm high