William Moorcroft, rare vase, c. 1940, flying Bird' pattern, hand-thrown studio Pottery bottle vase decorated with a flying bird in light flambe tones, signed in green 'W.M.', with impressed facsimile signature and 'Potter to H.M. The Queen, Made in England', height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW, Labels: Cf. For comparison, Paul Atterbury, Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1993, p. 24