Аукцион Bidspirit | HANCOCKS Small 13cm VASE c1900s

HANCOCKS Small 13cm VASE c1900s (Rare) (Sampson Hancock, a prominent Wesleyan Methodist, started potting in 1857, operating independantly and in partnership with others In 1891 he established the business of Sampson Hancock & Sons. Sampson died in 1900 and the business was continued by his three sons - Jabez, Harry and Arthur. In 1935 the business was in financial difficulty and was made bankrupt. It was restarted as S Hancock & Sons (Potters) Ltd. and moved to the Gordon Works, Hanley - which was renamed the Corona Works. The restarted company was not a sucess and it finally closed in 1937, having been put into receivership on 23rd March. By this time it was a smaller enterprise, employing around 150 people)