Antique Royal Sydney Ware W Lowe Hand Painted‎ Floral Vase

WILLIAM LOWE (Longton,Stoke On Trent Feb  1875-1930) (Royal Sydney Ware) 22cm VASE With (Hand Painted) ENAMELED FLORAL DECORATION  ON A BLACK GROUND.  (Earthenware, Egyptian Black and China manufacturer at the St. Gregory's Works and then at the Sydney Works (High Street & Sutherland Road), Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England.  Previously William Lowe was in partnership with John Tams at the St. Gregory's Works. The partnership ended in February 1875 and became William Lowe and John Tams as two separate companies.  John Tams set up business at the Crown Pottery, Longton and William Lowe remained at the St.  Gregory's Works.  In 1879 William Lowe built the Sydney Works to the rear in Sutherland Road for the china department.  William Lowe died in 1898 - the business continued under his name.  Around 1918 the business was taken over by Thomas C. Wild & Sons - the business continued under the William Lowe name until the closure around 1930.)