Linda Clifford Scottish & Irish Merchant

We are one of the largest Nicholas Mosse stockists in the US.
Our normal inventory is over 3000 pieces.

Nicholas Mosse Pottery & Dinnerware

Bennettsbridge, Ireland in County Kilkenny

This beautiful Irish pottery is handthrown from strong earthenware, then decorated by hand - each design element is applied separately. Careful throwing and delicate details give the pottery an unusually light and elegant appeal.

The patterns are set against geometric repeating borders in delicious blues, browns, greens and reds on a soft white background. The floral ranges are led by Old Rose, Clematis, Dahlia & Red Tulip. Fruits are represented by Apple & Strawberry. The Nicholas Mosse Landscape Range features farm animals Duck, Sheep, Dog, Cat, Pony, Hen, Cow & a Farmhouse. The Reindeer Pattern sets a lovely holiday table. All of these patterns mix & match for a cheerful dinner service.

Nick's insistence on quality and his team's committment to it have made the pottery one of the most exclusive and best studio workshops in Ireland, indeed, even in the whole of the British Isles. The flowers and animals exist in their own special world, making a cabinet full of Nicholas Mosse Pottery as irresistible as the Irish countryside.

The spongeware tradition in ceramics is ancient and can be found anywhere pottery flourishes. This particular type of spongeware, using intricately cut sponges and colorful repeating patterns and borders, derives from a Victorian tradition which began around 1850. Based on this earlier technique, Nicholas Mosse's spongeware displays the unique and happy spontaneity which only truly handmade objects possess.

We have one of the largest inventories in the US & can special order anything from the full Nicholas Mosse line.

New Collectors - Please Note: No two pieces of Nicholas Mosse Pottery are ever exactly alike and this is what makes it treasured around the world. Each piece is hand-thrown, shaped & painted by different people, so there are always variations in the look of each piece, even within the same pattern series. Look on the bottom of the piece & you'll find a little stamp with two or three initials - that's the person who did the painting. You can see differences from one artist to the next. Some Nicholas Mosse Pottery enthusiasts are devoted to collecting a particular painter.

Old Rose