Art Nouveau, Antique Wardle "Georgian" Lidded Pottery Jar

Thank you to http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=5 for the following information on Wardle pottery. They write:

William Wardle was a Staffordshire potter. His son, James, followed his father's trade and set up a pottery in Shelton in the mid-nineteenth century. The company was not particularly successful, and it was not until his death in 1871 that the business passed into the hands of his wife, Eliza, who carried on trading as Wardle & Co.

With the help of her family and friends Eliza expanded the export business that her husband had initiated and soon moved to a larger factory in Hanley. In 1885 a new range of art pottery was introduced, and the company moved into a yet higher gear. In 1899 her son-in-law, David Jones, took over management of the factory and introduced new techniques - tube-lining and slip decoration.

Jones died in 1908, and the company was taken over by J A Robinson & Sons Ltd. The name changed to Wardle Art Pottery.

Wardle Art Pottery was later amalgamated with Cauldon Potteries, and finally ceased trading in 1935.

I am dating this piece as being circa early 1900s since in 1908, the name changed to Wardle Art Pottery, and this piece is marked Wardle and Co.

The style is distinctly Art Nouveau, and the height of the jar without the lid is 5". With the lid and measuring up to the tip of the knob, the height is 7". The lid is 4 ½" across, and the opening of the jar is 4" across. The circumference at the jar's widest point is 16 ¼".

There is overall crazing on the jar and on the lid with some areas exhibiting more prominent lines. Please examine photos closely and do let me know if you need more as I'll be happy to oblige. There are no chips or cracks.

Thank you for looking.