Poole Pottery 1960-1980 Part One

Not too bad. Impressed circles with iron oxide that have been glazed over with magnolia glaze.


(apologies - these are coming out a bit large - not too sure how to reduce the size).

Sienna vase,designed and developed by Tony Morris and Jacqueline Leonard in 1978,Art Nouveau style ,scalloped edging & spray glazed over latex resist.

had this arrive this morning from the US. a nice early #81 with the paintress mark for carolyn bartlett 1962-65

Carol Cutler

unusual Aegean range fish bones plate,designed & decorated by Leslie Elsden

On the bargain theme - £11.72



11 inch freeform carafe in black panther.

a bit late for me probably 80s tell me more

it's Aegean range but I would need to see the back

the backs a giveaway

yes they did a few for various firms to give away as gifts

I now see southern gas was around earlier than I thought any idea on age?

late 70's or 80's
these plates for Southern Gas have been discussed on the Poole forum so one of our members will no doubt tell you the exact year,I don't remember those sort of details

truk10 wrote:That's really interesting. It dates from the same time as the one by M. M. Stent shown on page 109 of the Poole book. Here's a theory - this is about the time that Alfred Reed left Poole and just before Jefferson was appointed. I wonder if they were in the process of finding a new resident designer and these pieces were some sort of test for applicants.

I think it's more likely a presentation piece. Mr M Long from the Accounts department, retiring after 42 years dedicated service, that sort of thing. Guy has obviously signed it after glazing so I imagine he would have written the name and date too.

According to the Hawkins book Alfred Read was still about for a little while after Jefferson was appointed in Jan 1958, although mainly at the tile works.

gareth-h wrote:

truk10 wrote:That's really interesting. It dates from the same time as the one by M. M. Stent shown on page 109 of the Poole book. Here's a theory - this is about the time that Alfred Reed left Poole and just before Jefferson was appointed. I wonder if they were in the process of finding a new resident designer and these pieces were some sort of test for applicants.

I think it's more likely a presentation piece. Mr M Long from the Accounts department, retiring after 42 years dedicated service, that sort of thing. Guy has obviously signed it after glazing so I imagine he would have written the name and date too.

According to the Hawkins book Alfred Read was still about for a little while after Jefferson was appointed in Jan 1958, although mainly at the tile works.

You're probably right but other presentation pieces I've seen are versions of production pieces rather than one-off pieces and they usually have something like "presented to" on them if there is a specific person involved. Ie., if you are going to the trouble of producing a unique presentation piece for Mr Long in Accounts for his retirement, why not put "Presented to M. Long for 42 years service" on it.

very typical Carol Cutler decoration

Bargain of the Week: Part 2

Wonderfully carved early Atlantis A18 vase by Beatrice Bolton - £55

a very unusual Delphis colourway,decorated by Jean Millership

nice early Delphis glazes

horse shoe decoration on this Margaret Anderson piece

unknown monogram? or trial piece? it has the Anderson monogram too

dantheman wrote:

horse shoe decoration on this Margaret Anderson piece

I forgot to mention this is a shape 3 (8 inch)

dantheman wrote:unknown monogram? or trial piece? it has the Anderson monogram too

My vote would be that it's a trial of some sort. The letters don't have the cohesion/sophistication of a paintress's monogram.

Very nice pieces too!. I alway like the summer - you can get some great bargains when other people are away on holiday !

Tony Morris charger with wonderful Stone Henge design

Sienna bowl.
The Sienna range was developed by Tony Morris and Jaqueline Leonard in 1978,the decoration was hand painted with latex resist.

another nice #81