Poole Pottery 1960-1980 Part One

It looks more like a Studio piece and guess the mark is blue. Is there a paintress's mark? I think you got a bargain.

yes its the later studio mark but its just a unusual glaze. unsigned on the back which is a shame

You may have seen this early 5" Delphis dish on ebay this week.

I didn't think it'd sell for 84 quid, as good as it is...

not that good at all,the glaze colours are quite nice but nothing to write home about

good price for the seller

Nice little plate but certainly not worth that money. I don't like the brown side very much - the other side is pretty decent though.

'little plate' Mandrake? sounds like something I would say

dantheman wrote:over firing sends the glaze black

You've probably seen the website Rob's Poole Pottery... anyway, on one page he has written this:

Janet Laird's career at Poole spanned this period.  Joining the pottery in 1969 she was Delphis supervisor from 1970 until 1974.  She told me,  "when the Poole Pottery glazes started to really turn black, it was probably due to the volume put on a Top Hat kiln. When you have a large collection of red glaze & copper oxides it turns the other glazes black, apart from yellow. When Delphis started to go into production that was the problem, so the glazes had to be changed".

I've seen it written somewhere that the Delphis shape bowl 92 (4") and the slightly bigger 93 were made during different dates.

Shape 92 is down as being made between 1966 and 1968, and the 93 as from 1973 to 1980.

This doesn't seem right. What do you guys think?

Some photos would be good!

dantheman wrote:'little plate' Mandrake? sounds like something I would say

It certainly does Dan lol. You can see I'm learning quickly ...

i used to have a few of that shape but i only have the one now. i will see if i can find a picture of it

Carolyn Bartlett 1962-65 - 8 inches diam.

Adam20 wrote:Carolyn Bartlett 1962-65 - 8 inches diam.

That's a nice one.

Having  a black Poole mark dates it to 1966, so Carolyn Bartlett must have left Poole later than is often stated.

I'm not sure, but from the Poole mark this dish seems to be from  1959 - 1967.

It recently sold on ebay for nearly 80 quid.

The seller said it was a trial piece of Freeform and was pre-Studio.

Adam20 wrote:Carolyn Bartlett 1962-65 - 8 inches diam.

Here's a 10" plate (shape 4) with a blue Poole transfer and what looks like Carolyn Bartlett's mark:

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my only buy from norwich antique fair this morning. a stunning #85 by carole holden approx 16" tall

it was a quick flying visit for us , working tonight so it should get down to about 30 in my office. think i might have the laptop outside

 Bought these this morning at local carboot, i believe 1 of the makers to be Carol Cutler i think !. Thank you. .  

Not quite a Poole collector yet, since I'd need two more pieces (!), but I'm on my way with this one that I discovered yesterday in London, Ontario, Canada. I did a bit of research and it's a Delphis 13.5" charger Shape #5. Absolutely beautiful condition and colour and I love it very much! The artist initials look like TB or TS - so perhaps Theresa Smith, Tessa Bailey, or Thelma Bush???





Looking for any extra information you guys can provide ... including (hopefully!) value.

Belinda
London Ontario Canada

Hi Belinda,
My guess is Theresa Smith as it looks like a later 1970's piece

this just turned up in my job lot of bits and bobs. £19 hammer .

it measures 6" tall and about 4" at its widest point

jenny haigh . the white marks are overspill with glaze

This large - 16" (40cm) - shape 54 bowl recently sold on ebay for nearly 200 quid.

A nice example of Carol Cutler's work...