Poole Pottery Cameo or Twintone?

Poole Pottery produced many colour ranges in the Cameo and the Twintone glazes. For a long time the ranges was produced at the same time and the shapes of the two ranges were largely the same.

Many people seem to confuse the two ranges but in fact they can easily be distinguished. Firstly the Cameo glaze has a much glossier finish, whereas Twintone has a more matt or silky finish. The other, more obvious way to differentiate between them is to look at a cup or jug. The inside of a Twintone cup will be in the complimentary colour of the "twin tones". For example the Twintone range of Sky Blue and Dove Grey will be Dove Grey on the outside and Sky Blue on the inside. In the case of the Cameo cup, the outside will display the main colour (eg Celeste, Blue Moon, Celadon), and the inside of the cup will be white.

I hope that helps a bit.

Enjoy your tableware.

Regards
Chris Eley
http://www.replaceyourchina.com/
Tel: 01202 600838
Email: chris@replaceyourchina.com

J & G Meakin, Poppy

J & G Meakin have been around since about 1852, so they know a little bit about making attractive patterns for tableware. In 1970 they joined the Wedgwood Group.

One of the most popular and easily recognised of their ranges was "Poppy". With its bright red flowers and some unusual shapes, it is easily identifiable and still has a large following. It will certainly brighten any table setting.

One of the problems for both dealers in this range, and for their clients is that Poppy is very prone to crazing, especially on the plates and saucers. We were delighted recently to be able to purchase a quantity of items of Poppy in very good condition. At the time of writing this blog, some of those items, are still available on our site at Replace Your China , including some interestingly shaped serving dishes.

Don't miss the opportunity to purchase your requirements of this scarce pattern. You might have a long wait before you seen any more.

Enjoy your tableware.

Regards
Chris Eley
http://www.replaceyourchina.com/

Poole Pottery Compact Shape

We live in an era where space is becoming limited and kitchens never seem to have enough storage space for all the impedimenta that we seem to collect. So it struck me that most tableware manufacturers seem to give little thought to producing designs that are attractive, and yet also practical enough to stack neatly and safely into cupboards and storage areas.

Poole Pottery produced some really attractive designs that fitted the above criteria. The Compact shape was designed by Robert Jefferson in the 1960's. Cups had vertical sides and an inset base that allowed them to stack safely, making the most of available storage space. Dessert, cereal and soup bowls also fitted nicely inside each other, without awkward "sticky out" handles to cause the pile to topple.

The Poole Compact shape just seemed such a sensible idea, and was certainly a commercial success for the pottery. Indeed we still have a constant demand for this range, even though it has not been manufactured for several decades.

The photograph above shows some items from the Chestnut range, but Poole also produced many other colours and patterns in this shape. These included Parkstone, Broadstone, Charcoal, Choisya, Argosy, Arden, Lakestone, Melbury, Azure, Wimborne, Vortex, Cyclamen, Sherwood, Thistlewood, Lagoon and September. Colours were produced for every taste. Despite the fact that the range was discontinued so long ago. much of it survives in excellent condition and the on-line store Replace Your China has many excellent items for sale.

Poole Pottery's production of any tableware these days is minimal and their current influence on the tableware market is almost non existent. I hope this changes in the future as the pottery is very much part of the heritage of the town of Poole, but I am not holding my breath.

In the meantime lets hope that other manufacturers start give more thought to the practicality of their designs rather than just the aesthetics.

Enjoy your tableware.

Regards

Chris Eley

http://www.replaceyourchina.com/

Email: chris@replaceyourchina.com

Tel: 01202 600838

Denby Pottery, Greenwheat

The very distinctive pattern of Greenwheat was introduced by Denby Pottery in the 1950's. Its minimalist patterning and clean looks immediately appealed to the general public and production continued for over twenty years. Some of the items changed in shape over the years but the pattern never lost its popularity and is still in great demand to this day.

Greenwheat (or "wheatsheaf" as many people call it), must rank alongside Arabesque as one of the most enduring and readily recognised of patterns that Denby have ever produced. It is one of those patterns that never seem to age. If it had been first introduced in the current century, I have no doubt that it would prove just as popular as it did in the 50's.

However, the truth is that Greenwheat can now only be purchased on the "previously owned" market and quality items are becoming difficult to obtain. Why not visit our website at Replace Your China and purchase your requirements of this classic pattern while we still have some available.

Enjoy your tableware.

Regards

Chris Eley

http://www.replaceyourchina.com/

Tel: 01202 600838