Rare commemorative tea set

This rare tea for two set was Painted by Ruth Pavely in 1938. It is referred to on p66 of Hayward and Atterbury's book, where a plate I own is featured.

This was purchased form the Christie's Poole Pottery museum and archive sale in 2004 as lot 94.

Shagreen art deco bowl

Similar to a design by Harold Stabler in 1925-26 this is a rare shape with floral stylised handles. The pattern number, 672, is hand incised in the base and it has shagreen stencilled to the base along with the impressed Poole England mark.

Dove ashtray

A rare design and shape- a dove ashtray. Designed in the 1930s and glazed in C50 and C83 these ashtrays are marked Poole England to the base. Probably designed by John Adams around the time of the seashells, fish etc.

They have a hand incised pattern number on the base- 870.

Poole Black Pebble

Part of an extensive Black Pebble dinner service, designed by Robert Jefferson in 1959. The pattern was applied using the Murray Curvex process of direct printing onto tableware. Retailed through Heals and available as pictured here matched with black panther or alternatively a grey pebble design matched with dove grey.

Most of these pieces bear the special 'pebble' Poole England mark.

Elephant bookend

Elephant bookend designed by Harold Brownsword between 1928-1930. This one is slip cast in white earthenware and glazed in ice green. A rare and unusual piece.

Hand incised 813 (pattern number) and impressed Poole England mark to base.

Unusual Deco vase

A large and unusual shape vase dating from the 1930s. This one is glazed in a Sylvan glaze, M24. The 3 bands give a distinct and stylish look to the simple form of the piece.

The pattern number, 248, is hand incised in the base and the impressed Poole England mark has been used.

Ship bookends

One of the pair of bookends in my collection. These are rare finds and date from the 1930s, designed by John Adams. Glazed in the unusual twintone glaze C83- sky and seagull.

They have a hand incised shape number -815- and an impressed Poole England mark. The glaze code C83 is stencilled to the base.