Pottery Collection

Wartime Toby jugs, WW1
Advertisement for Soane & Smith of Oxford Street, promoting their range of Toby jugs based on wartime leaders, principally Sir David Beatty, Sir Douglas Haig, Lord Jellicoe, Marshal Joffre

Lucie Rie - potter
Dame Lucie Rie, DBE (16 March 1902 1 April 1995), Austrian-born British studio potter. Date: 1986

Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel
Shaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999

Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke. Date: circa 1920s

Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration. Globular body with two small handles, wide mouth and foot. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Detail of glazed pottery that decorates the walls, made by potters of Iznik

Pueblo Pots
Pots of the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico : the five lower pieces are prehistoric, the rest are of late 19th century Hopi and other tribes

Faience plate painted with a Chinoiserie decoration. C. 1670
Faience plate painted with a Chinoiserie decoration. C.1670-1690. Anonymous. Delft. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Wedgwood Jasperware covered jug
Old English Pottery and Porcelain - Wedgwood Jasper Ware. A beautical covered jug - exemplifying the Wedgwood blue colour. The nymphs and cupids, applied in white relief, are highly finished

Large Homeric vase and pedestal. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. Egypt
Egypt. Polychromed vase sealed with fabric. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Ladies in a kitchen
Two woman with sleek 1920s hair discuss the state of their hands in front of a kitchen sink filled with brightly decorated art deco pottery

Hopi Potter 1908
Nampeyo, a renowned pot-maker of the Hopi village of Tewa, northeastern Arizona : her pots are hand-made in every sense - no wheel or elaborate tools are used

The Portland Vase or Barberini Vase. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Tea pot and warmer from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, decorated with vignettes of ships at sea and floral borders

John Flaxmans wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a rams head. Chromolithograph W

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Plaque showing King Priam of Troy begging Achilles for the body of his son Hector. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Turkey. Istanbul. Mausoleum of Roxela. 16th century. Wife of Suleyman I. Tiling. Detail

Women war workers by the sculptor Clare Sheridan
A set of figurines of women war workers sculpted by Mrs Wilfred Sheridan aka the sculptor Clare Consuelo Frewen Sheridan

A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum
A Korean terracotta jar/pot seller and his seated chum (smiling) Date: circa 1910

Etruria Factories
General industrial view of Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It was here that Josiah Wedgwood opened his famous pottery factory in 1769, which closed in 1950 Date: 1960s

Antiques market, Bromyard, Herefordshire
People at an antiques market in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Date: 1969

Poole Pottery on display at the Gieves Gallery at 22 Old Bond Street, London

The Bull in the China Shop Date: 1891

Egyptian Pottery Shop
A pottery shop in an Egyptian village Date: 1912

Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery, Sweden
Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery made by the Gustavsberg company in Sweden. 20th century

Decorating Pottery - Barons Art - Barnstaple
Decorating by hand at Barons Art Pottery at Barnstaple, Devon

C17 Potter / Woodcut
A potter at his wheel, turned by his foot, puts the finishing touches to an elegant pot

Kentish Cider Drinkers
After a hard morning ploughing, two Kentish farm workers take a well earned break and pour themselves a mug of cider from a pottery flask

Indian Potters Wheel
A Indian potter moulding a vase or jug at his wheel, with assorted dishes, made earlier, all around him

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 40th Quatrain

Temple Period (4000 to 2500 BC). Malta. Rim sherd
Prehistory. Temple Period (4000 to 2500 BC). Malta. Rim sherd of a bowl with a five pointed star decoration. From Tarxien. National Museum of Archaeology. Valletta. Malta

Tarxien Phase (3000 BC to 2500 BC). Tarxien Temple
Neolithic Period. Tarxien Phase (3000 BC to 2500 BC). Tarxien Temple Complex. Malta. Large ceramic carinated bowl. Approximate height: 55 cm. Maximum diameter: 85 cm. National Museum of Archaeology

New York World's Fair, Basket Weaver Diorama
A photograph showing the view of a diorama on the theme of recreation, model figures can be seen weaving a basket and handling pottery, exhibited at the New York World's Fair

Austrian Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

The Chinese Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Decorating pottery, Japan, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

The Pottery Shop, Polperro, Cornwall, England. Date: 1965

Potter in apron shaping a clay bowl in a workshop
Potter in apron shaping a clay bowl on a wheel in a workshop. A man drives the wheel with a hand-cranked engine. A boy kneads clay at a table behind him

Large colourful vase with central image of Jesus, Rouen
Large colourful vase with central image of Jesus and the Good Samaritan surrounded by tulips in the style of enamellers. Painted by Denis Dorio

Pitcher (broken) with complex design, Rouen, 1708
Pitcher (broken) with complex design, Rouen, 26 July 1708. Ornaments in the Dutch-Japanese style, colours in the Italian style

Salad bowl in colour festoon style, Brument, Rouen, 1699
Salad bowl in colour festoon style, early attempt at polychrome, Brument, Rouen, 1699. Bordure et centre d'un saladier presentant les motifs du style rayonnant accompagnes de couleurs de rehaut

Octagonal platter on a pedestal, lacquer ground, Rouen
Octagonal platter on a pedestal, lacquer ground. With flowers and motifs in imitation of Chinese porcelain. Plateau octogone sur piedouche. Fleurs et motifs rappelant l'imitation chinoise

Sugar bowl and mustard pot in the festoon style, Rouen
Sugar bowl and mustard pot in the festoon style. Rouen-style soft porcelain. Sucrier a riche ornementation de style rayonnant, moutardier decore dans la systeme precedent. Porcelain tendre Rouennaise

Grand platter for the table, Rouen
Grand platter for the table. With the coats of arms of Louis de Rouvroy and his wife Marie Gabrielle de Durfort. Grand plateau de table. Aux armes du Duc de Saint-Simon et de sa femme

Square planter with partition, Rouen
Square planter with partition. In imitation of the Strasbourg or Marseille manufacture. Jardiniere de forme carree a double etagere. Specimen des imitations du genre de Strasbourg ou de Marseille

Plates in the rockery style, Rouen
Plates in the rockery style. Decorated a la corne and with solitary flowers, rose, tulip, and coat of arms. Assiette: type du decor a la corne. Assiette a decor de fleurs isolees. Style rocaille

Fruit bowl in the rockery style, Rouen
Fruit bowl in the rockery style. Central motif of emblems called au carquois. Compotier a bord decoupe, style rocaille Motif central compose d'emblemes constituant le decor dit au carquois

Fancy chest of drawers in the rockery style, Rouen
Fancy chest of drawers in the rockery style. Commode, petit meuble de fantaisie. Motifs elegants et typiques du style rocaille ordinaire

Column for the mantelpiece in the rockery style, Rouen. Colonne de cheminee. Riche et remarquable specimen de l'ornementation polychrome constituant le style rocaille

Platter with figures in the rockery style, Rouen
Platter with figures in the rockery style. A bucolic scene with dancers and musicians in the manner of 18th century painters

Church lamp in the rockery style, Rouen. With design motifs a la corne and ornaments borrowed from imitation Chinese

Types of plate borders is polychrome design, Rouen
Types of plate borders is polychrome design, flowers and garlands framed in ironwork motifs

Pyriform sugar box with polychrome design, Rouen
Pyriform sugar box with polychrome design, flowers and garlands framed in ironwork motifs. Sucriere pyriforme, decor polychrome de fleurs et de guirlandes encadrees de motifs de ferronnerie

Plate with Chinese figures in the Dutch-Japanese style, Rouen
Plate with Chinese figures in the Dutch-Japanese style. With the coat of arms of Duc Francois III d'Harcourt. Assiette a personnages Chinois de genre Hollandais. Type Hollando-Japonais

Octagonal oblong platter with polychrome design, Rouen
Octagonal oblong platter with polychrome design, flowers and garlands framed in ironwork motifs

Soup-tureen lid and sugar box, Rouen
Round soup-tureen lid with serpent handle, and sugar box. Couvercle de soupiere ronde, sucrier. Types d'ornementation polychrome a motifs reguliers

Details of the border of a polychrome plate, Rouen
Details of the border of a polychrome plate. Details de la bordure d'un plat. Ornementation polychrome regulier, remarquable par l'emploi du rouge pour le lineament exterieur du dessin

Planter or ice bucket in four colours, Rouen
Octagonal planter or ice bucket in four colours, Rouen. Cache-pot ou seau a rafraichir, decor regulier en quatre couleurs

Water jug in imitation Chinese style, blue lapis ground, Rouen. Pot a l'eau, fleurs et motifs rappelant l'imitation chinoise. Fonds Bleu-Lapis

Imitation Chinese service platter, Rouen, circa 1730
Imitation Chinese service platter with coat of arms of Charles II François Frédéric de Montmorency. Produced by Jean-Baptiste Guillibaud, 1720-39

Terrestrial sphere, furniture for a hall or library, Rouen
Terrestrial sphere, furniture for a hall or library. Decorated with lions, angels, allegorical figures of Ceres for Summer, Bacchus for Autumn. Painted by Pierre Chapelle, 1725

Celestial sphere for a hall or library, Rouen, 1725
Celestial sphere, furniture for a hall or library. Decorated with zodiac constellations, allegorical figures of the Four Elements, Junon for the Air, Painted by Pierre Chapelle, Rouen, 1725

Ornamental plaque of a lady playing a harpsichord, Rouen
Ornamental plaque with central medallion of a lady playing a harpsichord, Rouen. For a stove or fireplace

Plate with figures in the Italo-Nivernais style, Rouen, circa 1647. WIth underside and profile. Origins of fabrication. Plat a figures dans le genre Italo-Nivernais

Polychrome plate with figures of Venus and Adonis, Rouen, 1736
Polychrome plate with allegorical figures of Venus and Adonis within a rich border. Painted by CB, Claude Borne, Rouen, 1736

Polychrome plate depicting the four seasons, Rouen, 1738
Polychrome plate with allegorical figures of the four seasons or Horae (Eiar, Theros, Phthinoporon, Hercules) and Helios in the sun chariot, within a rich border

Puzzle jug in the festoon style, Rouen
Puzzle jug in the festoon style, with figures and quadrilles

Hexagonal table centerpiece with Venus and satyrs, Rouen
Hexagonal table centerpiece with Venus and satyrs, blue arabesques on yellow ochre. Surtout de table, Venus entre deux satyres, arabesques bleues sur fond jaune ocre

Round plate with cupids in central rosette, Rouen
Round plate with cupids in central rosette, black arabesques on yellow ocher. Assiette a rosace centrale avec personnages, arabesques noires sur fond jaune ocre. Apogee de la fabrication

Round plate with coat of arms in central rosette, Rouen
Round plate with coat of arms in central rosette, black arabesques on yellow ocher. Assiette a rosace centrale avec double ecusson d'armoires, arabesques noires sur fond jaune ocre

Salt cellar and fancy case for pins or jewelry, festoon style, Rouen. Saliere a trois compartiments de forme trilobee, Coffret de fantaisie pour epingles ou bijoux, style rayonnant

Porcelain ecritoire in the festoon style, Rouen
Porcelain ecritoire with inkwell and pen stand, decorated with owl, snake, masks, blue and yellow festoon style. Riche ecritoire de bureau, style rayonnant

Plate border motifs in festoon style, Rouen
Plate border motifs in blue, yellow and red festoon style. Motifs de bordures d'assiettes, style rayonnant

Plate border motifs in blue and red festoon style, Rouen
Plate border motifs in blue and red festoon style. Motifs de bordures d'assiettes, style rayonnant

Early plate manufactured by Edme Poterat, Rouen, 1647
Early plate manufactured by Edme Poterat with the Poterat coat of arms, Rouen, 1647. WIth underside and profile. Origins of fabrication. Plat primitif de la Fabrique d'Edme Poterat

Platter border motifs in blue and red festoon style, Rouen
Border motifs for round and octagonal platters in blue and red festoon style. Motifs de bordures de plateaux, style rayonnant

Wall-mounted fountain, blue and red festoon style, Rouen
Wall-mounted fountain, blue and red festoon style. Fontaine d'applique, style rayonnant

Vase known as a potpourri, festoon style, Rouen
Vase known as a potpourri for the mantelpiece, blue and red festoon style

Part of an octagonaol platter on a pedestal, festoon style, Roue
Part of an octagonaol platter on a pedestal, blue and red festoon style

Vase with eight flattened sides, festoon style, Rouen
Vase with eight flattened sides, flame top, festoon style, blue and red, for a mantelpiece ornament. Vase a huit pans de forme aplatie pour ornement de cheminee, style rayonnant

Quarter section of a long octagonal platter, festoon style, Roue
Quarter section of a long blue and red octagonal platter, festoon style. Section au quart d'un plateau long a huit pans

Part of a salad bowl in blue and red, festoon style, Rouen
Part of a salad bowl in blue and red, festoon style. Fragment d'un saladier, style rayonnant

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