Shelley Harmony Ware Drip Glaze Watercress Bowl and Stand, 1930s
£55.00
LOT NUMBER 30
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LOT NUMBER 30
Shelley Harmony Ware Drip Glaze Watercress Bowl and Stand, 1930s
A ceramic shallow bowl, pierced with holes to the centre and with three short feet and a matching dish or underplate, both decorated with various shades of green, brown, grey and light blue with ‘drip glaze’ effects, the bases glazed and the bowl with a transfer mark ‘Shelley England’, the mark on the plate blurred and indistinct. Shelley Potteries, situated in Staffordshire, was originally known as Wileman & Co. which had also traded under the name ‘The Foley Potteries’. The first Shelley to join the company was Joseph Ball Shelley in 1862, and it remained a Shelley family business until 1966, when it was taken over by Allied English Potteries. Josph’s son Percy employed first the designer Frederick Rhead then Walter Slater who had worked with Doulton. It was Walter Slater’s son, Eric, who initiated the ‘Harmony’ range in 1932, at first with a series of banded designs, and then with ‘drip ware’ patterns, an effect which he discovered by accident, which became enormously popular such that around twenty five painters were employed in their decoration. Besides vases, various items of tableware were produced in this style and these two pieces comprise a drainer bowl and stand, most likely for watercress or salad, following earlier English and Chinese designs, but possibly for fruit or berries. This ensemble is less commonly found but remains both decorative and practical.| Size: | Ht (overall) 7cm, Diam (Bowl) 19cm, Diam (Plate) 20.5cm |
| Weight: | 585gm (both pieces) |
| Date: | 1930s |
| Condition: | Perfect condition with no damage or restoration |
| Price: | £55 |
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