Rob's Poole Pottery Collection

This site is a year old.

  It was thrown together quickly, as I learnt on the job, and in places it shows.

So to mark the 1st anniversary I've been busy improving the photos in the galleries.  

I hope you like em!

Isn't Poole Pottery Fantastic?!

My collection of Poole Pottery just wont stop growing. There's always new pieces to add, and (sometimes) some have to go to make room for more.  Most of the pots have come from , but a few from fairs and antique centers too.  I've been collecting Poole Pottery for five years now and think I have more pots than are healthy and too many to post on here but, for anyone who's interested, some of my favourites can be seen in the galleries,and a few can even be bought on the Sales page.

The pottery I’ve collected mainly dates from three distinct periods,the mid-1920's to mid-1930's Art Deco period (Traditional), the mid-1950's (Contemporary) and the late 1960's to early 1970's (Delphis).  For me Poole Pottery during these periods was at the cutting edge of ceramic design, and as such the pots really typify the eras in which they were made.  There are galleries for each of these periods with three for Poole Delphis (Delphis Plates, Delphis Vases and Bowls and 49'er Gallery), Two for Art Deco Poole (Traditional Gallery 1, and Gallery 2) and a final couple of galleries; Twintone which contains a mix of Poole tableware and kitchenalia; and a Miscellaneous gallery for everything else Poole that I've collected.  And just so you don't feel left, out there's a gallery for Your Pots too, which also includes reviews of Poole Pottery Collections on public display in UK museums.

I've also included some reference material for anyone whose planning to start a collection of their own. There's a Poole Pottery Timeline, with a stab at identifying some possible Fine Art influences, as well as a section on identifying Poole Pottery  Marks, including a list of Factory Stamps, Decorators Marks and Shape Numbers.  There's also Poole Pottery Price Guide, together with a guide to Buying and Selling on eBay and buying at Antiques and Collectors Fairs, and finally a Bibliography  and a Links page.

You can navigate through the site using the menu bar at the top and by clicking on the images, or individual pots within groups, for closer views.  And if you get really lost, you can always refer to the site map.  

I will keep on updating this site as regularly as I can, and any substantial changes I'll flag on the "What's New" drop down menu above.  To save time, and help keep my postings as upto date as possible, I've also started a blog showing all my latest finds.  So if your making a return visit to the site it may be worth checking out these links first.  

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