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.  

Small changes I wont flag, but big new additions I'll list on the 

"What's New" drop down menu above.  So if your making a return

 visit have a look there first.

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