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Picotee
Poole Pottery Picotee vase, colour
combination 9, shape no. 402 (11.5cm Tall), mid to late 1930's
Picotee spray-glazed pottery was
launched in 1932. As well as browns, they came in muted greens, blues,
pinks and yellows, all matched with sepia and grey, applied in bands using the "Aerograph". The range was
initially conceived by John Adams and then developed
by Leslie Elsden who was head of the spraying shop.
The look was recreated in the late
1970's, again by Leslie Elsden, as the Calypso range, but Calypso lacked the
subtle velvety qualities of Picotee.
Aegean
Aegean table lamp (11.5cm tall), painted using
the silhouette technique, by Carolyn
Wills
In
his long career Leslie Elsden also found time to develop the Aegean
range. Introduced in 1970, Aegean utilizes spray-on glazes in a wide
range of techniques (sgraffito, silhouette, mosaic, flow line and carved
clay) and patterns (from pure 1970's abstraction to more figurative images
of fish, leaves, boats and pastoral scenes).
Initially thought of as
a replacement for Delphis, it was never as successful, although it really
does have the fantastic look of the 1970's.
More Lamps
Helios table lamp (Magnolia colour, 12.5cm
tall) Designed by Robert Jefferson in 1964
Aren't lamps brilliant. Just when you
think there's no room for any more Poole Pottery, along come lamps.
You can always find room for another one, and sometimes your partner doesn't
even notice!
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Plane Ware
Poole Pottery Plane Ware bowl, colour combination 9,
shape no. 762P (15cm diameter) Mid 1930's
Pottery with wings (or lugs)
Olympus
Poole Pottery Olympus bud vase in
Magnolia glaze, shape
no. 33 (14.5 cm tall) 1978
The
Olympus range of vases
and lidded pots were deigned by Ros Sommerfelt in 1977. Hand thrown
in stoneware (just like the some of the earliest pottery made at Poole)
and hand painted with abstract shell and plant forms.
Souvenirs?
Poole Pottery pin dish shape no. 364 Coventry Cathedral
I'm not sure why these were made but they
were made between 1959 and 67 and there's a series of them. Also in shape
no 81 and 361. They were screen-printed with the colours added by
hand afterwards.
I never used to like them, but they're
growing on me, and once you have one its a shame not to collect the whole
set. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who knows how many that
will be.
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