Name: Ewan and Carole
From: Sydney, Australia
Dear Rob,
Just a quick note to say how impressed we are with your Poole web site - a
friend has just given us the address. We are particularly delighted with
being
able to see some views of the Poole Museum, that we will make a point of
visiting during our next visit to the UK.
We have been collecting Poole (amongst other things!) for several years now, and
our interest lies mainly in the earliest ware, seeing how quickly the new CSA
partnership transformed the early Carter pieces, that were amazing anyway, into
an astonishing art form.
Thank you for sharing your passion with others.
Best wishes
Ewan and Carole
Name: Roger
From: Sydney, Aust.
wrote:
Great site, good information and links, and some great pictures. Nice
collection!
Name: dayandnite123
From: lancashire
wrote:
Due to the help I gained from your site I have recently been able to
communicate by email with Mary Albon.
This was mainly due to your list of paintress marks. I am truely grateful for
your wonderful site. Many thanks.
Name: BRIAN SMITH
From: BRIGHTON
wrote:
HI ROB, MANY THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL, YOUR ADVICE IS WELL APPRECIATED AND WILL BE
PUT TO GOOD USE.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO USE THE PHOTOS ON YOUR SITE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THEM.
THANKS
BRIAN SMITH
Name: Jane Hodgkin
From: Axbridge
wrote:
This is a really good site, thanks, I have now precisely identified my 1974/5
Delphis vase, and know who decorated it!
Name: Pearl Dederfield
From: Benfleet
wrote:
What an excellent site! I have added it to my favourites and I look forward to
spending more time looking through all the material you offer.
Name: Carol
From: Savannah, Georgia
wrote:
Hi again,
I did some research on your site, which is fabulous by the way. I think
the marks are as follows:
EE for the pattern designed by Nelllie Bishton (1927 - 32), and a circle with a
line through it which I think stands for Eileen Prangnell. There is
another similar mark for Pat Summers, but it is heavier handed.
I am so excited to learn this much.
Thank you for this wonderful website.
Name: Carol
From: Savannah, Georgia
wrote:
Hi,
I have been researching Poole Pottery because my maiden name is Poole. My
father was born in south Georgia, USA, but I am sure that the ancestors trace
back to Poole England.
I bought a small piece of Poole Pottery on eBay with the initials EE on the
bottom. Any clue as to who that might be?
Thanks
Name: Mariana
From:
wrote:
I started recently collecting Poole pottery and have learned
an enormous amount from your website!
In regards to my last purchase on E-bay, I am not so sure if
it should be considered a success….lol.
I purchased two plates as per below:
As you can see there is no crazing mentioned in either of the
descriptions. My question is: To what extent
does crazing devalue the object? And does the degree of
crazing ( one of the plates has more crazing than the other,
or at least more obvious) influence the price?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Mariana
Hi Mariana, Thanks for your kind comments about my website. I'm glad you liked it.
The plates you have there look great. I was tracking them on ebay myself and think i might have bidded on one of them too. I'm sure quite a few other people were bidding alongside us also though.
In terms of the crazing. I think it is a matter of personal preference to some degree. On Delphis, I would almost always expect to see crazing on the coloured glazes. Some like the transparent blues and greens for example are always very visibly crazed. Other colours may have crazing so fine that its imperceptible in most lighting. I personally don't mind any of this.
I am more put off if there is any staining to the clay body which can happen once the glaze crazes, water, cigarette smoke, all sorts of things can stain the porous clay, and this can show through the colours. Given the choice I would also prefer the white areas, at the back of plates and inside vases to be uncrazed. However a good 50% of my Delphis plates have crazing to the back, so it is very common.
The good news I think is because crazing on the reverse of Delphis plates is so common, I don't think it greatly effects the value. I think also with Delphis, because they're not all that old, if you aimed to collect only uncrazed pieces, there's a good chance that some of them might still begin to craze after you bought them. I think they will do this overtime with changes in humidity and temperature. Plates that are very heavily crazed, I suspect, may have been soaked in water at some point to remove stains, or washed excessively.
Overall I think you've got two good looking plates for reasonable prices.
When listing items on ebay I think a lot of sellers don't mention crazing, and on delphis or older traditional red bodied Poole I just assume that it will be crazed. I think Poole collectors are not meant to mind this. If I'm buying any of the 1050's freeform or any tableware I always ask about crazing if not mentioned as i think those ideally should be uncrazed.
Do you mind if I post your nice comments and part of your question (excluding the lot information) on my site?
Good to hear from you
Rob
Name: Peter K
From: Auckland
wrote:
Great site. Very informative.
Have been collecting for a few years now. Still find the occasional good find
here in New Zealand.
Keep it up.
Name: maggie
From: bournmouth
wrote:
ROB
a great site- i had not expected to see 2 of my items at the bottom of your site
linked by a widget.
You are a saved seller because of the quality Poole you sell.
I missed out on the geometric vase today.
Its nice to see your collection with different patterns.
Maggie
Name: Dan
From: Boston
wrote:
what a great website! I love the colour scheme and the userfriendly
layout,please have a look at
http://fatlava.forummotion.com/british-pottery-f9/poole-pottery-t85.htm
we would be happy to set up a link to this site.
Keep up the great work.
Dantheman
Name: Marion
From: Ipswich
wrote:
Fantastic site - full of useful info and so user friendly. Thank you!
Name: Patrick McGroggan
From:
wrote:
My wife has some Poole Pottery, which we can't seem to find on your excellent
site, if I can describe it to you as follows, it consists of a Teapot,
Sugar dish, Milk jug and two Cups and Saucers, Floral Design on the outside, and
Brown Coloured on the inside.
The Poole Logo seems to take it to the Fifties, Sixties, but the signature doesn't
seem to match any on your site, so I'm a bit stumped.
Please can you help.
Hi Patrick, Thanks for your kind comments about the site. Poole used
floral designs on tableware right from the 1930's onwards. The combination
of brown colouring inside and painted decoration does suggest to me
1950's. There are a lot of artist marks that as yet I haven't been able to
include on the site. If you have any photo's I'd be happy to have a go at identifying
the pottery you have. The contact email for me is at the page. Good luck, Rob
Name: Harvey Pettit
From: London
Date: 10 January 2009
Time: 00:25
wrote:
It is always good to see an enthusiasts website, so I was delighted to find this
one.
The site is easy to navigate, nicely laid out and has some lovely
pictures. Keep up the good work Rob, I think you will have some more
treats in store for us.
Harvey
Name: Siggy
From: Somerset
Date: 04 January 2009
Time: 21:30
wrote:
Very interesting and well documented site. Useful information regarding
marks etc. Good photos.
Name: Graham
From: West Yorkshire
Date: 26 November 2008
Time: 19:33
wrote:
Hi - excellent site and great clear pictures. Think the backstamp/marks section
is very useful!
Keep up the good work :)
Name: Justin
From: Worcester
Date: 08 November 2008
Time: 15:42
wrote:
Hi. Great site- interesting to see a collection featured this way. I have a huge collection of plain and twintone Poole my self- it is the simplicity of the form of the 50s vases and pots I particularly like.
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