RARE HARVEST PATTERN BY SWINNERTONS Ltd, HANLEY - LOT/SET OF VINTAGE (1940's) CERAMIC SUGAR BOWL, SAUCER, TEA PLATE AND CAKE PLATE
THE SWINNERTON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1906 BY B'J SWINNERTON WITH FACTORIES IN HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT. SWINNERTON BECAME AN Ltd IN 1911 AND ACQUIRED THE WASHINGTON POTTERY IN 1917. IN 1925 THE VICTORIA POTTERY WAS PURCHASED FOLLOWED BY THE SCOTIA POTTERY. IN 1952 SWINNERTON BUILT THE VULCAN POTTERY WORKS AND PURCHASED DAVISON & SON Ltd. IN 1959 THE SWINNERTON GROUP WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE LAWLEY GROUP AND BETWEEN 1959 AND 1964 ALLIED ENGLISH POTTERIES TOOK OVER THE LAWLEY GROUP AND CEASED USING THE SWINNERTON NAME. IN 1973 AEP MERGED WITH THE DOULTON GROUP , AND THUS SWINNERTON POTTERIES BECAME PART OF THE DOULTON GROUP
THIS LOT/SET OF FOUR CERAMIC ITEMS WAS MANUFACTURED BY SWINNERTONS DIRECTLY AFTER 1946 DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COMPANIES POPULARITY. THE SET CONSISTS OF A SAUCER, A MATCHING TEA PLATE, SUGAR BOWL AND CAKE PLATE, ALL DECORATED IN THE SWINNERTON "HARVEST" PATTERN WHICH DISPLAYS COLORFUL LANDSCAPE SCENERY BUT RATHER THAN THE NAME IMPLIES, ACTUALLY DEPICTS A GROUP OF HORSEBACK RIDERS WITH HOUNDS IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A HUNT ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE. THE SAUCER, TEA PLATE AND CAKE PLATE ARE DESIGNED WITH A RIBBED MOTIF ALONG THE RIMS HIGHLIGHTED BY GOLD TRIM. THE CAKE PLATE HAS A PAIR OF ART DECO STYLE GOLD TRIM HANDLES EXTENDED FROM THE RIM
1)- ONE SAUCER - 2.2cm HEIGHT.....4.6cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....14.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM
2)- ONE TEA PLATE - 1.6cm HEIGHT.....9cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....17.4cm DIAMETER OF RIM
3)- ONE SUGAR BOWL - 6.5cm HEIGHT.....5.4cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....12cm DIAMETER OF RIM
4)- ONE CAKE PLATE - 1.8cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....2.2cm HEIGHT OF HANDLES.....22.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM..... 11.2cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....24.2cm HANDLE EDGE TO HANDLE
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : EACH ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "SWINNERTONS, STAFFORDSHIRE, MADE IN ENGLAND, HARVEST"
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/975.htm
CONDITION : BESIDES GENTLE FADING OF THE GOLD TRIM IN SMALL AREAS ALL FOUR ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRAZING, CRACKS, CHIPS OR DAMAGES ETC
SIZE : AS DESCRIBED ABOVE
ONE BID FOR ALL FOUR ITEMS AS A LOT/SET
POSTAGE : Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R60 A Courier service is also available upon request
This LOT/SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee with SAPO and 10kgs with Courier
COURIER OR COLLECTION ARE STRONGLY ADVISED DUE TO NATURE, VALUE AND SIZE OF ITEM ONCE PACKAGED
