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Poole Pottery
Poole Pottery, known for its fine antique vases, urns, dishes, porcelain and other collectibles, had a history with the acquisition in 1873 began the disused pottery works of James Walker of Jesse Carter in the town of Poole, Dorset, England. The factory was near the docks of the port of Poole located so that it slightly rich clay deposits from the nearby hills and products in order to relieve the rest of the world ready for ship. The company grew rapidly under Jesse's Direction, sometimes taking over nearby rival Patent Architectural Pottery at Hamworthy.
As the name implies, produced Carter's Industrial Tile Manufactory mainly tiles and mosaics until after the First World War, but gradually it seeped into the production of ceramic artware, too.
Carter & Company, As the name originated, had created a subsidiary called By 1921 Carter, Stabler & Adams. Charles and Owen Carter Jesse Carter had succeeded at his death in 1901. Two sets of spouse – Harold and Phoebe Stabler, along with John Adams and Truda Carter had the family to start creating housewares induced, tableware and decorative ceramics in Poole Quayside. Truda is compatible with many popular design reflects the Art Deco style of the time credited.
Carter & Co. never gave up its industrial line However, Poole Pottery and tiles are still in the London underground stations are at this point in the first half of the twentieth century.
Early Pieces of the 1920s include volcanic themes for vases, urns, and the plates (as seen on this page). These are now coveted and high prices.
The 1930s saw Stabler's Studland design, followed by Purbeck and Stream Line (later known as Twintone). Hand Decorated Ship plates were also produced in the thirties. It was also during the 1930s that the traditional red clay tends to give way to white clay.
Decorative pieces were de-emphasized in the war from 1939 to about 1945th By the end of the Second World War, Harold Stabler had died, and John Adams was no longer in good health. Another family member Carter, Cyril Carter, convinced backers tool again and purchase modern equipment.
By 1948, the company again in peak periods of production. New lines Decorative ceramics began to appear as free-form designs of Sydenham and read, and studio product of Robert Jefferson. Jefferson and Tony Morris were responsible for the Poole Delphi's line. Read and Ruth Ann Pavely were prominent painter of the same period. The Poole freeform get the 1950 high prices today.
Cyril Carter died and was stable in 1964 Carter & Adams part of the Pilkington Group under the name Poole Pottery Limited. The Pilkington era saw the creation of Calypso, Domino, Siena and Olympus.
In 1992, the employee group could buy back the company to an independent body again. By 2006, however, forced bankruptcy of a takeover by Lifestyle Group Ltd, which also controls Royal Staffordshire. The production was moved to its factory in Burslem, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, but the shops in Poole Quayside were finally reopened.
The Poole Pottery name remains popular, and some of the finest works published today in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
About the Author
Lawrence R. Bell is Editor for The Antiques Bible at Poole Pottery. The Antiques Bible is an illustrated glossary of antique terms with helpful links to related resources.
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