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Pottery => British & Irish => Topic started by: Tigerchips on May 25, 2009, 02:08:12 PM

Title: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Tigerchips on May 25, 2009, 02:08:12 PM

A retro polka dot bachelor set by Gray's Pottery. I'm thinking about taking it on holiday with me, very posh, unlike me.  :24:

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Lustrousstone on May 25, 2009, 03:07:52 PM

Lovely! You could take it when you go fishing; I can just see you sitting there with your Primus under your brolley

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Tigerchips on May 25, 2009, 03:18:51 PM

I think i'm more likely to put the fish in the brolly, i love getting wet.

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Anne E.B. on May 27, 2009, 08:41:32 PM

Oooh, that I like! :beer: :coffee:  Have you had a look on the Grays Pottery website?  Its fab.  www.grayspottery.co.uk   You should be able to find the pattern number and name there.
They are always happy to receive images for their website.  Paul Niblett is the man to contact :kissy:.  He helped me with info on a comport that I have, and it will be included in the June update :x-fingers:.

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Tigerchips on May 27, 2009, 10:19:37 PM

I haven't seen that sight before, thanks. FAB it is.

Unfortunately my set doesn't have a pattern name or number, but i've found out that the backstamp dates to 1933-45.

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Anne on August 28, 2011, 07:12:57 PM

Picked up this neat Gray's pottery serving plate with  'the second galleon' mark, along with those two art-deco mirrors I posted into show and tell. Backstamp is, according to the Gray's Pottery website, from 1928-31. http://www.grayspottery.co.uk/backstamps.htm

Pattern is called Hampton, dates from around 1930, and the designer probably was Dorothy Tomes:
http://www.grayspottery.co.uk/designer-tomes.htm

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Anne E.B. on August 28, 2011, 10:35:24 PM

That is wonderfully Art Deco!  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Gray's Pottery
Post by: Anne on August 28, 2011, 11:02:16 PM

It's incredible huh? Apparently Dorothy Tomes started at Gray's about the time Susie Cooper left. I just couldn't resist it when I found it at the yard sale in Grange. Two mirrors and this plate and change from ?30... amazing! :)