Johnson Bros Flow Blue "Jewel" pattern dinner plate

This is a Johnston Bros England Flow Blue, scalloped edge, dinner plate.

Flow blue is a style of white earthenware, sometimes porcelain, that originated in the Regency era, sometime in the 1820s, among the Staffordshire potters of England. The name is derived from the blue glaze that blurred or "flowed" during the firing process.

The backstamp indicates a post-1913 date of origin.

The factory was in the Charles Street works, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent from 1883 to 2004.

Jenny found this piece in the local BSL recently.  The linked article on Flow blue indicates that most English potteries stopped doing Flow blue in the mid 1910s, to the plate may date from around that period.

Mexican motif sandwich plate

"Casa Uno Ceramics by Home and Giftware.  Designed in Italy, Manufactured in Sri Lanka.  Lead & Cadmium free, Dishwashwer & Microwave Proof".

I'm a little bit of a sucker for sombreros.  I think I purchased this in an op shop in Moonee Ponds.  Age?  Post microwave oven era.

Copeland Spode "Chinese Rose" saucer

This pattern apparently dates to 1939-40.

I picked this up in an opship years ago - just like the pattern and the colours.

Copeland Spode Byron Series, quartered sandwich plate No 1

 

Copeland Spode's quatered plate from the Spode's Byron series No 1 c1931 - 1969.  It is almost octagonal in shape,  and  divided into 4 sections.  Most of the sellers date these plates to the 1930s, but then they would.

 

This backstamp was used from circa 1891 and into the next century according to this website.

Nancy and her Daily Dish blog knows how to take Spode seriously.

Trent Art Ware pink and cream vase, circa 1950s

Trent Art Ware was a brand name of Bakewell Bros pottery at  McDonaldtown, NSW.  According to Aussiepottery the Trent Art Ware name was introduced in the early 1950s, though the shapes had been produced from the 1930s under the name "Newtone".  The Bakewell pottery closed in 1955.

The handles of this vase have a simple twist.

I've had this vase for many years, probably picked up in an op shop in the early 1980s.

The bottom stamp, showing that the vase was "Made in Australia". 





There are some interesting Australian pottery websites, including Australian Decorative Pottery,  and Australian Pottery.



This post was edited on 8 Sep 2010 after some helpful comments by Tim.

Wilkinson Ltd Royal Staffordshire Potteries, 1910+

This was one of the platters that came from Max's mother's estate, and because of the 1910+ date given, I think it likely that it was one of her mother's wedding gifts.  It used to come out on special occasions at Max's Mum's.

 This is the backstamp, used from 1910.  I don't now what the pattern is.  The colour of the pattern is a dark orange.

Royal Doulton Flowers and Poplars pattern dinner plate

The flowers may be anemones with poplars in the background.  The rim is painted in dark green. The backstamp and impressed number of 34 seem to indicate that the plate dates from 1934.

I bought this in a little antique shop in Block Arcade many years ago for Max's birthday one year, but I think I liked it more than he did.