| The history of the Poole Pottery can be
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| | shapes, as well as variations on more
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| traced back to 1873, when Jesse Carter
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| | traditional shapes.Alfred Read and Guy
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| purchased the East Quay Pottery in Poole
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| | Sydenham were the driving force behind
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| from James Walker, after that gentleman's
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| | this range of shapes, and many of the
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| pottery business went bankrupt. Jesse
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| | early freeform patterns were also Alfred
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| Carter's background was as a successful
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| | Read designs, with both Read and Sydenham
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| builders merchant in Surrey, but he
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| | being responsible for throwing the new
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| believed that the architectural ceramics
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| | shapes. Also especially notable were the
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| business offered a profitable future and
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| | creative talents of Ruth Pavely and Ann
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| determined to put all his efforts into
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| | Read. Responsible for designing and
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| this. Moving to the area with his family,
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| | applying many of the hand painted
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| two of whom were to play a major role in
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| | patterns that were applied to Read and
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| the future of the pottery, he began to
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| | Sydenhams' shapes, Ruth Pavely was Head
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| work. By the 1880s, Carter & Company had
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| | of Painting at the Poole Pottery for many
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| become very well established locally,
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| | years, and her mark can be seen on some
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| overshadowing some longer established
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| | of the finest Poole Pottery pieces of the
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| local companies and beginning to encroach
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| | 1950s, as can Ann Read's. Although John
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| on the territory of some of the well
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| | Adams had retired, many of his tableware
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| known Staffordshire potteries.At this
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| | shapes were also still in use and gained
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| time, the output of the Poole Pottery was
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| | a new lease of life with the application
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| revolved around decorative tiling and
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| | of free form patterns.Freeform proved to
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| other architectural pottery, such as fire
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| | be just what the doctor ordered for the
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| surrounds. Carter & Co's wide range of
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| | Poole Pottery, and was very successful
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| decorative tiles were being widely used
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| | throughout the 1950s. Today, fans of
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| in shops, pubs and hotels, as well as for
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| | 1950s design are keen to collect Poole
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| advertising and mosaic flooring.During
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| | Freeform shapes and the better examples
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| this time two of Jesse Carter's sons,
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| | of these pieces command strong values.As
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| Charles and Owen had begun working for
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| | the 1950s came to a close, Poole Pottery
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| the family business, and when Jesse
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| | was as ever aware that changing times and
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| Carter retired in 1901, control of the
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| | fashions necessitated fresh creative
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| business fell the them. Over the next
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| | ideas and looked to one of their newest
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| twenty years, the output of the company
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| | designers, Robert Jefferson, to lead this
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| changed to include a growing variety of
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| | work. Jefferson was experienced in the
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| decorative wares, and the end result of
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| | pottery industry, and as well as new
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| this was the formation of Carter, Stabler
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| | design influences, he led the
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| & Adams as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
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| | implementation of more modern
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| Carter & Company in 1921. Harold and
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| | manufacturing techniques, essential if
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| Phoebe Stabler and John and Truda Adams
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| | Poole were to remain popular and
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| brought between them a wealth of creative
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| | profitable.In the early 1960s a new range
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| experience in design, modelling and
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| | of studio ware was released - the Delphis
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| decoration and the mission of the CSA
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| | range. This featured bold, colourful
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| company was to produce decorative and
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| | designs on new shapes created by Robert
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| table wares from the East Quay works in
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| | Jefferson and Tony Morris. The Delphis
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| Poole.Over the next forty years, the
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| | range proved popular and once more in
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| Carter, Stabler & Adams company proved
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| | keeping with the spirit of the times and
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| very successful, producing a very wide
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| | remained in production, with many
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| variety of decorative and domestic wares.
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| | variations, until the mid-1970s. Delphis
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| One of the most easily recognisable and
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| | was then superseded by another bold and
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| successful CSA styles is that of the red
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| | striking range, the Aegean ware range.
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| earthenware body with a white slip ground
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| | Leslie Elsden was one of the main
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| and a clear glaze. This style was used
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| | creative forces behind this range,
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| until the mid-thirties, when C.S.A. moved
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| | providing a fitting culmination to his 50
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| to using white clay bodies, probably
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| | year career at the Poole Pottery. Much of
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| because they were more suitable for
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| | the Aegean range was decorated using
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| tableware than the red earthenware bodies
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| | either the silhouette or sgraffito
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| were. The decorative pieces were all hand
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| | techniques, and the extensive use of
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| painted with patterns that were largely
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| | browns, oranges and yellows gave the
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| the work of Truda Adams. These colourful
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| | Aegean pieces a very distinctive
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| and stylish patterns played a key part in
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| | character. While some shapes were shared
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| the success of CSA and have endured
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| | with the Delphis and other ranges, both
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| superbly, still looking fresh and
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| | Delphis and Aegean ware have very
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| attractive today. CSA's output during the
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| | distinctive and easily recognisable
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| 20s and 30s also included a range of
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| | characters.Poole Pottery continues to
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| skilfully modelled pieces, often by
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| | produce fine pottery from its factory in
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| Harold Stabler or John Adams. Today these
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| | Poole today, but its survival in the 21st
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| models have become highly collectable and
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| | century has not been easy. In 2003 the
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| hard to find in perfect condition.As with
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| | Poole Pottery was declared bankrupt,
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| all of the British pottery industry, the
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| | eventually to be saved by a group of
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| Poole Pottery's output was severely
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| | private investors. An unfortunate
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| affected by the second world war. Whilst
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| | consequence of the bankruptcy was the
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| output was restricted by government
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| | sale of the entire contents of the Poole
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| legislation to plain utility wares until
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| | Pottery's museum - while the Borough of
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| the late 1940s, new ranges were being
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| | Poole was able to buy some of the
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| planned and the retirement or death of
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| | contents of the museum at the resulting
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| several key figures such as Harold
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| | auction at Christies, much of it has now
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| Stabler and John Adams meant that it was
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| | been dispersed to private collectors and
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| time for an influx of fresh talent to
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| | dealers from all over the world,
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| Carter, Stabler & Adams.The ranges of
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| | depriving future generations of the
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| white earthenware that had been so
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| | chance to see what was probably the
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| successful in the past had also become
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| | world's most enviable collection of Poole
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| almost unmanageably complex, and these
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| | Pottery.Today, Poole Pottery seem to be
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| were now rationalised, to become known as
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| | finding a new direction, with some
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| Traditional ware, with three levels of
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| | innovative new ranges, including the
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| decoration - elaborate, medium and
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| | first ever truely red tableware (red
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| simple. Just as in their time, the Truda
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| | glazes have historically not been safe to
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| Adams designs had captured the fashions
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| | eat from). Time will tell if they can
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| and styles of their time, something new
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| | regain their place in the top echelon of
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| was needed to reflect the new styles of
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| | British pottery companies.Perfect Pieces
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| the 1950s. Several new ranges were
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| | ( specialises in British pottery from the
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| introduced, but by far the most striking
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| | last 100 years, and has a wide selection
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| and successful were the Free Form range
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| | of pottery for sale as well as a large
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| of patterns and shapes. Poole Pottery
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| | database of past stock, searchable by
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| freeform was distinguished by a very
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| | visitors.Visit the Perfect Pieces website
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| modern new range of shapes, mixing angles
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| | for more information or to contact us.
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| and curves to create completely new
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