Poole Pottery 1980 to present day

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I have this charger  - Jupiter from the limited edition by Alan Clarke ' Alignment of the Planets in May 2000. My question is how many were in the set and how many were in the edition?  Thanks

these planet plates were usually runs of 500 in 2 sizes (in theory) but many were released with no edition number so god knows how many are out there

The one I have an etched 497, just noticed it. Possible not done when it was made as etched into glaze

I would guess yours was not part of the original official limited edition but other members will probably own some f the planet plates and will know more than me

The Planets were originally produced as a ltd edition of 500 sets of 16" chargers with 9 planets in each set - c.£900 or £1000 a set. Each dish would have had a no. ( between 1 and 500 ) etched into the back close to the backstamp, there was only 1 certificate per set. This is why most dishes sold on the secondary market do not have certificates. Also if retailers were struggling to sell complete sets they would sell individual dishes.They were then issued in smaller size of 10.5", I think these were sold individually, I am not sure if the size of the ltd edition was 500 or 1000, they would have been numbered.
Poole did sell seconds of these and other ltd editions so if they have no number etched onto the reverse you know they are seconds.

Thanks that's great. Good to know mine is part of the original issue

Ok Cheers for that ..over to the Poole collectors then .

A Massive Charger by Janice Tchalenko 'for poole pottery' is one of my favourite pieces in my collection - bold, vibrant and with eastern promise (But tricky to photograph)





The only problem is it rather distracts from any other pot in the nearest vicinity - but a great stand alone wall piece :)

Are there any Museums with a comprehensive display of Poole on Show? Some of little bits and pieces, but I wondered if there was any substantial public collection anywhere?

not these days which is why the online virtual museum is so important

I've been on the prowl for a while looking for a full size Delphis cat and finally captured one alive, but can anyone id the decorators mark please and advise which years they were in production between? From Robs Poole Pottery site the closest id would seem to be an early Carole Holden mark but not quite. I appeciate there will always be variation in hand applied marks but can anyone confirm if its her mark please? Thanks

looks similar but unclear

Yes. I've had similar problems with some of the Doulton decorators marks too. Close, but not quite. I guess we can all go into shorthand if rushing onto the next thing on the agenda, and given examples in books or on the net don't quite match.

she was head of the dep't so I doubt she was painting cats

Maybe not if she was HoD. She must have decorated some pots though if there are examples of her mark. Do you know if she was appointed HoD from the outset or if she rose up the ranks to the position? The Poole site gives her early and later marks but I don't think she was there for very long

We would like to see the cat!

denbydump wrote:We would like to see the cat!

He's been out all night marking his territory so if I can catch him later will ask him to pose for a shot but may not post unti tomorrow

Managed to coax him out with a saucer of milk......

Introducing little Waldorf

As I thought, this is not a Delphis Cat, don't think they ever made them.
It is a more modern "living glaze" kitty, still in production I think,
so the monogram should be fairly easy to ID.

denbydump wrote:As I thought, this is not a Delphis Cat, don't think they ever made them.
It is a more modern "living glaze" kitty, still in production I think,
so the monogram should be fairly easy to ID.

I've not found anything on the Poole website thats advertising them as still in production or for sale. Perhaps they were part of the Volcano glaze/ colourway range

Maybe not, but seen shelves of them at the fairs on the secondary
Poole dealers stalls.

Looks like they are "VOGUE" cats.

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cottees-auctions-limited/catalogue-id-srcott10085/lot-956ba073-2c20-4e54-b057-a48900de9219

That auction listing is wrong, Vogue is a dark almost black colour, see here for example:
http://www.taguk.plus.com/towngate/satin_silk.htm
These ones are Odyssey pattern (1999 - 2005).
Paintress mark looks most like Carol Bolton but hard to be sure.

gareth-h wrote:That auction listing is wrong, Vogue is a dark almost black colour, see here for example:
http://www.taguk.plus.com/towngate/satin_silk.htm
These ones are Odyssey pattern (1999 - 2005).
Paintress mark looks most like Carol Bolton but hard to be sure.

Great . Thanks for this. I was going to contact Poole direct to enquire but you've saved me the job. They've ovbiously done the cats in different ranges if the Vogue ones exist too. I guess they are popularly known as delphis cats as the colours and living glaze technique do bear some resemblance to the original delphis look. Is there an up to date list of decorators marks you can point me to please as I've only come across the one on Robs Poole site which is great for past decorators marks.