Longpark Pottery Torquay (Devon)

Large Longpark Torquay Vase 19" High

How old do we think...Biscuit barrel ?



Bout 7 inches high and wide...Cheers...Yes the lid is broken..

5" x 3" approx .

i like this place for ashes.. for smoking memorabilia or advertising put your fags away after your done

Any help appreciated thanks for looking.






Chris

Thank you for the quick reply did have a suggestion Longpark Torquay ?

Chris

Thank you for looking for me.

Chris

Shape 87 - which seems to be some kind of  miniature coffee pot - with the N2 "coloured cockerel" pattern. The other side inscribed with a quote from Burns: " facts are chiels that winna ding/An downa be disputed ".

These Torquay factories had a huge variety of quality. Longpark had some high points from what I have seen but never matched up to the very best early stuff of Watcombe or Aller Vale. The tea pot I have seen a million times with various designs most often by CH Brannam over in Barnstable. The flower vase is part of a range I have seen propping up stalls at many antique fairs, I guess it is very early. It can only be described as various reflections of brown and the kindest thing I can say about that range is that it is WAY out of fashion.

denbydump wrote:Not as early as I thought, when I got my own example, it's c1914-1930.

Strange? I thought that hand written signature style mark was from the very earliest period (1904 onwards). That has jogged a memory though. There is a range of Longpark from that period that has very complex designs that are applied with single dots of coloured clay that come together to produce designs of flowers and I think birds. It also shares this signature mark rather than an imprinted stamp mark. These designs appear very arts and crafts / art nouveau. They are very good, rare and go for very good money when they appear on the internet. I guess they are the work of one worker? But I am not sure. If I can find a picture of one I will post for reference.

Cream jug shape 96, with the N1 "Scandi" pattern. Motto " 'elp yerzel tu Craim".

Small beaker printed with a picture of Winchester Cathedral and crudely overpainted. Possibly not Longpark's finest hour.

They've probably been hiding themselves away out of embarrassment...

D&E Lloyd Thomas's book "The Old Torquay Potteries" indicates that this kind of decoration was in use at Longpark in around 1905-10, and also sometimes appeared on wares produced there to be sold under the "Tormohun" brand.

Hello
Does anyone come across this pottery??
Thanks

One of the early 20thC Torquay ware potteries. Often featuring kingfishers, if that helps the search