Candy Ware, Newton Abbot (Devon)

Not sure about this, my gut feeling tells me American, the marks on the base are quite obscure, all i can make of it is Wesco.....? I think, and a registered trade mark and the letters C.N.A within a triangle, its got some age but not sure on date hoping its not to early for the forum.

Thanks again Rob.

Rob , this is Candy Ware

Your Mark should read WESTCONTREE WARE ,round the circle then CNA in the triangle , founded in Newton Abbot Devon in 1887, closed in 1991

Thanks Ed, Not heard of that one before, I was barking up the wrong tree, thought this might be American art pottery, show's just what i know.

Hi just an addition to Big Ed's answer it would also of had 'Td.Mk' under the tirangle ( I think its there looking at your picture but hard to see) I believe that particular mark was first used in 1916 so that narrows the date a bit more for you :)

Thanks Magpie, I've just dug out my G A. Godden marks book, and seen the mark, like you say 1916+, but doesn't show any other marks or say when the mark changed, I'll have a guess tho and say 1920's/30's.

Rob.

Candy & Co, Newton Abbot, Devon, was started in the 1870s by
Frank Candy, initially making bricks and salt-glazed wares.

The production of art pottery started in 1922 and was a sideline to
it's main production of tiled fireplaces, glazed bricks quarry tiles
and sanitary pipes. By the early 1950s, when the art-pottery section
was closed down, Candy was one of the largest ceramics factories
in the country. It survived in name, as a tile manufacturer,
until 1998.

Numerous marks, relief-moulded or printed, and paper or foil labels
were used, some early moulded marks include a shape number.
The later marks were ink-stamped, and varnished over, so are
often faded or hard to make out.

"WESCONTREE WARE" (1922-36).
Early pieces were moulded, rather than thrown.






"CANDY WARE" (1936-53).
Thrown wares by Sid Dart.

Handled pieces


Blues


Greens


Browns


Reds


Grey & purple


A selection of marks



Most of my examples are effectively unmarked, with just
the remains of varnish, or paper label adhesive on the bases.
Luckily that means I picked most of them up for nothing!

Information from "Candy Art Pottery" by Ian Turner.

I have always thought that this pottery is under-rated and it is great to see images of so many Candy Ware pots. Thanks DD.