A stunning round art pottery piece, by Chelsea Pottery, London, England. Vintage, circa 1960s-1970s mid century.
A stylised cluster of four flowers, like sunflowers, hand drawn with fine brown outlines and coloured in brown and muted mossy green glazes, with a splash of more vivid green. The design is by Susan Windsor and it is signed SW to the front. The decor is stylised and typical of Chelsea Pottery pieces. Glossy finish, with deep brown trim on a rich red clay. Signed 'Chelsea Pottery' to the base.
It's a small plate or shallow bowl, 16.5cm x 3cm deep. Very good condition, beautifully painted. Suited to a collector, can be wall hung with a mounting. It's a more unusual original illustration for Chelsea.
Price includes P&P to the UK.
About Chelsea Pottery:
In London in 1952 David Rawnsley and his wife Mary started up the Chelsea Pottery in Radnor Walk, SW3. It was styled an 'open studio' - a place where any potter could come to work and learn. David soon left for warmer climates, and the pottery was left in the hands of Brian Hubbard who went on to run Chelsea for nearly forty years with the help of Joyce Morgan, modeller Frank Spindler, Barbara Ross, Daphne Corke and a large number of decorators, trained in-house, who lasted for various lengths of time. The pottery is best known for its highly decorated earthenware, the colour of the pieces being achieved by the use of painting and coloured glazes - a technique that has been referred to as 'inlay and overlay'.
Chelsea Pottery became very popular with the rich and famous in the late 60s. It closed in 1997.