1963 Portmeirion Pottery Blue 'Totem' Cheese Dome and Base by Susan Williams-Ellis

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1963 Portmeirion Pottery Blue 'Totem' Cheese Dome and Base by Susan Williams-Ellis - PORT-BLUTOTCH1

£45.00

In the scarce and highly collectable blue high gloss glaze and in the famous 'Totem' range designed in 1963 by Susan Williams-Ellis here is a gorgeous cheese dome and base - although these sometimes came with a wooden base this particular cheese dome has a glazed china base which is fully stamped with a circular backstamp to the underside and also to the inside of the dome with 'PORTMEIRION, TOTEM, SUSAN WILLIAMS-ELLIS, STOKE, MADE IN ENGLAND'. A must-have for any Portmeirion or retro ceramics collection. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE: Height 4.25in/10.5cm Diameter 7.5in/19cm Weight 1170g

CONDITION: In lovely original condition other than a very small oyster chip to the bottom rim of the lid which does not show when it is sitting on the base (shown in photograph number 4). We believe it to be fairly insignificant but nevertheless has been reflected in the price. Other than this there are no other chips, cracks or hairlines.

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The pottery started in principle when Susan Williams-Ellis, the daughter of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (creator of the Portmeirion Village) and her husband Euan Cooper-Willis took over Gray’s Pottery in 1960 and Kirkham’s Pottery a year later – renamed and marketed as The Portmeirion Potteries Ltd in 1962. It was during this period of the 1960’s that some of Susan Williams-Ellis’ most famous shapes and designs were created – Totem, Cypher and Jupiter (1963), Samarkand, Greek Key (1965), Magic City (1966) to name just a few – it is this particular period of manufacture that primarily interests us – post 1970’s production being generally more restrained and not quite so eccentric in shape and design. In 1967 Euan helped establish Dartington Glass – with Portmeirion handling the distribution of their Frank Thrower designed glass.

The Portmeirion Pottery continues to go from strength to strength right through to the present day with various and continued new production lines; a joint initiative into the American market and the purchase and amalgamation of other small potteries along the way. 1995 saw Portmeirion celebrate their 35th Anniversary and two years later in 1997 they celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the hugely successful Botanic Garden range.

We aim to bring you some of the best in retro Portmeirion ceramics – we do hope you like our choice.

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