1961 Portmeirion Pottery Yellow & Orange 'Talisman' Side Plate by Susan Williams-Ellis

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1961 Portmeirion Pottery Yellow & Orange 'Talisman' Side Plate by Susan Williams-Ellis - PORT-TALISPLA1

£10.00

Designed in 1961 by Susan Williams-Ellis for Portmeirion this is a lovely side/bread and butter plate in an early screenprinted design called 'Talisman' which came in three different colourways - this is the yellow and orange version. Unmarked to the base. (NB: we have three of these plates for sale separately and the price given is for one plate). Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE: Diameter 7in/18cm Weight 250g

CONDITION: Fabulous original condition with no chips, cracks, or hairlines and no discernible surface wear.

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Retro Ceramics - British

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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