ASHTEAD POTTERY
The Ashtead Pottery (1923-1935) was the brainchild of the philanthropists Sir Lawrence and Kathleen, Lady Weaver, with the intention of giving respectable employment to disabled ex-servicemen from the Great War. For twelve brief years the pottery produced a diverse range of colourful tableware, nursery novelties, figures and, of course, commemorative and advertising wares for which they are perhaps best known. The pottery was represented at the Wembley British Empire Exhibitions of 1924 and 1925 and was fortunate to attract the attention of the Royal Family. Many well known and popular artists, including Pheobe Stabler and Percy Metcalfe, contributed their designs and for a few years output was vigourous. Sadly, however, this kind of publicity could not help the pottery to withstand the economic pressures engendered by the Depression, and it closed in 1935.
The collection being offered here coincides with the publication of a short history on the subject by Edward Hallam, entitled 'Ashtead Potters Ltd. in Surrey 1923-1925'.
An Ashtead painted pottery figure modelled as black polar bear seated on a white rock, printed factory mark, painted M77 -- 3in. high
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An Ashtead painted pottery figure modelled as black polar bear seated on a white rock, printed factory mark, painted M77 -- 3in. high
See illustration
See illustration