 | Maker: Pountney Pattern:Bristol Views Series
Meat Dish or Platter Clifton c1840
Bristol Views Series, with various views along the River Avon, is the best known pattern from the Bristol Pottery of Pountney.
Clifton is now a suburb of Bristol, but in its day was fashionable for recreation and relaxation. Today it is more famous for its Gorge with suspension bridge.
Made first by Pountney and Allies this platter has the typical horse shoe shape backstamp impressed Pountney and Goldney. This partnership operated the pottery from 1836 to 1849.
There are a few minor glaze blemishes and knife marks, but this platter is as bright and clean as the day it was made. Lovely example from this popular series.
Dimensions: 37 x 27.5 cm / 14.5 x 10.75 ins
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 | Maker: Pountney Pattern:Bristol Views Series
Meat Dish or Platter View Near Bristol c1825
Bristol Views Series, with various views along the River Avon, is the best known pattern from the Bristol Pottery of Pountney. Made first by Pountney and Allies and later by Pountney and Goldney.
Backstamp: View near Bristol, River Avon.
This fabulous dish is crazed with some associated light discolouration. There is a little wear and a tiny rub to the glaze on the outer rim and a small manufacturing fault under the rim. Overall really good.
Dimensions: 42 cm x 31.5 cm / 16.25 ins x 12.25 ins
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 | Maker: Pountney Pattern:Bristol Views Series
Plate St Vincents Rocks c1840
Bristol Views Series, with various views along the River Avon, is the best known pattern from the Bristol Pottery of Pountney.
Backstamp: Printed St Vincents Rocks and impressed Pountney & Goldney in horseshoe around a cross.
The glaze is crazed with a little wear to the inner rim of the bowl. On the back a few patches of minor staining.
Dimensions: 25.5 cm / 10 ins
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 | Maker: Pountney Pattern:Bristol Views Series
Plate Cooks Folly c1820
This pattern also knows as Bristol View or Bristol and River Thames Series.
Backstamp: Cooks Folly and impressed Pountney and Allies.
Light crazing with a couple of small blemishes also on the back a little wear.
Dimensions: 21.5 cm / 8.5 ins
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 | Maker: Pountney Pattern:Bristol Views Series
Drainer View near Bristol c1825
Lovely drainer with River Avon scene in this popular series.
No backstamp.
Crazed with some discolouration although the latter is mainly noticeable around the inner rim and on the back. There is just a little pitting around a couple of holes otherwise the face of the drainer is remarkably unscathed with barely a scratch to the surface.
Dimensions: 29 cm x 19.5 cm / 11.5 ins x 7.75 ins
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