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Ashtead charger sized plates, model P3.
Two versions of
the P3 charger, both "dy" Galleon decoration. |
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Ashtead decorated plate
P5
This plate carries the
decoration code "ezz" and shows a lady holding a bird (a parrot?).
(pictures courtesy J
R Culbert)
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Ashtead charger sized plate, model P3.
Although this plate has
similar border the
decoration code for the "courting couple" is not known. |

A highly decorated dessert plate, thought to be decoration code "kj"
"spring flowers |
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A
small Sugar bowl B35.
This one is decorated in "Spring Flowers" (jo). It
is about 8 cms diameter and would probably have been part of a tea set
decorated in the same pattern. |
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Ashtead lidded dish P9
A lidded "Gazelles dish mentioned on a previous page. This
finished in Apple Green glaze (o). The moulded figure on the top lid appears to
be a hare or possibly a large cat. |
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A
"fluted" pattern teapot model F41.
This one is finished in plain Pearl
Barley glaze (k). It stands about 13 cms tall and would probably hold enough
to fill 4 cups. |
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Ashtead Potters
"Duck" pattern (cd) bowl - Model B9
This
bowl has the earliest date stamp and William Robinson's mark. The pictures
also shows something that is quite common on Ashtead wares and that is
staining under the glaze. Ashtead wares also often have crazing of the
glaze.
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A
selection of Ashtead cruet - from left to right
"fruit
tops" M7/8 pepper, M11/8 salt, M13/8 mustard.
"Owl" M20 pepper, the
companion to "Owl" is a "Frog" salt pot (not shown).
"Urns" M84 mustard, M87 salt, M88 pepper.
Salt
M10/11. A pair M29 "clover leaf" with small pepper pots finished in
sepia/black (hi) and green/blue (hu). |
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Ashtead
Potters Tureen X33 and Stand S33
A
huge tureen at 30 cms diameter and 18cms deep, this was part of the
"Surrey" dinner service. Finished in Pearl Barley glaze (k) and
blue/green banded decoration (hu). The cost new of this piece was £1.12s.6d
(£1.67p).
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Ashtead Potters kitchen
storage jar X53
This
is one of several kitchen jars that were made by Ashtead. The jars came in four graduated sizes, this being the largest. The smallest size
(X55) was
for spices, with the medium sizes (X51 & X54)being for dried fruits and pulses. The lids
are of turned hard wood to minimize chipping. The names are hand painted. The
retail price for this pot when new was 15 shillings (£0.75pence).
(photograph reproduced with
permission) |
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Ashtead
Potters bowl B26
This
bowl is finished with a fishes motif (bn). It measures about 26 cms. The
artist's code is a triangle (not yet attributed) and the date code is for
1927. (Photo by
kind permission of M Casak) |
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Ashtead
Potters X74 "fluted" pattern hot water jug
Finished
in "v" jade green glaze. This is probably a piece from a coffee set.
It stands 18 cms tall. |
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Ashtead
Potters S50 and X50 small covered soup tureen.
Finished
in "v" jade green glaze. This would have been from a dinner service.
The bowl and lid are X50 and the saucer S50. |
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Ashtead
Potters X3 covered box
decoration code ?
9 cms high x 14 cms wide
this box was catalogued as being "ideal for storing 100 cigarettes! |
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An Ashtead Coffee set
4 x Cups (C14) and Saucers (S12), Jug (J20,) Bowl (B57), Coffee Pot (X70) and
Hot Milk Jug (J70). Finished in Apple Green glaze (o)
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An Ashtead lemonade set
4 x Beakers (K3) and Jug (J16) Finished in "kl" blue/green hoops. |
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An selection of "b" yellow glazed wares
Small Bowl B35, Covered Box X45, small Jug J20, Vase V13,
Side plate
P8, Tankard
C21, Small Covered Box X21.
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Ashtead
Potters Dish P5
A
small dessert dish, 19 cms wide. This dish has decoration code "daz" but
does not have a painters mark. It is an early piece. |
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