WEMBLEY WARE LUSTRE GLAZE PLAYING CARDS "GOOD LUCK" ASHTRAY WITH GREYHOUND FIGURE

A NOVELTY ASHTRAY BY WEMBLEY WARE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, FEATURING A FAN OF FOUR PLAYING CARDS (JACK OF SPADES, ACE OF HEARTS, FOUR OF DIAMONDS, SEVEN OF CLUBS) RISING FROM THE BACK OF THE TRAY, WITH A RECLINING GREYHOUND FIGURE AT THE CENTRE. THE FRONT EDGE OF THE BASE IS EMBOSSED WITH THE WORDS "GOOD LUCK" IN GREEN RELIEF LETTERING. THREE GILT-TRIMMED CIGARETTE RESTS ARE POSITIONED AROUND THE TRAY.

THE PIECE IS FINISHED IN A PEARLESCENT LUSTRE GLAZE TO THE FRONT, WITH A MOTTLED PINK AND MAUVE GLAZE TO THE REVERSE OF THE CARD FAN. CARD SUIT SYMBOLS ARE HAND-PAINTED IN RED AND BLACK.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WEMBLEY WARE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED "WEMBLEY WARE" TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE
* PERIOD: 1950S

CONDITION:
* LUSTRE GLAZE IS BRIGHT ACROSS THE FRONT FACE AND BASE
* GILT TRIM TO CIGARETTE RESTS SHOWS MINOR WEAR
* GREYHOUND FIGURE IS INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE CHIPS OR BREAKS
* GREEN EMBOSSED "GOOD LUCK" LETTERING IS CLEAR AND WELL-DEFINED
* MINOR SOILING TO THE UNGLAZED FOOT RIM
* A SMALL HOLE IN THE BASE APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY FEATURE

MAKER'S MARK: IMPRESSED "WEMBLEY WARE" TO BASE

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1950S; Australian; Wembley Ware; Impressed 'Wembley Ware' Mark To Underside Of Base; Glazed Ceramic; Lustre Glaze Is Bright And Largely Intact Across The Front Face And Base. Gilt Trim To The Three Cigarette Rests Shows Minor Wear. The Greyhound Figure Is Intact With No Visible Chips Or Breaks. The Green Embossed 'Good Luck' Lettering At The Front Is Clear And Well-Defined. The Reverse Of The Fan Section Shows A Mottled Pink And Mauve Glaze With Some Surface Textu

Condition: Good

779177+46

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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