WEMBLEY WARE LUSTRE GLAZE HORSESHOE ASHTRAY WITH HORSE HEAD SHIELD MOTIF - 1950S AUSTRALIAN

A CIRCULAR CERAMIC ASHTRAY BY WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POTTERY WEMBLEY WARE, FEATURING A RAISED GILT HORSESHOE BORDER WITH CIGARETTE RESTS AND A CENTRAL SHIELD CARTOUCHE BEARING A MOULDED HORSE HEAD IN RELIEF. THE BODY IS FINISHED IN A PEARLESCENT LUSTRE GLAZE WITH GILT HIGHLIGHTS TO THE HORSESHOE AND SHIELD SURROUND.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WEMBLEY WARE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED "WEMBLEY WARE" MARK WITH EMBLEM ON BASE
* PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S

DESIGN:
* CIRCULAR FORM WITH RAISED HORSESHOE BORDER INCORPORATING CIGARETTE RESTS
* CENTRAL RAISED SHIELD CARTOUCHE WITH MOULDED HORSE HEAD IN PROFILE WEARING A BRIDLE
* PEARLESCENT LUSTRE GLAZE TO BODY WITH GILT HIGHLIGHTS TO HORSESHOE AND SHIELD BORDER
* SMALL DRAINAGE HOLE TO BASE CENTRE

CONDITION:
SURFACE SCRATCHING AND WEAR VISIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GLAZED AREA AND TO THE GILT DECORATION ON THE HORSESHOE BORDER. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OBSERVED AT THE RIM OR BASE. THE LUSTRE GLAZE ON THE UNDERSIDE REMAINS INTACT WITH IRIDESCENT FINISH VISIBLE. THE MOULDED HORSE HEAD DETAIL IS CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED.

MAKER'S MARK: IMPRESSED "WEMBLEY WARE" WITH EMBLEM, VISIBLE ON THE BASE.

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1950S; Australian; Wembley Ware; Impressed 'Wembley Ware' Mark On Base With A Small Emblem Above The Text; Glazed Ceramic; Surface Scratching And Light Wear To The Gilt Horseshoe Border And Central Glaze Surface. Lustre Glaze On The Base Shows Iridescent Finish Intact. Small Drainage Hole Present In The Base, Consistent With Production. No Chips Or Cracks Observed At The Rim Or Base.

Condition: Good

779177+47

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

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