WEMBLEY WARE SEAL FIGURAL ASHTRAY - AUSTRALIAN, CIRCA 1946-1961

A MOULDED EARTHENWARE ASHTRAY IN THE FORM OF A STYLISED SEAL SEATED ON AN ANGULAR ROCK FORMATION. THE SEAL FIGURE IS FINISHED IN A PEARLESCENT LUSTRE GLAZE IN WARM TONES OF PINK, CREAM AND GOLD, WHILE THE ROCK-FORM BASE IS GLAZED IN A MATTE SAGE GREEN. THE BASE IS HEXAGONAL IN SHAPE WITH ANGULAR FACETED EDGES DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE ROCK FACES, WITH CIGARETTE RESTS MOULDED INTO THE RIM.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WEMBLEY WARE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* MARK TYPE: PRINTED BACKSTAMP IN BROWN READING 'WEMBLEY QUALITY WARE' WITH INTERTWINED WB MONOGRAM AND CROWN DEVICE
* PERIOD: CIRCA 1946-1961 BASED ON BACKSTAMP STYLE

CONDITION:
THE LUSTRE GLAZE ON THE SEAL FIGURE IS INTACT WITH NO CHIPS OR LOSSES VISIBLE. THE SAGE GREEN GLAZE ON THE BASE APPEARS EVEN AND WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACES. CRAZING IS PRESENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE. MINOR WEAR IS VISIBLE TO THE BASE EDGES. A SMALL DRAINAGE OR VENT HOLE IS PRESENT IN THE BASE, CONSISTENT WITH MANUFACTURE.

BASE MARK: PRINTED 'WEMBLEY QUALITY WARE' WITH WB MONOGRAM AND CROWN

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1946-1961; Australian; Wembley Ware; Printed Backstamp On Base Reading 'Wembley Quality Ware' With Intertwined Wb Monogram And Crown Device; Glazed Earthenware; Crazing Visible To The Base. Minor Wear To The Base Edges. The Lustre Glaze On The Seal Figure Is Intact. The Glaze On The Rock-Form Base Is Even And Without Chips Or Cracks Visible From The Exterior.

Condition: Good

779177+51

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

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