Charlotte Rhead 'Seed Poppy' Bursley Ware Plate c1925

Early Charlotte Rhead 'Seed Poppy' Bursley Ware Plate c1925

A beautiful Charlotte Rhead 'Seed Poppy' octagonal plate finely tube lined in blue and coloured with vibrant pinks, greens and purple on a deep blue ground. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal 'Foxglove' 211 Vase c1937

Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal 'Foxglove' 211 Vase c1937

A lovely Charlotte Rhead 'Foxglove' twin handled 211 vase - a new shape introduced in 1936. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead and Burleigh Ware

Charlotte Rhead Burleigh Ware 'Fruit' vase c1928

At the end of 1926 Charlotte Rhead left Woods (and the associated companies of Bursley Ltd and the Ellgreave Pottery) and joined Burgess and Leigh. Most of her Burleigh Ware designs are tube lined, but some painted and printed designs were also produced. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead ('L' for Lottie) Burleigh Ware signature c1928

Charlotte Rhead - Caliph

An all over floral design tube lined on a mottled grey ground and enamelled in pink, blue, yellow and green. Crown Ducal pattern number 5411. A classic Charlotte Rhead design showing the influence of middle eastern motifs, which Charlotte and her father greatly admired. A relatively rare design, not seen that often. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead 'Caliph'

Charlotte Rhead - Persian Leaf Pattern 5391

Charlotte Rhead - Persian Leaf c1938

An Iznic inspired design of tube lined leaves in blue and purple with pink and yellow berries. Set against a blue rustic trellis and mottled grey background. Produced for Crown Ducal in 1938. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead - Turin

Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal 'Turin' Vase c1932

Produced in 1932 and shown at the British Industries Fair of that year, Turin consists of bands of overlapping stylised lotus leaves in olive and indigo lustre on a turquoise ground. An early Crown Ducal design, rarely seen. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead - Fruit Border

Richardson's pattern number 5802, Fruit Border is a striking band of lustred orange fruit and bronze leaves with lustre circles and stems finished in gold. Introduced in 1938 it was used to illustrate several Crown Ducal advertisements in 1939. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead 'Fruit Border' c1938

Art Deco Chargers by Charlotte Rhead

I've always liked chargers because of their immediate impact. Unlike other shapes, you can see at once the full effect of the design. Often at exhibitions and trade fairs designers like Clarice Cliff and Charlotte Rhead would use them precisely for this reason. Some of the rarest one-off pieces were produced also to show the skills of the decorators. For more chargers and other examples of Charlotte Rhead pottery, visit Premier Antiques