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Preview and Pick up at: 27294 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3P8
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A mixed group of Portmeirion glazed ceramic tableware in the Pomona pattern, decorated with naturalistic fruit, blossom, and foliage motifs on white grounds. Botanical inscriptions include "The Hoary Morning Apple" and "The Wild Blackberry," with additional depictions of cherries, pears, and citrus fruit. The group incorporates serving, dining, tea, and storage forms, accompanied by a fitted Pomona box containing metal pastry forks and teaspoons with decorated ceramic handles. Printed backstamp reads "PORTMEIRION / POMONA / By Susan Williams-Ellis / Oven to Table, Dishwasher, Microwave & Freezer Safe / Made in Britain."
ARTIST / CREATOR BIOGRAPHY
Susan Williams-Ellis (1918-2007) was a British artist, ceramic designer, and founder of Portmeirion Pottery. The daughter of architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and writer Amabel Williams-Ellis, she grew up amid the imaginative architecture, gardens, and coastal landscape of Portmeirion Village in North Wales. Her early artistic education included contact with Bernard and David Leach, followed by study at Chelsea School of Art under Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland.
After marrying Euan Cooper-Willis in 1945, Williams-Ellis moved to Wales and joined him in managing the village shop at Portmeirion. Their commercial and creative partnership led to the establishment of Portmeirion Pottery in 1960. As the company's principal designer for more than four decades, she combined practical forms with distinctive surface decoration, producing such influential patterns as Totem, Magic City, Magic Garden, and Botanic Garden.
Williams-Ellis introduced Pomona in 1982, continuing her enduring engagement with historic botanical illustration and the natural world. Her approach brought varied motifs together within coordinated table settings, departing from the convention that every piece in a service should match exactly. Working across ceramics, painting, illustration, and textiles, she sought to make thoughtfully designed objects accessible for everyday use. Her work remains closely associated with postwar British ceramic design and the creative identity of Portmeirion.
LOT INVENTORY
Two large open bowls or cachepots, one rounded and one straight-sided
One teapot with fitted lid
Three mugs, including one tall mug and two matching cylindrical mugs
One rectangular serving platter
Two round plates decorated with The Hoary Morning Apple
Three square serving dishes, including two cherry motifs and one Wild Blackberry motif
One covered rectangular butter dish with undertray
One covered sugar bowl
Six teaspoons with decorated ceramic handles
Six pastry forks with decorated ceramic handles
One fitted Portmeirion Pomona flatware box
Inventory is a best-effort identification of the lot contents and may not be complete or exact.
Maker: Portmeirion
Pattern: Pomona
Designer: Susan Williams-Ellis
Pattern Introduction: 1982
Origin: Made in Britain
Materials: Glazed ceramic; metal flatware with decorated ceramic handles
Lot Composition: 14 ceramic tableware items and 12 flatware pieces with fitted box
Condition: As pictured.
Auction Location:
27294 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove, British Columbia, V4W 3P8, Canada
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