Royal Torquay Pottery scenic jug, windmills at sunset, 1930’s
$135.00 AUD
Torquay Pottery jug of slightly tapered straight-sided form, painted with a sunset scene of a windmill silhouetted against a pink sky, one side inscribed
‘Do noble deeds not dream them all day long’ .
Stamped mark ‘Royal Torquay Pottery England’
Circa 1930’s
14.5cm
Good condition.
The Torquay Pottery at Heel Cross, Devon, commenced production in 1908 by potter Enoch Staddon. They were prolific makers of ‘Motto Ware’, and this design is a delightful example of how atmospheric their painters could be- quickly done, yet very effective in representing a Devon coastal scene at dusk.
The ‘Royal Torquay Pottery’ mark was used from 1924.
The introduction of restrictions during WWII stressed the firm to the point of closure before the war finished, in the early 1940’s.
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