Ashtead Potters - Pottery Figures

Ashtead Potters

This was a small pottery based in Ashtead near Epsom in Surrey. It was founded by Sir and Lady Weaver as a semi charitable company to employ disabled ex servicemen from the First World War. They started in 1923 but had closed by 1936. For such a small firm based away from the pottery heartlands of the midlands they produced an endless variety of tea, dinner and decorative wares. Virtually all were hand decorated and many of the vases and jugs were hand thrown. They marked all the products, usually with the factory mark, shape number, glaze codes and pattern. Their factory mark of an oak tree on a hill is easy to recognize.

Further Information
Ashtead Potters used many serious artist to supply designs, some of which had been used by other factories. These designers included;
	Phoebe Stabler Allen Wyon Reid Dick Percy Metcalfe Donald Gilbert Frederick Herrick Anne Acheson
As mentioned Ashtead coded all there products so we have a rough guide of the range they produced. They marked there models wit a number starting with a M from M1 to about M110 and they figural Toby type jugs were marked J numbers.

M1 Wembley Lion designed by Percy Metcalf 36cm tall. M2 Wembley Lion designed by Percy Metcalf 18cm tall. M5 "Posy " figure of a girl designed by Anne Acheson 18cm tall. M6 Monkey and Baby designed by Percy Metcalf 33cm tall M15 "Shy" Girl nude sitting on a pedestal designed by Phoebe Stabler 36cm tall. M19 Frog mustard pot.9.5cm tall M20 Owl pepper pot.9.5cm tall M24 a boy standing holding grapes or Bacchus 19cm tall. M26 "Lion of Industry" 10cm tall. M27 "Beau Brummel" companion to Posy designed by Anne Acheson 20.5cm tall. M33 a standing girl in a shawl.19cm tall. M34 Madonna designed by Phoebe Stabler 22.5cm tall. M37 “Eastern Lady” a kneeling oriental lady in a shawl.14.5cm tall and 9cm long. M38 Child striped dress by Phoebe Stabler 14cm tall. M39 Pair to M38. M41 Mask by Phoebe Stabler 7.5cm high. M44 Mask by Phoebe Stabler 17.5cm high. M45 Seated boy on pedestal designed Phoebe Stabler. Size: 8 1/2 inches, 21.5 cm high. M48 "Mischief" Putto by Phoebe Stabler 20.5cm. M49 "Buster Girl" by Phoebe Stabler 17.5cm high. M51 “Buster Boy” designed by Phoebe Stabler, also produced at the Poole Pottery.18cm tall. This the pair to “Buster Girl” M55 "Ypres" lion by Reid Dick 10cm. M57 the Ypres Lion modelled and sign by Reid Dick 1927.This is a reproduction of the Lions on the War memorial at the Menin Gate. It is 27cm long by 15cm tall. Signed M65 Girl Skipping inscribed “with the compliments of the Ideal Home Magazine” “strictly limited editon”15.5cm tall. M72 “The Corn Girl” by Allan Wyon. A girl kneeling on a cushion holding a sheaf of corn. Signed (fig2) M73 Putti bookends with pigeons designed by Percy Metcalf 17.5cm. M76 female figure designed by R Bower 20.5cm tall. M82 "barghera" Panther by Donald Gilbert. Part of a series of characters from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” signed M83 "Baloo" Bear by Donald Gilbert. Part of a series of characters from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” signed M84 "Arkela" She Wolf by Donald Gilbert. Part of a series of characters from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” signed M85 "Kaa" the Snake by Donald Gilbert. Part of a series of characters from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” signed M86 “Mowgli” by Donald Gilbert. Part of a series of characters from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” signed M95 Fantail Pigeon bookends. M96 Leaping Goat 17.5cm. M100 Mountain Cat M102 Polar Bear on detachable stand(M102a). M103 "Spring" figure designed by Joan Pyman.31cm tall. M104 "Summer" figure designed by Joan Pyman.31cm tall. M105 "Mimi" the Rabbit, Un-numbered; - Boy on Cushion of flowers by Phoebe Stabler. - Mary with Crown and child by Joan Pyman. - "Prometheus" for the Hope's Heating and Lighting Ltd Reg No 743304 by Percy Metcalf. - Model of daughter's head by Percy Metcalf.
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