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This firm was established by Samuel Edgar
Saunders in 1926 in a brickworks at Gunville, Carisbrooke which had
formerly been Pritchett and Co Ltd. Saunder himself was a business man who
owned Saunders Ltd a boat and Seaplane builder ( Saunders-Rowe Aviation).
He employed a manager, F J Mursell who engaged potters from Staffordshire.
They appear to have had some Royal Patronage
and had a London retail outlet at 15 Gamage Building, Holburn. After the death
of Samuel the pottery was run by his son Hulbert and at this time the manager
was Edward Bagley. It is understood the the pottery closed after he was
dismissed for making and selling ceramic roundell without permission.
They produced mainly vessels such as vases,
jugs, bowls and covered pots. There earlier works are characterised by a matt
glaze with hand painted usually geometric patterns in coloured glazes. The more
usually encountered items are those in a high gloss leadless glaze usually
turquoises, blue and purples.
Marks
Earlier items have a circular impressed mark
with Isle of Wight Pottery around the inside some with SES mongramme within the
circle. Later marks are a printed circular mark with monogramme often blurred.
Painted shape/glaze marks appear.
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