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Rare 1950s WEMBLEY WARE | Set of 6 Harlequin Lusterware Dessert, Parfait, or Sundae Bowls | Excellent Vintage Condition | Made in Australia
This brilliant set of six harlequin lusterware dessert, parfait, or Sunday bowls produced by Wembley Ware in Subiaco, Western Australia, are a fabulous example of Australian post-war homewares at their finest.
Each footed bowl is in the shape of a six-petal open flower. The colors are bright, iridescent, and shimmering, and both the flower edges and the rim of the base are gilded.
Apart from two very small fleabites/chips on the rim of the green and the maroon bowl (see image #9), there are no other chips, cracks, repairs, or — importantly — no signs of crazing. Likewise, there is no staining or discoloration.
The base of each bowl is stamped ,Wembley Quality Ware,. The ,Wembley Ware, name was used between 1946 and 1961 for ceramic homewares produced in Perth, Western Australia, by Bristile (H.L.Brisbane and Wunderlich Ltd).
This hard-to-find set is highly decorative and totally functional, as well as representing a piece of Australian post-war social history.
It,s remarkable to find a complete set of six in such exceptional condition!
SUMMARY: ** MAKER: Wembley Ware, Perth, Western Australia (a division of H.L.Brisbane and Wunderlich Ltd) ** DATE MADE: 1950s ** MATERIALS: Lustre-lazed pottery ** CONDITION: Apart from two very small fleabites/chips on the rim of the green and the maroon bowl (see image #9), there are no other chips, cracks, repairs, or — importantly — no signs of crazing. Likewise, there is no staining or discoloration. ** DIMENSIONS: 10 cm (~4") high and 10 cm (~4") wide ** WEIGHT: 1,692 g (set of six) ** SHIPPING WEIGHT: 3,000 g
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