Pink & Green Pates vases
made in Australia c.1940-1950
More pink & green speckled Pates pottery- here we have some delightful kitschy vase shapes. Fish and swan in the middle, with a floating flower trough to the front and a posy vase behind. One kitschy vase does not a set make…look how good they look when grouped en masse.
I’ve speculated previously that this pink and green pottery colouring was produced to match a 50s interior- it wasn’t until the 60s that the ‘Australian’ tones of green and brown were seen. I like the hand applied colour glazes- it means despite these vases being turned out in the hundreds- no two were ever the same.
These four vases would make a nice collected set with the three vases posted below. This set is for sale: $AUD110
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Being from across the pond . . . way across. I like to learn about the different types of things you have in Aussie-world. I”d never heard of this pottery. Kitchy cool!!
i’m glad my posts are interesting… at least to you! Australia started making our own unique pottery in the 40s- up to then everything was imported from the motherland. it is interesting looking at the designs and colours which were still influenced by international trends but were striving for a unique australian charachter.
I love the colors here-it is fascinating to see how ceramics styles develop in other places-
hi- i love the colours too- so 50s. and the style- so kitsch; that about sums up the 50s!