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Group of vintage Denby Arabesque tableware

The name Denby is synonymous with good quality, hard-wearing British tableware.

Denby Pottery plate 'Rondo' pattern Detail of Denby Pottery plate 'Ode' pattern

Potters Wheel (left) Ode (right)

It has to be admitted that there are a few fairly drab ranges, but in amongst the Pottery’s production there have been some outstanding designs.

Vintage Denby teapot 'Chevron' pattern
Metal-handled tea pot in the Chevron pattern. Designed by Gill Pemberton in 1961

We love the work of Gill Pemberton, also Glyn Colledge, David Yorath and Thelma Hague. The output during the twenty year period spanning the mid 50s to the mid 70s was particularly strong.

Vintage Denby Pottery studio bowl Detail of vintage Denby Pottery studio bowl
Studio bowl by Glyn Colledge

At their best, the designs were original and exciting in terms of both decoration and shape.

Vintage Denby Pottery Arabesque fruit bowl
Fruit bowl in the Arabesque pattern. Another hugely successful Gill Pemberton design

Vintage Denby Pottery 'trees' lidded soup bowl
The hard to find Trees pattern

Other ranges to look out for are Rondo, Stone and Teak, Gypsy, Westbury, Bokhara and Kismet.

To find out more about Denby Pottery this book is highly recommended- full of information and full colour illustrations.

Denby Pottery 1809-1997: Dynasties and Designers (Amazon UK)

Denby Pottery, 1809-1997: Dynasties and Designers (Amazon US

Visit this page for a brief history of Denby Pottery

Denby Pottery items available at H is for Home

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