Shelley Art Deco

 Espresso Size Sugar Bowl

 Dimensions are approximately: 

 diameter: 10.5cms (4 1/4" ins)

height 6cms (2 1/4" ins)

This exquisite vintage bone china sugar bowl was manufactured by renowned English china company Shelley, for Glass & China company Lawleys situated in Regent St, Cheltenham.  The bowl was retailed in the London Department store Phillips, established in the mid 1700s...  The Lawleys/Phillips stamp is located on the base of the items.  More info on Lawleys and Phillips below...

The open bowl is decorated with a pattern of fine Blue Lines and Bands.  The blue trim complements the shape and style.  The bowl shape is Eve which would date the item c1930's.  This particular colour, pattern and shape is rare.  (an additional colourway in mint green was also produced)

A matching creamer (in AF condition) is also available.

"Good taste appreciates the beauty of Shelley China"  
excerpt from Shelley China magazine advert in the 1930's...

Condition:
Generally excellent vintage condition commensurate for age and use.  No crazing, chips, fractures or discolouration.   Teeny loss of blue to the rim (see main photo at 3 o clock) and one teeny black spot to the bowl interior, hardly noticeable...  Great collectable item. 

Backstamp:
Shelley England Reg U11988

Lawleys Regent St

Est Phillips 1760  

Pattern: Blue Lines

Shape: Eve Reg 756533 (same shape number also used on Vogue and Mode)

Circa: 1930s

Additional Info:

Foley china was originally founded in 1860 in Staffordshire by the Wileman family. After an official name change to Shelley in the mid 1920's the company expanded it's already successful export market and the Shelley brand was born.  
Shelley wares are highly prized by collectors worldwide for the high quality of their bone china and extensive design range, particularly their Art Deco designs. 

'Phillips of London' department store was established in 1760... retailing china and glass.  Their advertised premises were 'next to the Pantheon' an elegant description of a Hypermarket... for their well heeled clientele.  The store did relocate several times in London to upmarket addresses ie Bond St, Regent St and Grosvenor Square. 

Lawleys was also a retailer, established in 1884 in a jewellery shop in Birmingham by Edgar Lawley.  Expansion followed the years and a single shop became a chain located around the country.  The business was passed down through family members and the eventual acquisition of several pottery factories were added.  Further mergers and acquisitions through the 20th century are too numerous to mention... by the 1970s the company was operating under the Royal Doulton brand.

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