Bendigo Pottery Epsom Factory, handmade by Noel Bailey ‘NB’ in the 1970s with a salt-glaze.
Dark brown graduating to light brown with a light moss green overtone, especially on the lid. There is also a band of circles impressed on the lid.
This container is in very good condition.
Size: 13cm in diameter x 9cm tall with knob
Weight: 930g
The Bendigo Pottery is Australia’s oldest continually operating pottery. It was established in Epsom Victoria in the 1860s. They produced a large range on unglazed terracotta, glazed stoneware, pipes, jars and other commercial and domestic pots. Later they produced Bristol glazed stoneware, can and Rockingham glazed earthenware, Majolica ware and bread platters. Most of these early pieces are not marked.
By the 1930s they were producing Art Ware known as Waverley Ware, and in the 1940s Marble Ware. In the 1970s they produced the salt glazed Epson Ware range. Most of these later pieces are clearly marked.
In the 1970s they launched the Epsomware range of household ceramics. The handmade nature and earthy tones of these salt-glazed items went on to influence an entire generation of art potters.
Ref: “Australian Domestic Pottery – A Collector’s Guide”, William & Dorothy Hall, 1992, Kangaroo Press, Australia
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