PAIR OF WEMBLEY WARE LUSTRE GLAZE ELEPHANT ASHTRAYS - AUSTRALIAN, CIRCA 1940S-1960S

A PAIR OF AUSTRALIAN WEMBLEY WARE CERAMIC ASHTRAYS, EACH FEATURING A MOULDED ELEPHANT FIGURE STANDING AT THE RIM OF A CIRCULAR ASHTRAY BOWL. THE ASHTRAYS ARE FINISHED IN AN IRIDESCENT LUSTRE GLAZE WITH GILT-TIPPED CIGARETTE RESTS POSITIONED AROUND THE BOWL. THE ELEPHANT FIGURES ARE FINISHED IN A CONTRASTING GREY MATTE GLAZE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WEMBLEY WARE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* MARK TYPE: GOLD PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH CROWN ABOVE INTERTWINED WB MONOGRAM, WITH 'WEMBLEY' AND 'QUALITY WARE' TEXT
* BOTH PIECES CARRY THE WEMBLEY WARE BACKSTAMP ON THEIR BASES

DESCRIPTION:
* EACH ASHTRAY FEATURES A FIGURAL ELEPHANT STANDING AT THE EDGE OF A ROUND, SCALLOPED-RIM BOWL
* IRIDESCENT LUSTRE GLAZE TO THE ASHTRAY BODY
* GREY MATTE GLAZE TO THE ELEPHANT FIGURES
* GILT-TIPPED CIGARETTE RESTS AROUND THE BOWL RIM
* SOLD AS A PAIR

CONDITION NOTES:
* CRAZING VISIBLE ACROSS THE BASE OF ONE ASHTRAY
* STAINING AND RESIDUE PRESENT IN THE BOWL OF ONE ASHTRAY
* MINOR EDGE CHIPS TO THE BASE RIMS OF BOTH PIECES
* WEAR TO GILT ON CIGARETTE REST TIPS
* SMALL CHIP OR LOSS VISIBLE AT THE BASE EDGE OF ONE ASHTRAY
* LUSTRE GLAZE LARGELY INTACT ON BOTH PIECES
* ELEPHANT FIGURES APPEAR INTACT ON BOTH PIECES

MAKER: WEMBLEY WARE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1940S-1960S; Australian; Wembley Ware; Gold Printed Backstamp With Crown Above Intertwined Wb Monogram, Text Reads 'Wembley' Above And 'Quality Ware' Below. Present On Both Pieces.; Glazed Ceramic; Both Ashtrays Display Lustre Glaze That Remains Largely Intact. The Left Ashtray (As Viewed From Front) Shows Crazing Across The Base, Visible In The Base Photograph. Staining And Residue Visible In The Bowl Of The Left Ashtray. The Right Ashtray Base Appears Clea

Condition: Fair

779177+44

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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