Vintage Portmeirion Pottery black and white Greek Key design coffee service for six 1960s. Fresh in at Oriel Interiors: This fantastically stylish Portmeirion coffee service is the epitome of retro elegance with its elongated silhouette, clean lines and striking geometric Greek Key decoration. Sure to impress at any dinner party, its a wonderful display piece which deserves to be shown off in pride of place even when not in use. The set consists of the iconic cylinder shaped coffee pot with lid, milk/cream jug, sugar bowl, six coffee cans and six saucers. Beautifully decorated with a striking black Greek Key design over a glossy white glaze, and stamped to the underside with Portmeirion Pottery designed by Susan Williams-Ellis, Stoke-on-Trent, Made In England. The whole service is in very good vintage condition, the only minor flaw being some minor rubbing to some of the black details. There is some crazing to the white glazed sections, but no chips or cracks to any of the items. Collection is available from near Tarporley, Cheshire, or from the Oriel Interiors showroom in North Wales (subject to current lockdown restrictions). Check out our other fantastic Portmeirion coffee services, as well as our wonderful range of stunning studio ceramics by talented Denbigh potter Rebecca Parrin. Coffee pot x 1. 33cm high x 9cm diameter (not including handle). Milk jug x 1. 10cm high x 6cm diameter. Sugar bowl x 1. 5.8cm high x 8.4cm diameter. Coffee cups x 6. 8.2cm high x 6.4cm diameter. 2cm high x 13.4cm diameter. The breathtakingly pretty Italianate style village of Portmeirion in North Wales was created by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who wanted to show how a naturally beautiful site could be developed without spoiling it. Sir Clough Williams-Ellis daughter Susan went to the progressive DartingtonS chool, studying pottery under Bernard and David Leach. She went on to study painting with Graham Sutherland and sculpture at the Henry Moore Chelsea School of Art. Having taken over the loss-making gift shop in Portmeirion village, Susans first venture into commercial pottery was to have her own designs painted onto blanks by A E Gray a Stoke-on-Trent pottery factory, famous for producing Susie Cooper’s designs. They founded Portmeirion Pottery in January 1962, and Susan’s artistic talent and vision introduced fresh new ideas to the world of ceramics. Portmeirion pieces were instantly recognisable for their tall, elegant silhouettes, decorated with patterns inspired by primitive art and ancient civilisations, which captured the mode of the sixties perfectly, quickly becoming design icons. The tall shape known as’Cylinder’ was key to the look of Portmeirion in the 60s. Williams-Ellis based it on the fortuitous discovery in Kirkham’s archives of patterns of tall cylindrical shapes for medical ware. Of the later cylinder shapes, the most successful was the Greek Key design, which was introduced in 1965 and produced well into the 70s. The inspiration for the Greek Key pattern came from a Victorian copper plate also discovered in the archives of Kirkham’s. The combination of a design so strongly associated with ancient Greek culture, printed onto the modern cylinder shape resulted in a uniquely’sixties’ piece, which remains very desirable today. The Greek Key design was originally produced as a black pattern printed onto a glossy white body, but the range was later expanded to include the following colour combinations. Gold on matt black. Gold on matt white. The Greek Key design was so popular that in 1968 the range was further expanded to include a new range of air tight kitchen containers with wooden lids, to complement the existing tea and coffee services, dinner plates and tureens. At Oriel Interiors, we feel that it is important to emphasise that this is a piece of original vintage homeware, which has been used and loved by previous fabulous! We endeavour to only sell items which we feel are in a reasonable condition, which we would be happy to live with in our own homes. However, many products will demonstrate some signs of wear e. Small scratches, indentations or discolouration which we do not feel detract from the overall look of the piece. All measurements are taken by hand, and therefor subject to error. We endeavour to photograph our items as accurately as possible. The item “Portmeirion Pottery black and white Greek Key coffee set service for six vintage” is in sale since Tuesday, February 9, 2021. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware\Bowls”. The seller is “martjohn349″ and is located in Tarporley. 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- Manufacturer/ Type: Portmeirion
- Product Type: Coffee Pots
- Colour: White
- Pattern: Greek Key
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Portmeirion Range: Cylinder
- Date Range: 1960-1979
