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Some
of the first pieces
from Premier Potteries
of Preston
(Melbourne), founded
1929, were
hand-painted in
underglaze enamels on
slipware, in designs
like those on the jug
shown at left (in two
views) and the lidded
jar beneath it. The
experiments with this
style probably owed
something to the
phenomenal success of
the designs of Clarice
Cliff for the
Wilkinson pottery firm
at Staffordshire,
England.
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In about 1933, the
well-known ‘Remued’
style began to appear
(first sold as ‘Pamela’
ware), using
richly-coloured,
free-flowing glazes
combined with
press-moulded or
hand-modelled gumnut,
gumleaf, or Australian
wildlife forms, in
naturalistic, flowing
lines.
These, favoured by
wealthy collectors,
are hard to find
today. Click
here to see some
examples. (You can see
a fine private
collection of these
pieces, open to the
public, at 411 Collins
Street,
Melbourne.)
Starting about the
mid-thirties,
extensive use was made
of two-tone matte
glaze/gloss glaze
combinations.
The
matte glaze usually
appears in the form of
opaque cream- or
buff-coloured topping
on the upper body,
flowing down onto a
translucent colour on
the lower body,
although occasionally
this pattern is
reversed, and
sometimes a different
coloured matte glaze
is used, as in the
tall blue-topped vase
below right. Often
there are interesting ‘halo’
effects where two
glazes meet, producing
a third colour.
[ Premier Potteries history ]
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