Portmeirion Compleat Angler 8.5 Inch Soup Plate, Salmon, CA92
Portmeirion

A Vintage Portmeirion 8.5 Inch Soup Plate, From The Compleat Angler Range, By Susan Williams-Ellis.

This beautiful dessert plate is  decorated with the SALMON – No.1 Salmo Salar

This is part of the very popular but long since retired Compleat Angler range from Portmeirion Pottery made in the UK.

The soup plate has some minor production marks on the inside of the bowl. It is a slight second.

Approx Dimensions:-

8.5 in (21.5 cm) diam 

Compleat Angler

Susan Williams-Ellis and her husband had a thing about collecting beautifully illustrated books and colour illustrations from the 1800's. In this range of pottery, specifically designed by Susan with men in mind, and how difficult they can be finding presents for, they found a book lavishly illustrated with original paintings of fish by M J Lydon, called The Compleat Angler, which Susan used as the basis for the new pattern. Using the same title as the book, The Compleat Angler range was launched in 1981. Seven fabulously illustrated fish are used in the range: Salmon, Great Lake Trout, Sewen (Welsh Trout), Gillaroo, Alpine Char, Perch and Pike and have either grey banding or a fern pattern around the edge. All the pieces have a Rococo-style makers mark on the base constructed of dolphins and shells.