Portmeirion Compleat Angler Open Sugar Bowl, Salmon, CA106
Portmeirion

A Vintage Portmeirion Open Sugar Bowl From The Compleat Angler Range, By Susan Williams-Ellis.

This beautiful sugar bowl is from the long discontinued Compleat Angler range and is decorated with the SALMON – No.1 Salmo Salar  and the ALPINE CHAR – Salmo Alpinus & TORGOCH – No.5 Salmo Perisii

The backstamp is the later design as shown in the photographs, and is scratched through to indicate a slight second.

We have a handy motif guide to all the Compleat Angler designs available here

Approx Dimensions:-

3.25 in (8.5 cm) diam

2.5 in (6.5 cm) tall

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.