Portmeirion Pottery Compleat Angler 8 Pint Soup Tureen And Ladle, CA183
Portmeirion
A Portmeirion 8 Pint Soup Tureen And Ladle From The Compleat Angler Series By Susan Williams-Ellis.
A stunning soup tureen and ladle featuring the PERCH – No.6 Perca Fluviatilis, GILLAROO Irish Sea Trout – No.4 Salmo Stomachius and SEWEN Welsh Sea Trout – No.3 Salmo Cambricus. Fern decoration has been added to the base of the tureen and on the handle and bowl of the ladle.
The ladle features the PERCH – No.6 Perca Fluviatilis.
This wonderful tureen is a terrific statement piece and will be admired by all.
The soup tureen and ladle are in first quality as new condition. The backstamp is the grey version.
We have a handy motif guide to all the Compleat Angler designs available here
Approx Dimensions:-
Tureen
12 in (30.5 cm) to top of lid knob
11 in (28 cm) handle to handle
Ladle
12 in (30.5 cm) x 4.5 in (11 cm) bowl 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.