Tableware Blog — Pattern Library

Denby “Troubador” is one of the most elegant and understated floral designs produced by Denby Pottery in the 1970s. With its hand painted magnolias and leaves in soft greens and browns, lifted by touches of pink, it is a pattern admired for its simplicity as...

Denby “Gypsy” is one of the most distinctive and characterful tableware designs produced by Denby Pottery in the 1970s. With its soft dusky pink glaze, gently curving shapes and bold floral decoration, it offers a very different look from the darker, more heavily banded designs that many people associate with Denby.

Poole Pottery Summer Glory is a richly decorated floral design that captures the warmer, more rustic tones of late summer and early autumn. Produced during the same period as Springtime, it offers a deeper, more mature alternative while retaining the practicality and charm of Poole’s...

Poole Pottery Springtime is a charming and distinctive floral design that reflects the shift in British tableware during the 1960s, when Poole began combining modern shapes with softer, decorative patterns. With its delicate wildflower motif set against a warm, creamy background, Springtime remains a popular...

Few tableware designs are as instantly recognisable as Johnson Brothers Heritage White. With its distinctive octagonal shape and clean white finish, it became the foundation for some of the most successful and widely collected tableware patterns ever produced. A Design Ahead of Its Time First introduced...

Johnson Bros Eternal Beau is quite possibly the best known, most widely produced, and most widely collected of all discontinued Johnson Brothers tableware patterns. First introduced in 1981, it quickly became a staple of British homes and remained in production for many years, resulting in an enormous range of pieces and accessories.

Few ceramic designs are as instantly recognisable as Willow Pattern. With its blue and white landscape, elegant bridge, flying birds and distant pagoda, it has appeared on British tables for more than two centuries.

Denby “Arabesque” remains one of the most instantly recognisable tableware designs of the 1960s. With its rich brown body and distinctive red, gold and cream decoration, it is a pattern that continues to appeal both to long time collectors and to those looking for replacement pieces for a much loved family set.