Poole Pottery "Cities in Sketch"

Poole Pottery Cities in Sketch is one of Poole’s more distinctive and less commonly seen modern designs. The pattern features fine black line illustrations of famous city landmarks, combined with contrasting blocks of colour that give the pieces a graphic, architectural feel.

Different versions of the design appear to have been produced for different cities, including Paris, London, Rome and New York. The Paris design, for example, includes well-known landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Notre-Dame, set against a strong blue colour block.

The design has a very different character from many of Poole’s floral, rustic or hand-painted ranges. Instead, Cities in Sketch feels more urban and contemporary, with its combination of drawn detail and bold colour giving the pieces a clean, design-led look. Some secondary listings attribute the pattern to Andrew Tanner, although we have not yet been able to confirm this from an original Poole catalogue.

For many customers, Cities in Sketch is a pattern they are trying to complete or replace rather than simply collect. As a discontinued Poole range, it is often sought out by those looking for a specific city design, a missing plate, or one of the harder to find matching pieces.

Availability depends entirely on what becomes available through the pre-loved market. Cities in Sketch is not a pattern we see often, and individual city designs may appear only occasionally, so it remains one of the more difficult Poole ranges to match.