Beswick Pottery: Art Deco Style Jug, by Colin Melbourne (c.1960s)

This art deco style, mid-century, decorative drip-glaze jug in black with bold turquoise decoration was designed by Colin Melbourne for Beswick Pottery.

This piece is likely to be a mid‑1960s Beswick Studio “lottery” jug, produced during Colin Melbourne’s most influential period, probably retained by or gifted to a studio worker.

Marked to base with shape number “131” and “Made in England”, stamped “Beswick England”. Approximate dimensions: height 15cm, width 12cm.

Colin Melbourne (1928-2009) was a renowned British ceramicist known for his modernist approach, producing a range for Beswick in the 1950s that included modernist vessels (such as this one) and animal figures.

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