{"product_id":"hornsea-pottery-england-saffron-cup-and-saucer","title":"Hornsea Pottery (England) 'Saffron' Cup and Saucer [Sold Separately]","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBrothers Colin and Desmond Rawson founded \u003cb\u003eHornsea Pottery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1949. Beginning life in a kitchen in East Yorkshire, the business initially operated as a provider of small seaside tourist trinkets. Driven by a wide array of design influences and early commercial success, the kiln expanded. Operating far away from the traditional English ceramics heartland of Staffordshire gave Hornsea the freedom to innovate, eventually growing into one of the largest studio potteries in the world, employing over 700 people at its peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe company's widespread popularity and rapid\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003egrowth were driven by its inspirational and groundbreaking design techniques. Influenced by the Rawsons' own textile backgrounds, the factory developed unique, tactile glazing and resist-printing methods. This era of innovation was spearheaded by their chief designer, John Clappison. He became a true icon of British pattern design, capturing the aesthetic spirit of the 1960s and 1970s and elevating Hornsea from a regional pottery into an internationally recognised, award-winning powerhouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more about Hornsea's history \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thatretropiece.com\/collections\/hornsea-pottery\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHIS LISTING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePattern\u003c\/strong\u003e Heirloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e John Clappison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction\u003c\/strong\u003e 1966-89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e Cup and Saucer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e6.5cm tall, 7.5cm diameter (cup); 15cm diameter (saucer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e Great to excellent condition with no major wear that we can see. Some light age-related crazing on the saucer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMultiple sets available (one set = one cup, one saucer), with each being sold separately.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hornsea Pottery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51170965160103,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/5839\/5559\/files\/IMG_0947_9f6cf7ec-0da6-4b26-978b-d228afab071f.png?v=1786517885","url":"https:\/\/thatretropiece.com\/products\/hornsea-pottery-england-saffron-cup-and-saucer","provider":"That Retro Piece","version":"1.0","type":"link"}