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Colin Melbourne must rank alongside Jessie Tait, John Clappison and Glynn Colledge as one of the most brilliant ceramics designers working in post-war Britain. His CM series is now greatly appreciated, but was too shockingly modern in its time to be a commercial success. The pieces are all marked Beswick, but not all carry the Colin Melbourne facsimile signature or CM monogram. He modelled a series of animals for Midwinter around 1956. His later Petra series for Royal Norfolk (camouflage patterns), and Memphis for Crown Devon (with gold decoration), are also highly innovative. In 1954, he formed a design consultancy with David Queensberry called Drumlanrig Melbourne, and some plates from this era are seen, with abstract patterns and a backstamp of 'Drumlanrig and Melbourne' in white script within a solid black pentagon.
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Colin Melbourne CM series for Beswick Colin Melbourne for Bossons (c. 1959) Colin Melbourne for Royal Norfolk
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Colin Melbourne CM series for Beswick
The shapes were designed by Melbourne in 1956, and decorated by James Hayward. All are earthenware.
Colin Melbourne for Bossons (c. 1959)
W. H. Bossons Ltd., Brook Mills, Congleton, Cheshire. Makers of earthenware and "vitreplas" Spelling: the family and Company name was "Bossons" not "Bosson" or "Bosson's"
Colin Melbourne for Royal Norfolk
Norfolk Pottery Co. Ltd., Norfolk St., Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent. Makers of earthenware. Trade name: Royal Norfolk.
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Colin Melbourne CM series for Beswick Colin Melbourne for Bossons (c. 1959) Colin Melbourne for Royal Norfolk
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Colin Melbourne CM series for Beswick
The shapes were designed by Melbourne in 1956, and decorated by James Hayward. All are earthenware.
Colin Melbourne for Bossons (c. 1959)
W. H. Bossons Ltd., Brook Mills, Congleton, Cheshire. Makers of earthenware and "vitreplas" Spelling: the family and Company name was "Bossons" not "Bosson" or "Bosson's"
Colin Melbourne for Royal Norfolk
Norfolk Pottery Co. Ltd., Norfolk St., Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent. Makers of earthenware. Trade name: Royal Norfolk.
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