Art Deco so bright and gay it could cheer up the dullest of days. Shelley Pottery, Staffordshire, England, which started up around 1890 and lasted for 70 years.

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Lustre vase in the Balloons and Flashes pattern. ca. 1920.
Lustre vase in the Balloons and Flashes pattern. ca. 1920. Image © 1998-2019 Ruby Lane, Inc. and Prairie Wind Antiques, Manitoba. Fair use license. via https://www.rubylane.com/item/520021-GPO03121801/Stunning-Shelley-Art-Deco-Lustre-Vase
Coffee set in the Vogue shape and yellow Sunray pattern. 1930-33.
Coffee set in the Vogue shape and yellow Sunray pattern. 1930-33. Image © Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Fair use license. via https://twitter.com/antiquesmag/status/996338036186152960?lang=da
Part of a tea service in the Vogue shape Red Block design.
Part of a tea service in the Vogue shape and Red Block design. ca. 1930. Six teacups with saucers, milk jug, sugar bowl, side plates and a cake plate. Painted pattern number “11786” to bases. ca. 1930. Bone china. Eric Slater, designer for Shelley. Image © Copyright Toovey’s 2017-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/323595/a-shelley-art-deco-bone-china-vogue-shape-red-block-pattern-part-tea-service/
Wash pitcher and basin.1925-45.
Wash pitcher and basin. Broad light blue top band with abstract line decorations decorations and pastel polychrome geometric designs including diamonds and fans. 1925-45. Green printed mark “Shelley / ENGLAND” on base. Image © 2002-2019 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/74614695_english-shelley-art-deco-wash-pitcher-and-basin

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