CHAMBERSTICKS, CANDLESTICKS

Premier Pottery Preston produced candlesticks in several designs, in all series except the 'A' Series. Most are of chamberstick style ie candlesticks with a dish and carrying handle.

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Short chamberstick, conical base.

Pamela Series 30
Early Series 148

Tall chamberstick

Early Series 157

including lamp-base version

Chamberstick, flattened shape

Early Series 129

Short chamberstick, dished base

Early Series 434
Later Series 174 Combination ashtray

Chamberstick with heart-shaped dish.

Early Series / PPP 73

Tall chambersticks, tapering cupped stem.

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Candle stick holder

No example in image database.

See shape book sketch for Later Series 197 ashtray.

Table candlesticks with serviette rings

Base incised C5. Unsigned. Remued sticker.

Glaze looks post-war, like for example Later Series 179.

C5 is not part of any known numbering system. The same number also appears on an 'Alphabet' Series vase with applied kookaburras.

Height; 9.8 cm. Length; 15 cm.

Norman Collection

Small candle stick holder, dished base

Un-numbered and unsigned.

Perhaps one of the "odd candle sticks" below?

Dimensions not recorded.

Catherine Webb

research collection

Koala candlestick with wide flaring base

* Early Series 13 Could also serve as a lamp base.

These are the only candlesticks recorded with applied decoration.

Jem Antiques, WA

Candlestick

* Later Series 506 No example recorded

'odd Candle Sticks'

Un-numbered These appear at the end of the shape book following the last of the Later Series. No example of either is recorded.

Shape book 'A'

Chambersticks, un-numbered

Un-numbered, unsigned. Diameter 9.5 cm.

Thought to be very early.