Poole Pottery China Restoration

Pottery Restoration

The Poole Pottery company, established on the quaysides of Poole Harbour, boasts a vibrant legacy of colour and design, moving from traditional wares to ground-breaking contemporary styles. Given this rich history, which includes a prolific output of decorative earthenware, functional table services, and distinct artistic lines, our restorers have repaired a multitude of Poole items over the years, from unique decorative pieces to iconic tableware.

Our Restoration Expertise

Poole Pottery's most celebrated creations present unique restoration challenges, which our specialists are highly skilled at addressing. We frequently restore:

• Art Deco Styles (e.g., 'Cylindrical' and 'Geometric' Wares): Repairing chips and breaks on pieces from the influential 1920s and 1930s. This includes carefully reconstructing the bold, vibrant hand-painted patterns (often associated with artists like Truda Carter) and ensuring the smooth, glossy surface and sharp geometric forms are perfectly preserved.
• Studio and Freeform Wares: Mending breaks and damage to later mid-century pieces, which are renowned for their organic shapes and free-flowing glaze effects (such as the 'Delphis' and 'Aegean' lines). We focus on precise colour matching for the intense, modern palettes.
• Decorative Animals and Figurines: Restoring damage to Poole's extensive and popular range of charming decorative animal figures. This often involves the careful re-attachment of delicate limbs, ears, and tails on birds, dolphins, and other creatures, ensuring the original glossy or matte finish and the hand-painted details are meticulously conserved.
• Traditional and Commemorative Wares: Repairing earthenware table services and early decorative pieces, renowned for their durability and often floral or flowing hand-painted designs.

The Repair Process

Poole Pottery's commitment to quality earthenware made their decorative pieces enduring, but even the strongest ceramics are vulnerable to accidents. Since Poole used a variety of earthenware bodies and distinct glazing and painting techniques (from Art Deco precision to Freeform abstraction), our restoration methods are tailored to each specific line to achieve a flawless, museum-quality result.

Our process ensures that all structural repairs are stable and that the restored area—whether a hand-painted Art Deco motif, the smooth curves of an animal figure, or a vibrant Delphis glaze—is virtually undetectable, protecting the heritage and value of your Poole collectible.