WOOD & SONS - Frederick Rhead
Blue and white patterns

Please scroll down to view the following patterns: Kylin - Prunus - Caliph - Ming
See also Kang-Hi - Chung

Kylin

A blue & white design featuring Chinese dragons in a white diamond against a leafy scroll background, with two different geometric friezes top and bottom.

	Small spill vase 2.875 ins (top rim), 6.25 ins high c1912-20 £42
	Small vase with lid 6.5 ins high (top of lid) 1.25 ins (top rim), 2.25 ins (base) Note the lid handle in the shape of a lion or dog £28

 

Prunus

Another Chinese-inspired design, this time an all-over pattern featuring white flower heads against a dark blue background of stems. Whilst many companies have used similar designs, the Frederick Rhead version is one of the most elegant and is easily distinguished from the competition.
Note the large moth incorporated into the backstamp.

	Medium spill vase 8.25 ins high, 3.25 ins (top rim), 2.75 ins (base), c. 1912-20 SOLD
	Please e-mail for details of other Prunus items available.

Another Woods pattern similar to Prunus is the much sought-after Cherry Blossom, in which the flowers and stalks are hand-painted in green and brown enamels. We hope to feature more details soon.

Caliph

Although similar to Prunus, this is a more complex design with a network of veins and stems behind the flower heads. It is one of a number of Frederick Rhead designs manufactured for WOOLWORTHS and bears their mark rather than the WOODS one. If only one could buy such items in today's store!
The items shown below were probably part of a dressing table set (see right). See Bumpus "Collecting Rhead Pottery", pp 28-29.

	Oval tray 12.25 x 9.25 ins £30
	Hatpin stand 5.125 ins high, 2.125 ins (top rim), 3 ins (base) £48
	Trinket box 3 ins (opening), 3.5 ins (widest), 1.75 ins high £48
	Small bowl 6 ins (top rim), 2 ins high c1912-20 SOLD

 

Ming

A Woods tableware design manufactured for WOOLWORTHS, and not easily found these days. It features a Chinese landscape with figures on a boat, a bridge, etc, and is very reminiscent of Rhead's Kang-Hi pattern. See Bumpus, p 29.

	Bowl 9 ins (top rim), 2.25 ins high Impressed WOODS 1916 £55
	The MING items shown below do not have the central image, just the border:
PLEASE E-MAIL FOR PHOTOS	Muffin dish with lid 9.75 ins, 4 ins high (top of lid) circular Impressed 1915 £32
PLEASE E-MAIL FOR PHOTOS	Small platter 10.5 x 7.25 ins oval Impressed 1916 £24

 

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Other Frederick Rhead blue & white patterns: Kang-Hi, Chung.

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