Melrose Ware pottery was produced by the Hoffman Brick and Tile Company, which was founded in 1862 in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. The company was originally a brick and tile manufacturer, but it began producing pottery in the 1930s during the Great Depression.

Melrose Ware pottery was strongly influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, which emphasized the value of traditional craftsmanship and the beauty of handcrafted objects. This movement was characterized by a departure from mass production and a return to skilled artisanal work.

They produced a range of pottery items, including vases, jugs, bowls, and tiles and the pottery was known for its distinctive blue and green glazes and its Australiana motifs, which often featured gum leaves, gum nuts, and other native flora and fauna. The pottery was crafted using various techniques, including hand-painting, sgraffito (a technique where designs are incised into the clay surface), and more...

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A Melrose Ware pair of 'Shy Girl' bookends, Mel-Rose Art…

A Melrose Ware pair of 'Shy Girl' bookends, Mel-Rose Art Pottery (1932-1946), the rare pair of bookends, each in pale green tones, modelled as a female bust with down cast eyes wearing a head scarf, stamped to the underside, with roundel paper label to…

Melrose Ware pair of bookends adorned with gumnuts and leaves…

Blue Glazed Gumnut Bookends by Melrose Ware

Melrose Ware pair of bookends adorned with gumnuts and leaves with rare blue glaze, both bearing original paper labels, 14 cm high

Melrose Ware 'Tragedy' green glazed pottery bookends stamped…

Green Melrose Ware Bookends

Melrose Ware 'Tragedy' green glazed pottery bookends stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian' 15 cm high. Provenance: The John Stephens Collection

Melrose Ware 'Tragedy' pair of pottery bookends with green…

Green Glazed Melrose Ware Pottery Bookends, 1935

Melrose Ware 'Tragedy' pair of pottery bookends with green glazed finish, circa 1935, 17 cm high, 11 cm wide

Melrose Ware rare pair of bookends decorated with gum nuts and…

Melrose Ware Gum Nut Bookends

Melrose Ware rare pair of bookends decorated with gum nuts and leaves, glazed in green, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 14.5 cm high

gum leaf bookends A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, each…

Melrose Pottery Gum Leaf Bookends

gum leaf bookends A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, each modelled as a cluster of art nouveau style gum leaves, with an aubergine, rust rare gloss satin glaze, 14.5 cm high, 7 cm wide, 12 cm deep

A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, each modelled as a cluster…

Emerald Green Art Nouveau Bookends with Gum Leaves

A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, each modelled as a cluster of art nouveau style gum leaves, with a emerald green gloss matt glaze and with a touch of clear, the application of which suggests a cascading effect, factory stamp 'Melrose Ware' on base,…

A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, each modelled as a cluster…

Melrose Pottery Art Nouveau Bookends

A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, each modelled as a cluster of art nouveau style gum leaves, with a emerald green gloss matt glaze and factory stamp to base, 15 cm high, 7 cm wide, 12 cm deep

A pair of Melrose pottery ceramic bookends, each modelled as a…

Melrose Pottery German Shepherd Bookends

A pair of Melrose pottery ceramic bookends, each modelled as a German shepherd, with a marbleised matte cream glaze, one with roundel paper label to base, 'Melrose Ware Made in Australia Shape No. 32 Decoration No 525', 14.5 cm high, 10 cm wide, 10.5 cm…

A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, circa 1935, each surmounted…

Aboriginal Woman Bookends by Melrose Pottery, 1935

A pair of Melrose pottery bookends, circa 1935, each surmounted with a bust of an Aboriginal woman, olive matte satin glaze and factory stamp to the base, 'Melrose Pottery, 1932-1940'14.5 cm high, 10 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep

A pair of Melrose Ware Australian Pottery bookends, eucalyptus…

Melrose Ware Eucalyptus Bookends

A pair of Melrose Ware Australian Pottery bookends, eucalyptus leaves design to body, green drip glaze. Height 15 cm

Melrose Ware Rare pair of Aboriginal bust bookends in cream…

Aboriginal Bust Bookends by Melrose Ware

Melrose Ware Rare pair of Aboriginal bust bookends in cream glazed pottery, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia, 13.5 cm high

A pair of Melrose Ware book ends, Australian

Australian Melrose Ware Book Ends Pair

A pair of Melrose Ware book ends, Australian

A pair of Melrose Art Nouveau figural form bookends, green…

Green Art Nouveau Figural Bookends

A pair of Melrose Art Nouveau figural form bookends, green glazed

Mel-rose Ware (Active c.1932-46), pair of good night figurative…

Mel-rose Ware Figurative Book Ends

Mel-rose Ware (Active c.1932-46), pair of good night figurative book ends black underglaze mark Mel-rose Australian Ware to each base, the tallest 19 cm high

Mel-rose Ware (Active c.1932-46), pair of gumnut leaf book ends…

Mel-rose Ware Gumnut Leaf Book Ends

Mel-rose Ware (Active c.1932-46), pair of gumnut leaf book ends black underglaze stamp Mel-rose Australian Ware to each base, 14.5 cm high

Melrose Ware figural bookends with gumnut and leaf decoration

Gumnut and Leaf Bookends by Melrose Ware

Melrose Ware figural bookends with gumnut and leaf decoration

Melrose Ware: bookends with gumnuts and leaves glazed in green.…

Green Glazed Gumnut Bookends

Melrose Ware: bookends with gumnuts and leaves glazed in green. original label, height 14 cm. VG condition