Denby Arabesque hot pot
- Materials: ceramic
- Size: 147mm (H) x 144mm (Diam. base)
- Reference: B19101
- Designer: Gill Pemberton
- Manufacturer: Denby
- Categories: Ceramic
Denby Arabesque is one of the more famous discontinued tableware patterns from the Denby Pottery. Designed by Gill Pemberton, it was inspired by a trip to Russia.
The striking bold seventies design with yellow, brown and red circles on a dark brown background made it stand out from the crowd and provoked a 'marmite' reaction among many. It was initially called "Samarkand" but the name was changed after the Portmeirion Pottery exhibited a design of the same name.
Originally it was hand-painted with great variations in the depth and clarity of the pattern. Later more uniformity was introduced to the Arabesque design as production moved over to a decal or transfer style print.
From: mrpottery.co.uk