Portuguese bee pot

£18.00
  • Materials: Ceramic
  • Size: 98mm (H) x 88mm (Diam.)
  • Reference: S19092
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  • Categories: Ceramic
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Collectable honey pot with a painted bee handle on the lid. Fantastic blue / turquoise embossed ground of flowers and bees. Mark to base: 'S' Portugal.

SECLA was  opened in Caldas da Rainha, one of the main places for pottery in Portugal, in 1947 - sadly now closed. At the beginning of the 1950s, SECLA opened a pottery studio where artists could experiment new shapes and techniques.

SECLA stands for "Sociedade de Exportação e Cerâmica, Lda." which means that most of the pieces were destinated to the foreign market, especialy the USA and the UK.