{"product_id":"creigiau-studio-pottery-wales-stoneware-tealight-lantern","title":"creigiau studio pottery Wales stoneware tealight lantern","description":"\u003cp\u003ecreigiau studio pottery Wales stoneware tealight lantern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eno damage \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreigiau Pottery \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded: studio opened in 1947 as the Southcliffe Ceramic Company by Reg and Jean Southcliffe; renamed Creigiau Pottery in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeciality: domestic tableware and decorative earthenware, best known for copper lustreware (including novelty items like the “Welsh dragon” pie funnel) and pale-grey glazed wares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe Southcliffes took over Claypits Pottery in 1962, renaming it Vale Pottery (later Helyg under new owners).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreigiau produced tourist-facing craft shop lines and exported reproduction antique jugs, coffee sets and lustreware widely through the 1950s–1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReg Southcliffe died in 1981; Jean continued for a short period before retirement. The studio closed by the late 1970s\/early 1980s as demand fell and operations wound down\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"creigiau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52749005717847,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0848\/2521\/1223\/files\/c0e6e166-4819-446a-8e7e-e9828f72ece1.jpg?v=1770571246","url":"https:\/\/katiesvintagecorner.com\/products\/creigiau-studio-pottery-wales-stoneware-tealight-lantern","provider":"KatiesVintageCorner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}