A vintage Moorcroft pen tray in the Finches design by Sally Tuffin.
The length is 200mm, the width 89mm and the height 18mm.
The back stamps on the base include the Diamond the year cypher for 1993 which shows this as the actual year the pen tray was made.
The Finches design on a blue ground was introduced in 1988.
Sally Tuffin was already a recognised designer when she joined Moorcroft in 1986 and took over the full responsibility for design following Walter Moorcroft's retirement in 1987. She was in fact only the third designer, after William and Walter Moorcroft, since the company began.
The detail contained within this design is certainly worthy of special note. There are two finches against a background of berries, fruit (understood to be pomegranate) and leaves. The eye is easily drawn into the scene where the skills of the tube liner and painter can be admired as well as those of the designer. Sally Tuffin designs are now very collectable.
This pin dish and the box are both in excellent condition.
An attractive vintage item to add to a collection.
This Moorcroft pen tray in the Finches design is available by online order only however if visiting the Antiques Centre in York please visit Cabinet 138 situated on the Lower Ground Floor to view additional items of Moorcroft Pottery.
