DescriptionRetro Radford cheese dish. Stylish almost retro but pretty matt finish cheese dish in white with lovely pink floral design with a retro vibe probably from the 1930s or 1940s but could be later. Still a bit of an art deco feel to this retro Radford cheese dish, but could be up to 1948 before Radford changed it’s name to H J Woods. I’m not sure if they kept the Radford name afterwards. This hand painted cheese dish is is in good vintage condition. 14 X 15 x 14cms.This pottery was founded by Edward Radford and originally known as the Radford Handcraft Pottery in 1930 within H.J.Wood and sons in the Alexandra pottery in Burslem, Stoke on Trent. They specialised in hand painted Art Deco earthenware often with colourful hand painted florals like this one. The firm did well until 1948 when Edward retired, but after that his production and designed continue under H J Wood until the early 1970s.Edward Radford (1882–1970) founded the distinct Radford Handcraft Pottery in 1930 within the H.J. Wood & Sons Alexandra Pottery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, specializing in hand-painted Art Deco earthenware. Known for colorful, hand-painted florals, the firm thrived until 1948, when Edward retired, though production of his designs continued under H.J. Wood until the early 1970s.
