Four Hornsea, England Retro Eggs Cups circa 1970s

Four Hornsea Pottery 'Saffron' Egg Cups circa 1970s

Each measure 4.5cm x 4cm

Made in the coastal town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Condition: Lovely with the exception of gentle crazing to the inside walls.

Throughout the 60s John continued to innovate with different decorative techniques and, importantly, a new printing technique which screen-printed a resist medium on to the biscuit wares before glazing, so that the glaze covered the unprinted parts of the design, creating contrasting semi-matt areas. The thicker glaze created a relief effect that enhanced the design. This technique was successfully exploited by Hornsea to produce bestselling tablewares such as Heirloom, launched in 1967, and Saffron, from 1970. These new ranges were much admired in the trade press and copied by other manufacturers.