I went through a stage (a few years ago) of collecting everything Australian that I could find. (That being said I also have a great deal of Italian, German and European pottery/glass/objects du jour... don't get me started on tortoise shell knitting needles...that's another story for another blog lol).
Rose Noble mini jugs were one of those delightful little objects that gave me an electric spark of joy whenever I found one (and) I could sneak it into the house without anyone saying - 'have you bought something else...eyerolls, head shakes and more comments of "sheeshhhh".
As you can see, I didn't find very many and those that I did...inevitably ended up gathering dust hiding in the back of the 'good' loungeroom glass cabinet with the others (which is really quite sad), they needed to really belong to someone who would cherish them on full display.
Like pretty much everything else the Nobles were sent to storage with the rest of my eclectic collection of well, anything that wasn't nailed down LOL.
Friends and family had stopped visiting simply because of the number of items on display and often stated how overwhelmed they felt just coming into the flat (yes, I said flat... a chockablock on the shelves and all over the floor full granny flat to be precise. I couldn't even swing a cat... not that I would swing my cat... my darling would knock over the pottery for a start😉😻 lol) and that is where the idea sparked ... I had enough stuff to stock a shop... SO here we are!
I digress:
Rose Noble was the name of a pottery company that was established by Samuel William Noble in the Sydney area during the 1950s and early 1960s. The company produced small slipware souvenir cream jugs decorated with Australian flora and fauna. These jugs were directed at the tourist and souvenir markets of the day and were often sold with a slip of paper introducing the buyer to their newly prized item. The jugs are identified with the mark “Rose Noble,” “Rose Noble Australia,” or “Noble Australia” on the base.
Please visit The Happy Hoarders Tasmania main website for these and other gems. You can find them easily through the drop-down menu POTTERY.
Stay tuned Hoardees
Laura x
