Why Collect Briglin?
Briglin is not exactly Sèvres or early Böttger porcelain, the quality can be a somewhat varied. But it is English and I find it to be very honest and great fun. I think they had a great sense of humor and it shows in some of the designs. It is still possible to buy Briglin very cheaply and if you look it is available at car boot sales and junk shops. With Briglin you never know what you are going to find. Other potteries such as Aldermaston or Poole mainly had a fixed range of shapes and decoration. But with Briglin freedom was given to the potters to experiment and they seemed to have an infinite array of shapes and patterns. I still see pieces that I have never seen before. It is not all wonderful, far from it. I have seen some really nasty things that I would not use to prop the shed door open with! I hate the most popular pattern, Scroll – I think it dull and lifeless. I can’t see why Scroll was the most popular and long lasting design? Some of the shapes are poor at best, but the
