Vintage Carlton Ware Australian Design Leaf Dish – Botanical Rosehip Motif (Cairns Souvenir)

A charming vintage Carlton Ware leaf dish featuring a raised botanical motif, finished in a soft green glaze with hand-painted detail.

Made in Australia and marked as an Australian Design, this piece reflects the mid-century love of natural forms — with stylised leaves and rosehip-like buds applied to the edge of the dish.

A small “Cairns” label remains to the surface, adding to its story as a vintage Australian souvenir piece.

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The Story Behind the Piece

Carlton Ware produced a range of Australian-made ceramics featuring botanical and nature-inspired designs suited to the local market.

Rather than strictly named patterns, many of these pieces used stylised floral and plant motifs — decorative, tactile, and designed to bring a sense of the outdoors into the home.

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Details:

• Maker: Carlton Ware

• Origin: Australia

• Era: c.1950s–1960s

• Material: Glazed earthenware

• Design: Australian Design – Botanical (rosehip style)

• Feature: Cairns souvenir label

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Condition:

Good vintage condition.

• Light crazing consistent with age

• Minor wear to base

• Cairns label present

• No major chips or cracks noted

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Measurements:

• Length: approx. 13 cm

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Why we love it:

It’s a small, thoughtful piece — part decorative object, part memory of place.

Perfect for:

• a trinket or jewellery dish

• a souvenir collector

• or layered into a vintage vignette