Vintage Diana Pottery Jug & Lidded Sugar Bowl – Australian Studio Pottery with Grass Motif (c.1950s–60s)

Description:

A charming vintage jug and lidded sugar bowl set by Diana Pottery, Australia, decorated with a hand-painted grass motif in earthy tones of brown and black against a warm speckled glaze.

This set perfectly embodies mid-20th century Australian pottery: practical, natural, and artful. Both pieces are generously shaped, making them as useful as they are decorative.

Measurements (approx.):

• Jug: 10 cm tall × 12 cm wide (including handle)
• Sugar bowl: 11 cm tall × 11 cm wide (with lid)

Maker’s Mark:

Stamped Diana Pottery Australia on the base.

Condition:

Excellent vintage condition – no chips or cracks. Light surface wear consistent with age.

Styling Tips

• Use as a milk and sugar set for everyday tea or coffee service.
• Display on open shelving with other earthy-toned ceramics.
• Repurpose: the jug as a small vase, the sugar bowl as a lidded trinket pot.

Collector’s Note

Diana Pottery, established in Marrickville, NSW, in the 1940s, became one of Australia’s best-known pottery makers. Their hand-decorated wares of the 1950s–60s, often with naturalistic glazes and motifs, are increasingly collectable as fine examples of Australian mid-century design.