Hi all,
first post for me and new to collecting Wembley Ware. My particular interest is 'fish, marine theme' and I already have a few pieces: large Dhu Fish, Fantail fish, Lobster Plate, Yabbie Plate, Seal Ashtray. I'm interested in a piece on E-Bay now which purports to be a Wembley Ware 'Angel Fish on a Snail Shell'. Even though the listing includes a photo with 'Wembley Ware' inscribed on the base I'm a bit suspicious as I've never seen this piece before as part of the Wembley Ware range - although as I said I'm new to this!
Reason I'm dubious is that I've also seen a Jema Holland 'Angel fish on a Snail Shell' which looks identical in every respect except for the painting/colour scheme. Is it possible Wembley Ware would've copied the Jema Holland piece so exactly?
In fact, both the Wembley Ware(?) and Jema Holland Angel Fish are currently advertised on E-Bay Aust at the same time; for some reason I can't copy/paste the links but hopefully my phot uploads will work.
Would be very interested in any advice anyone can give as the purportedly Wembley Ware Angel Fish starts at $150 - that's a lot for me and the 'kitsch fish itch' is tempting me. However I'm limiting my collection to Australian-made pieces and wouldn't want to buy this if it's not genuine Wembley Ware.
Thanks,
Adrian