Pates Pottery Sydney vintage vase

Pates Pottery was a Sydney-based studio, operating from around 1946 to 1980, known for its colourful mid‑century ceramic vases, troughs, swan forms, and more

They frequently used drip glazes in green, brown, maroon, and yellow, often leathered or mottled. Pieces are usually stamped on the base: “Pates Potteries Sydney, Australia”