2 Wade Ireland Shamrock clover cups

Pair of small glazed and textured ceramic dishes in the shape of a three-leaf clover. The color of the glaze is different for each piece but blends perfectly with shades of green/earth and blue/green. Can be used for olives as an aperitif or for their pits. But also as a jewelry holder on your bedside table in the bedroom, a hair elastic holder in the bathroom or to put matches next to your candles. It was originally an ashtray for card players. Manufacture wade in ireland produced these small dishes around 1956-1986. The bottom of the dish is inscribed made in ireland, irish porcelain. Vintage collectors item in very good condition. 9cm wide weight of set: 171g history: the history of wade irish pottery began in 1946 as wade ulster. It was located in portadown, county armagh, in the province of ulster, northern ireland. Irish wade was incorporated as a subsidiary of george wade & sons, ltd. In the 1950s, the factory produced pressure-pressed ceramic insulators and pottery to help repair the damage caused to england by the second world war. By 1953, there was no longer a need for such large quantities of industrial ceramics and the company began to look for another product to manufacture. It was at this time that the first pieces.