Hammersley Bird Of Paradise Flower Blue Green Salt Pepper Shaker Fine China Vtg

Description

Up for auction/sale is a vintage pair of Hammersley salt and pepper shakers featuring their Birds of Paradise pattern. I can't date the release of this pattern specifically, but I believe it would have been at some point during their "Longton" (1932-1970) days, based on potters mark comparisons.
Rather you already have this pattern or just appreciate the Birds of Paradise in a flower garden theme, this is a very beautiful pattern and presents wonderfully.
The salt and pepper shaker are in excellent "Nearly New" condition, with no chips, cracks, or damage of any sort, and the graphics are bright, bold, and complete. One of the stoppers has a few rough spots from being a little difficult to remove, but I used the end of a butter knife, and it lifted out with little effort. The rough overall measurements are 3 7/8" tall, with a 1 3/4" base, and 2" wide at the bulbous point.
I have described this set as best I can, but to augment my description I have provided several high resolution images of the shakers from varying angles, to include single shaker images rotated at 90 degrees to allow for a detailed review of quality, condition, and desirability.
These will be packaged with care to best ensure this beautiful set of Bird of Paradise shakers arrives as pictured and described.
If you have any questions, additions, corrections, or concerns, feel free to message me.
A little about Hammersley China Company:
China manufacturer at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Originally at the Sutherland Road Works and then as Hammersley and Co (Longton) Ltd at the Alsager Pottery.
The Sutherland Road works were started in 1862 by Messers. Adams, Scrivener & Co. After a few years Mr. Scrivener retired and Mr. Adams was joined by Titus Hammersley.
The business continued as "Harvey Adams & Co". In 1875 Titus Hammersley died and was succeeded by his son George Harris Hammersley. (Titus Hammersley also had an interest in "Hammersley, Freeman & Co" and then "Hammersley & Asbury") In 1885, Mr. Harvey Adams retired and G. Hammersley continued as Hammersley & Co into the twentieth century.
In 1932 the company was renamed Hammersley and Co (Longton) Ltd. In 1970 Hammersley was bought by Carborundum Ltd who had already purchased the pottery company W. T. Copeland in 1966 (this is the company that followed on from Spode in the 19th century).
In 1976 the companies merged with Royal Worcester to become Royal Worcester Spode Ltd. The Hammersley trade name was taken over by Palissy Pottery Ltd, part of the group, in 1982 and the Hammersley's Works closed in that year.
In December 1988 the use of the Hammersley and Palissy trade names ceased and in 1989 Palissy closed and the factory was demolished. The Palissy Company and the Hammersley trade name were sold to Aynsley China in 1989.