Sir Percy Metcalfe

Percy Metcalfe was born in 1895 and became a very prolific designer, working in the Art Deco style typical of the 1920's and 30's. He worked as a sculptor and also as a coin, medal and stamp designer and was one of the original designers to produce works for Ashtead.

Metcalfe works for the Ashtead Potters include a range of limited addition character face jugs of Stanley Baldwin, David Lloyd George, Lord Hailsham and Australian Prime Minister S. M. Bruce. Hand pained figural jugs were also made of Benjamin Franklin and Johnnie Walker, a bust of American film star Will Rogers and a plaque of Earl Hague. Advertising works include 'Prometheus' for Hope's Heating and Lighting. He also produced the first two models for Ashtead (M1 and M2) for the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924 and 1925. These models depict a crouched lion in strong Art Deco styling. Metcalfe also designed the plaque to house a Wembley exhibitor's medal and also small souvenir lions for the exhibition.

Percy Metcalfe designs for Ashtead Potters Ltd.