Iconic pottery to be auctioned after store closure

Cat money boxes made of Hornsea Pottery are among the items available at auction

Thousands of pounds worth of Hornsea Pottery is to go under the hammer this week.

A collection of the world-famous pottery has been put up for auction following the closure of craft beer shop Hopfrog.

The auction also features the store’s entire remaining stock plus equipment and furnishings.

Paul Cooper, director of auctioneers Eddisons, said the “vintage Hornsea on offer includes small collections of many of the designs that took the country, and indeed the world, by storm in the 70s and 80s”.

Ale glasses with Hornsea Pottery designs are also included in the auction

The auctioneers said Hopfrog started life as a craft beer retailer, before developing into a café bar and then expanding into larger premises, adding the Hornsea Pottery Design Shop.

At the time the owners said the development would keep the long-closed pottery’s legacy alive in the town.

Mr Cooper said the collection includes a number of pieces of Contrast - one of Hornsea’s most striking designs, adding “it was so highly regarded that in 1976 the Victoria and Albert Museum acquired a set for their permanent collection”.

Also included is “serious quantities of craft ales and spirits and 60s-period teak furniture”.

The online auction is scheduled to end at 13:00 on Tuesday.

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