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Troika plaques and tiles were some of the first things to be made by Troika, hence why they are highly sought after, especially those in perfect condition (due to the size of some of the plaques they can often have firing cracks or small nibbles to the edges).

There were many different designs moulded onto the plaques, including the Calculator plaque (looks like a calculator!), the Thames plaque (appears to be the River Thames running through it!), and the Love Plaque that depicts three stages of Love - Love, Marriage and finally wife rules! The Love plaque is an extremely large piece of Troika, roughly 15″ long. You can see quite a nice example currently on eBay (and in perfect condition): Troika Love Plaque.

Made when Troika where still in St Ives most examples display a variation of the Troika St Ives pottery mark and often include the Trident mark and an artist’s signature.

Quite often you will see a BS or SB artist mark on the back. BS represents Troika founder Benny Sirota and SB is for Stella Banjamin who worked at the pottery in the early days from around 1963 to 1967. It’s tricky to tell these two apart as they can look so similar, looking at the way they have been written through an eyeglass can sometimes help.

The Troika pottery produced such a wide range of wares, it’s nice to see that people are finding the plaques as interesting as the other pieces, I certainly like them!