Let's Talk About Pottery & Collectables
Pottery => British & Irish => Topic started by: dantheman on August 18, 2007, 09:31:44 PM
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This is my favorite pottery,it sums up the 60s/70s for me.
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This is a less popular Aegean piece, i prefer it to Delphis.
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This is from the Ionian range.
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That's an interesting piece of Aegean Dan - but you know me, I just lurve the psychedelic Delphis pieces - who was the paintress?
Hi Pip
Carolyn Bartlett 1962/65
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This one is a sudio piece by Tony Morris.
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This is another Tony Morris piece, made this year (post Poole).
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This is another Post Poole piece,made by the late great Guy Sydenham.
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Poole pottery is presently working on a limited series of these,this is a prototype.
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Another recent Tony Morris piece.
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A Guy Sydenham Crab Bowl, again Post Poole.
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And another.
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A small vase in the shape of a mermaids head. Guy again.
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Who made the coffee table? 8)
I just noticed this signature?
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Here's a piece by an ex Poole pottery star and a lovely lady Karen Brown.
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and another.
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Here's the 3rd one, Karen made them as a series of three,the largest 12 inches,then 8 and finaly 6inch.
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I bought this Guy Sydenham flask in auction today for one third of it's present market value! ;D
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(http://www.yobunny.com/pottery/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=566.0;attach=12149;image)
And another.
Oh I do like that... so very like Atlantis isn't it?
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Yes it's the same decorating technique exactly,i bought it in a job lot but it wasn't my fave' and cost ?150. :czy:
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I don't think that is bad in today's market. Atlantis is far and away the most expensive Poole I seem to see.
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This is from guy's Portland studio though Lynne,the crazy collectors think that it is worth less than Atlantis because it hasn't been stamped POOLE.
My view is the absolute opposite to this label obsessed market.
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Good for you at the moment then. It will catch up eventually and you will be laughing.
What is excellent value at auction at the moment, as against their price in a retail outlet, are the current Living Glaze pieces, whilst I know they are mass market and don't have the "legs" of the studio pieces, when a nice purse vase is going for around ?10-15 on average, you can't complain can you?
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I watched a forrest flame bud vase sell for ?35.00 today! It sold at a country auction and the buyers loved it.
When i started buying Poole my first piece was a f.f. bud vase and i loved it too.
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Ah a country auction! Higher prices there than London (and close by) auctions for some reason! And you were also at a Saturday auction, where prices are often higher than weekday ones, as there are more private buyers.
And it is the run up to Christmas of course, so a lot of people buying pressies...
What did you treat yourself to? Apart from the mask flask?
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Just the bellarmine style flask Lynne,I wasn't at the auction but used the live auction facility offered by the-saleroom.com to follow every word,it was nearly as good as being there.
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they are brilliant aren't they! I used to listen to some local auctions I had left commission bids at, it was great, you could see immediately what you had got and what not... but I think it got too cumbersome for them (or perhaps too expensive....) and they've got the live thingy but not the sound any more. :boohoo:
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My latest Tony Morris charger,the title is Bait Ball
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Guy Sydenham Bellarmine flask.
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I really like them Dan, can you show us the mark for Guy?
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this is the most commonly used one Sue,a small s inside a big G.
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I know his signature mark Dan, i just wondered where he put it on these, and if the expert's ever mistakenly took them as older pieces, never having handled one i couldnt tell :-\ could it happen ?
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On the bellarmine flasks the Gs was sometimes hidden in the beard.They couldn't be mistaken for 16th-18th Century pieces unless they were deliberately aged to deceive.
I hope this is what you were asking about Sue?
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Yep, spot on what i wanted, saw one in a local auction house pegged as 18th cen, until i told him about Guy Sydenham, then suddenly it was gone, which was a bit of a puzzle?
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I bought mine from a small auction house and the guide price was set at ?30.00 to ?50.00. my guide would have been ?150.00 to ?250.00.
They have general trade Knowledge and should only be used when buying! LOL.
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I have spent hours looking at some wonderfull German glazed pottery (thanks Kev) but in my view,few factories have reached the glaze quality of Poole in the early 1960s.
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These are some of the Guy Sydenham pieces that i bought at Cottees Poole auction this year.
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Did it go well Dan? I love the lemon squeezer...!
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Did it go well Dan? I love the lemon squeezer...!
Yes thanks Lynne, extremely well,i was stunned when i phoned Cottees & was told i had won six lots, most of my bids were the bare reserve or a fiver above it.
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Sorry Dan these Guy Sydenham pieces dont do anything for me, a lot of people say WGP is brown & bland.....but i look at these and think the same Kev
Saltglaze can look wonderful Kev
I am still on the lookout for a real 17th century Bellarmine piece with leopard skin saltglaze :P
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This lovely salmon was made by Tony Morris in the 90s whilst working for Poole pottery,it is one of the best examples i have ever seen.
The design is spread over three six inch tiles.
LOVERLY ;D
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Salmon
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My latest Tony Morris charger
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How many have you got now Dan, and how do you display them?
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and a Guy Sydenham bowl
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How many have you got now Dan, and how do you display them?
Hi Lynne,
I have six now and i rotate them so there are two on display at any one time, i just have them on coffee tables as they are too big and heavy to hang or for plate stands.
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A Guy Sydenham Crab Bowl, again Post Poole.
(http://www.yobunny.com/pottery/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=566.0;attach=12147;image)
don't you think?
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came across this today, does the funny mark make it a second ?
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Found this site http://www.cotswold-collectables.co.uk/poolepottery/archive.htm
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Hi Sue,
I can see why you would think that but the mark was actually the monogram used by a decorator called Wendy Smith during the years of 1976 and 1977.
Cotswold Collectibles is a site run by a friend of mine,Steve is a mine of Poole information and will gladly answer any Queries,especially questions relating to the animal figures that The factory produced.
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Thank you Dan :kissy: why havent you guided Steve here?
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He's a bit busy for chat sites Sue,he also runs the allaboutpoolepottery website and spreads himself quite thin.
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Rats, first time anyone has posted on anything I know about and Dan beat me to it!
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Never mind, better luck next time. Welcome to the board Gareth
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Yeah!! welcome :cheerleader:
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Olympus range
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Traditional range.
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I have a little jug like this, but it has a crack :boohoo:
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Two Barbara Linley Adams owls.
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Just thought i would add this for information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poole_Pottery
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I have a little jug like this, but it has a crack :boohoo:
A lot of early Poole is prone to cracking and crazing because the red earthenware they used wasn't that great a quality. They switched to white earthenware in 1935 (although they painted the bottom pink so people wouldn't notice too much ???). That improved things, but of course collectors prize the red earthenware more!
Thanks for the welcome earlier in the thread by the way!
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Hello Gareth, and thank you :kissy: i shall go and hunt out my little jug and see if it is red earthenware.
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Here's some more early Poole (1922-1936)
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Here is my little jug, no use to man or beast now :thd: if you know anyone who wants it let me know, they can have it.
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Ah, that's a much later one (1967-72 backstamp). Not everything that cracked was red earthenware :)
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Oh Well, ho hum, anyway.... who the L was LE LL
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The "LL" bit was the monogram Sue,It was Susan Allen 1967 to 78
The LE was the pattern code
Hi Gareth,nice to see you sharing the knowlege.
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Awww thanks you two :kissy:
??? ??? just a thought, Gareth said 67-72 backstamp and Dan said monogram 1953-58, so the design continued?
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Sorry Sue,i realised the mistake and corrected it.
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Aw thats Ok Dan, i am just grateful for your and Gareth's knowledge, isnt that what we are here for? if you and Gareth can educate us on any aspect of Poole, i for one would be most grateful, so keep it coming ;D
Just dont throw me in at the deep end ;D.........Poole......deep end.......... :24: 8:) IGMC
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Yes please do, I know almost zilch about Poole, but I'm liking what I'm seeing. I can see why you're so keen on it. Good to have you with us Gareth. :)
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A perfect way to learn about all things Poole pottery is to visit this forum, Gareth and I are regulars there and the info available is very impressive,the photo gallery is an absolute must if you like Poole pottery.
http://allaboutpoolepottery.co.uk/group/index.php
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Thanks Dan, I'll make a note of that and have a look in asap - have to do some more work first today though.
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This mermaid was made by Guy Sydenham after he left Poole pottery,a lovely example of Guy's saltglaze and throwing skills.
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Lovely, although that pose looks somewhat uncomfortable - perhaps she should be on Britain's got talent
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Here's a recent piece, though i have been unable to find the shape on the Poole website. I presume it's a candle holder. The pattern is African Sky.