Title: Robin Welch Studio Pottery Vase

Reference: 01307

Description: A studio pottery vase from the Robin Welch Pottery. Robin Welch, born 1936, studied at Penzance School of Art and the Central School of Art, London. He worked part-time at the Leach Pottery between 1953 and 1959 before opening his own pottery in London's west end, which ran from 1960 to 1962. After a couple of years of world travel, he returned to England and in 1965 set up Stadbroke Pottery in Eye, Suffolk. Robin has designed for many major companies, including Wedgwood, Midwinter and Denby, and has done much teaching throughout his career. c. 1970's

Dimensions: H: 19cm (7.5")

Price: £24

Title: Keith Munro Studio Pottery Vase

Reference: 00109

Description: A handbuilt, coiled, studio pottery vase by Keith Munro. White glazed vase, with incised decoration and a green glazed decorative band, with gold insets round the top rim of the Grecian Urn shaped vase. Keith Munro (1958-) currently pots in Wales and is renowned for handbuilt and cast vases, with polished surfaces. Incised signature and date 1991 on base of vase.

Dimensions: diam: 14cm (5")

Price: £54

Title: Scott Lindberg Ceramic Plate

Reference: 01746

Description: A studio pottery plate by Scott Lindberg. Scott Lindberg, an American artist worked as a potter from the 1970's till the mid 1990's. The stylised decoration on this depicting a scene from nature.

Dimensions: Diam: 20cms (8")

Price: £35

Title: Sarah Walton T-pot and Caddy

Reference: 01367

Description: A stunning Sarah Walton Salt Glazed studio pottery T-Pot and caddy. Sarah Walton studied painting at Chelsea School of Art and ceramics at Harrow School of Art. She set up her own studio in Selmeston near Eastbourne in Sussex, her work is mainly in salt glaze and is noted for its strength of form and subtlety of colour. Potters mark on t-pot

Dimensions: T-pot: H: 14cm (4.5") Caddy: H: 13cm (5")

Price: SOLD

Title: Cricklade Studio Pottery Bowl

Reference: 01459

Description: A Cricklade Studio Pottery Bowl, glazed on the inside with slip trailed combed decoration and incised combed decoration on the outside. Cricklade pottery was established by Ivan and Kay Martin in 1951, both of whom had trained at Wichcombe Pottery under the guidance of the renowned potter Ray Finch. Cricklade Pottery was in existence from 1951 till 1976. Cricklade were known for bold painted decoration and slip-trailed combed and feathered decoration. 'Cricklade' mark to base

Dimensions: diam (excl. handle): 11cm (4,5")

Price: £22

Title: Jane Hamlyn Salt Glazed Tankard

Reference: 01713

Description: A Jane Hamlyn studio pottery, salt glazed tankard. Jane Hamlyn was born in London in 1940, she became interested in potting and studied at Harrow School of Art. In 1975 she set up Millfield Pottery near Doncaster and since then has worked full-time as a potter and established a fine reputation. Jane specializes in salt glazed stoneware. Her work is thrown and hand-built, often highly decorated, and has been exhibited widely. She has an international reputation as a leading exponent of contemporary salt glaze ceramics, making functional pots for use and ornament and has work in many public collections. Impressed mark at base of handle

Dimensions: H: 15cm (6") D: 8cm (3")

Price: £85

Title: Gilbert Portainer Bowl & Lid at Vallauris

Reference: 01193

Description: A unique and rare Vallauris studio pottery bowl and cover by Gilbert Portanier, with an integral blue glass liner and hand painted decoration. Between 1945 and 1948 GILBERT PORTANIER (1926-) studied architecture and painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1948 he discovered clay as a material to work with, at Vallauris, the ceramics centre in the south of France. There he developed his own unique style with his early work showing his mastery of drawing on pottery. In 1954 he moved into an old traditional workshop where he still is to-day. He was awarded a first gold medal at the International Exhibition in Brussels in 1953, and has participated in numerous exhibitions, including in 1955 an exhibition at the Kunstgewerbe Museum with PICASSO and Fernand LEGER, 'Every one of his pieces belongs in a museum,' thus Picasso commenting on Gilbert Portanier's ceramics'. The painter's hand, cleverly combined with the potter's, enables him to achieve very personal pieces. Painted mark to base.

Dimensions: Bowl: H: 8cm (3") Diam: 13cm (5") Lid: 8cm (3")

Price: £385

Title: Abuja Pottery T-Pot

Reference: 01411

Description: A stunning studio pottery t-pot from the Nigerian pottery, Abuja. In 1950 Michael Cardew had gone to Abuja as 'Pottery Officer' with the aim of improving the quality of the local work, he spent most of the next fifteen years there. The Abuja pottery, is now known as the Dr Ladi Kwali Pottery

Dimensions: H:(incl. lid) 18cm (7")

Price: £160

Title: Iden Pottery Plaque

Reference: 00235

Description: A studio pottery plaque from the, sadly, now closed Iden Pottery. Iden was set-up by Dennis Townsend at his home in Iden, East Sussex,in 1959 when he left Rye Pottery. The Pottery is best known for its stoneware and excellent quality. Due to lack of space in his garden shed workshop he moved to larger premises in 1962, and then again in 1966 to Conduit Hill, Rye, where he operated until its closure in 2002. Pottery Mark on back. c. 1960's

Dimensions: Diam: 14cm (5.5")

Price: SOLD

Title: Pair of Accolay Studio Pottery Vases

Reference: 02010

Description: A pair of vases from Accolay Pottery, France. Green/Brown glaze with abstract design. Accolay Pottery was started in 1945 by A. BOUTAUD, Louis DANGON, Slavic PALEY and RAUDE They initially made ceramic brooches and jewels, but it is with buttons that they first become successful, through an order of 300 buttons for Christian DIOR New Look collection in 1946. At the end of 1947, a first professional thrower named BARACHANT is hired to start a production of ceramic utilitarian pieces. as ceramic buttons are no longer fashionable. However as trends start to change, ACCOLAY, along with VALLAURIS, find it hard to survive and decline. ACCOLAY production tries to adapt however in the 80s BOUTAUD dies and the pottery closes in 1983. Incised mark to base.

Dimensions: H: 11cm (4.5") D: 14cm (5.5")

Price: £110