Studio Pottery Oil Lamp, signed MP and dated 2012
Price: £25
A studio pottery oil lamp of archaistic form, the low, flat circular body narrowing towards the base with an elongated spout of lobed square section containing the wick, a loop handle and a lid of lobed square pyramid form complementing the spout, glazed overall in brown wash colourings with an impressed band of geometric pattern to the top of the body, the base unglazed and with a flowing cipher mark in impressed black glaze ‘MP’ with the date 2012.
Studio Pottery Vase by John Jelfs, signed, late C20th
Price: £180
A stoneware vase of flattened ovoid form with a ‘dished’ rim, the speckled brown glaze with zig zag and splash glaze highlights, the base unglazed and with an impressed mark ‘JJ’. The mark is for the well known pottery artist John Jelfs who was born in 1946 and has a studio, Cotswold Pottery, at Clapton Row, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, see ‘British Studio Potters’ Marks’ by Eric Yates-Owen and Robert Fournier (2nd edition 2005 p267). A more detailed account of his work can be seen elsewhere (Antique & Decorative Ceramics
Lot Number 118) but this vase is another example of his work, albeit with rather different decoration, which combines hand potted, elegant form with inventive glazes, sourced from locally produced materials.
Studio Pottery Vessel by David White, signed DW, late C20th
Price: £180
A ceramic vessel of near goblet form, the globular circular body above a slender slightly concave foot and flaring outwards to the broad rim, the base countersunk, the glaze with carefully controlled craquelure effects in cream and blue, the interior of the base glazed black and with a stylised cipher mark ‘DW’.
The mark is for David James White (1934-2011) who established Broadstairs Pottery with his wife in 1978 (see lot XXXX) and then sold this in 1983 to concentrate on his own work which focused on high-fired porcelain decorated with a blend of crackle glazes in a range of colours with a high sophistication of technique, see ‘British Studio Potters’ Marks’ by Eric Yates-Owen and Robert Fournier (2nd edition 2005 p534). This vessel, a form he produced in a variety of colourings of which this is perhaps one of the most pleasing, is an excellent example of his work which rivals some of the best creations of earlier Chinese potters in the standard of finish achieved.