Rye Pottery and other Potteries of Rye

Thanks so much everyone.  I have a little shop online but I am quite new and really paranoid about unwittingly selling fake items so I always like to check with the collectors (i.e the experts!) on things I am not sure about or don't have books on yet.  That's really tickled me about the copyright

His daughter said he roped his kids in to paint on the coloured glazes if it was a large order, so the quality can be a bit hit and miss. And the kiln was a bit dodgy so sometimes you got a lovely flambé red colour and other times a washed out brown :)

NaomiM wrote:His daughter said he roped his kids in to paint on the coloured glazes if it was a large order, so the quality can be a bit hit and miss. And the kiln was a bit dodgy so sometimes you got a lovely flambé red colour and other times a washed out brown :)

David's "other hobby" meant that he often stopped the kiln or opened it too early and so ruined everything. So it was more likely the potter at fault rather than the kiln.

I remember visiting the basement of the pottery after his death and seeing lots of his experimental art creations but all had firing cracks etc. because he was too keen to open the kiln to see what was inside. I recall that they looked interesting but I only saw them by torchlight, as the electricity in the basement was up the creek too.

Thanking you in anticipation

Thank you

Shallow Dish with sgraffito geometric pattern, sits on 4 feet like another dish on this thread. mark for 1957-1971 I think. Looks late 50s or early 60s but no potters mark.

The pattern was called Tracery and I agree with you regarding the date.

P - Pam Goddard, but still very common pattern

Cheers

Speaking of Pam Goddard, here's the front of a book that she self published about her time working at the Rye Pottery.

A Rye Pottery plate decorated and signed by Tarquin Cole.

Little Jimmy Elliot bowl, J mark. Great design. Very 1950s

Yes very reminiscent of the new atomic age following the war

Unknown LE mark, and S mark for Stephen Russell

Rye plant pot and tray

Nicest Rye piece I’ve had for a while. Guess it’s late 1950s or early 1960s.

I love those designs

One of the first exhibitions that I held after taking over the Harlequin Gallery in 1999 was "The Potteries of Rye". The invitation card showed a similar lamp base to the one above.




The dish shown was fully signed by Denis Townsend at Rye Pottery - so a special piece rather than his apprentice stamp.