Farnham Pottery (Surrey)

Thought I would add this here just for reference. It is an oddity to be sure.

The design is that of a Farnham owl. But it is made out of copper with an enamel interior. Never seen one like it. As close as I have got is one made in Pewter by Liberty stamped Tudric. This one has no marks, is mid sized about 8 inches tall and is as heavy as you would expect being made out of metal.

Liberty acted as sole agents for Barum ware between 1882 and 1914 and were granted use of Brannams owl jug design for the production of a pewter version about 1902 , so no Farnham involvement , they do look a little similar though .

Set of green Brannam owl jugs and s beaker

NaomiM wrote:Set of green Brannam owl jugs and s beaker

Think these are mislabeled. They are Farnham owls. Not seen any CH Brannam owls like this, Baron made some but even they look different to this.

If they are up for auction I would love to know the auction house?

Mary Wondrausch estate sale in Surrey on the 28th April.
They were described as Farnham . Hammer price £200

Must be the same ones I have been seeing pop up on ebay the last week or so

90% sure this huge wonky bowl is Farnham.

Naomi the big brown washbowl and jug I posted is 410mm dia and has owl faces under the rolled flat bit on the side.

What size is this one plz? Do you think it was a washbowl

It may have had a jug. 15" diameter x 5 1/2" high

There is an equally big one at Allens Gallery, Alton, which has a blue glaze and cream inside and owl faces. Just checking my photos and I see it also has the same rolled pair of handles on the edge.

A collection of Farnham pottery can be found here -


http://www.farnhampottery.info/index.htm

Wash bowl set (largest washbasin was 16") :-

http://www.farnhampottery.info/lev3bed.htm

Naomi the Brown wash bowl and jug I posted are the same size. It's shown below with two smaller additions to the aviary. I'm very surprised that the handle is still on the was jug as it holds x4 litres, the bowl was badly damage.

Brown 300mm 4000ml
Blue 190mm 1000ml
Green 100mm 125ml

Nice ones

Those three together remind me of the TWTWTW sketch with John Cleese looking down on Ronnie Barker who was looking down on Ronnie Corbett. (H)owls of laughter.....

Farnham frogs, courtesy of Ed and Richard

Are these pomander?

They could be. Or maybe a flower frog for standing in a bowl

Ah yes like a posy ring.

Having to type this with my left hand as the pig I bought last week cost me an arm and a leg from forum-seller. Could not resist him.

BTW the Farnham collectors site is down - anyone know the owner?

That was a very nice pig

Yes, a great shame about the Farnham site. Spoke to Ed and he doesn’t think it’s coming back.

Whaat? Shame - If they were kind and sent me the html I would happily host a downloadable viewable HTML version. Not happy that it's just lost, Dan tell me what the problem was?

Shelf pig with friends

Borrowed a decent camera from work and spent Sunday doing photos. It does improve your chances of getting a decent unfuzzy shot

First time I have looked at this thread.
Some very nice pieces.
Tho..why do I get the phrase running through my mind.

'Should have gone to Specsavers....'

All d'em short sighted Owls!