Cobridge

Cobridge was a sister company to the mighty Moorcroft factory and set up in 1998.
Although short-lived (seven and a half years) it produced a very high quality product and some incredible glazes!

this one is called "poppies on ice " made in the wonderful Meiping (plum blossom) form ,the decoration was designed by Anita Harris formerly a designer for Poole pottery

Another Poppies on ice vase

'Field of gold' designed by Anita Harris for Black Ryden in 2002, many people think Black Ryden was a pottery in it's own right but it was in fact a trade name used by Cobridge.

A trial piece by Anita Harris for Black Ryden, made in 2003.

my latest Anita Harris piece from 2002


it's called Baltic Amber according to a very reliable source

an early bud vase

another Anita Harris design from 2003 the name of this design is 'pussy willow'

10" tall

that's a nice big lump ed, I haven't seen an unsigned one before?

At first I thought it was ruskin , any idea what that little mark is , like a little egg cup ?

it's a date code

a later piece, c 2000

trial plate by Anita Harris,I don't think this design went into production

Cobridge trial

A pair of 'Mistral Sunset' vases,designed by Anita Harris in 2003

'Corncockle' was a design made for the founder members of the collector's club and came free with the club subscription

5 inch trial plate, made in 2001
note the bird mark on the back which is not a date mark?

a very complicated,high-fired glaze used on this piece,the seller advertised it as 'flambe' which was news to me,I was only aware of red flambe up to that point?

In me pottery book it says, Flambe' glazes -Iridescent glazes of chinese origin in which reduced copper is used to produce mainly red or purple hues.

I have seen plenty of blue pottery described as flambe but I don't know where the line is drawn between blue and purple?

designed by Anita Harris this drip glaze is almost fat lava! I think it also came in an orange drip glaze and stands 19cm tall

periwinkle design from the 2nd year of manufacture (see the boot stamp)

Anita Harris trial 2004