Frank Smith
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Frank Smith
Thought this would be an easy one, but so far drawn a blank.
Small bowl, stamped FS



Small bowl, stamped FS



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It could be by Frank Smith, who was really responsible for me becoming interested in studio pottery. I visited his studio in Peasmarsh, Kent after seeing a sign saying "Pottery Open" and that was it.
He was a member of the CPA and died in 1994. This looks like one of the marks he used - I'll try and check, as the glaze doesn't look familiar but certainly not out of the question.
He was a member of the CPA and died in 1994. This looks like one of the marks he used - I'll try and check, as the glaze doesn't look familiar but certainly not out of the question.
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By coincidence I looked up Frank Smith but the mark didn't match. But if he used different marks pver the years that could account for it.
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Mark looks spot on to me

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THat's great.
Do you have an example? I found one on ebay that looked very different, so I'm assuming they got their Id wrong..

Do you have an example? I found one on ebay that looked very different, so I'm assuming they got their Id wrong..
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I'm only going by the mark in the CPA published "Potters", 2 marks are listed and this looks like a match to the first, the 2nd being more a stylised version.
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studio-pots wrote:It could be by Frank Smith, who was really responsible for me becoming interested in studio pottery. I visited his studio in Peasmarsh, Kent after seeing a sign saying "Pottery Open" and that was it.
He was a member of the CPA and died in 1994. This looks like one of the marks he used - I'll try and check, as the glaze doesn't look familiar but certainly not out of the question.
I've seen references to a Frank Smith being Colin Pearson's assistant, and a Frank Smith of Rye Pottery, father or Tim Smith. Are they the same person?
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Frank had nothing to do with the Rye Pottery but was a member of the Rye Society of Artists. He did work with Colin Pearson in Aylesford and later was assisted at his own pottery by his son, Tim, for two years.
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Here is the Frank Smith bowl that I mentioned above. The first piece of studio pottery that I ever bought.


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is it marked?
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It is but it is under the glaze so difficult to photograph.


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thanks SP
when did you buy it?
when did you buy it?
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1988. I was on my way back from a day out in Rye and saw this sign "Pottery Open". I didn't realise at the time how significant stopping rather than carrying on would be.
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It might be Frank Smith. He had a couple of marks. I've got one of his with the other style of mark.
https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t11897-frank-smith?highlight=Frank
https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t11897-frank-smith?highlight=Frank
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Ok great thank you so much!
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The mark does look like one of Frank Smith's marks. His was the first studio pottery that I bought back in the late 1980s.
I don't recognise the style of this being his but he was potting on his own from around 1970 so he made many things. Although not stylistically like anything I've seen it's not a million miles away so it could well be by him. Can't be 100% certain though.
I don't recognise the style of this being his but he was potting on his own from around 1970 so he made many things. Although not stylistically like anything I've seen it's not a million miles away so it could well be by him. Can't be 100% certain though.
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This mark was attributed to Frank Smith. Looks similar.
http://pinterest.com/pin/175077504237440745/
http://pinterest.com/pin/175077504237440745/
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Hi, thank you for your help. I haven't had any luck on finding information on Frank Smith as the Potter. would anyone have any bio or history on him and his work?
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