Re: Richard & Susan Parkinson

by **22 Crawford St.** March 6th 2018, 11:03 pm

Thanks for posting that ...there are some supa rare pieces there and thats not including the seven figures. I bet all goes for x2 the top estimate.

by **denbydump** March 7th 2018, 12:23 am

Hmm I'm keeping hold of my small collection for the time being.
Including the (above) plate I bought of you Dave, way back when!

by **22 Crawford St.** March 16th 2018, 10:01 am

Yes. and the early lion/unicorn also, some do not stand the test of time Argh!

by **dantheman** March 16th 2018, 1:58 pm

no I wasn't comparing with a specific Sydenham mermaid, all his mermaids make the parkinson one look like it was made by a child

by **denbydump** April 9th 2018, 11:40 pm

Further to my suspicion there is an undocumented Zodiac
series of plates. My "Saggitarius" plate is shown earlier in this thread.
These two plates are by Susan Parkinson, from
the March Wooley and Wallis sale. (pix on my own site).

Quite possibly Gemini the twins.
http://www.magicfabric.magix.net/public/313.jpg

Maybe Aries the Ram?
http://www.magicfabric.magix.net/public/314.jpg

by **denbydump** April 9th 2018, 11:52 pm

dantheman wrote:no I wasn't comparing with a specific Sydenham mermaid, all his mermaids make the parkinson one look like it was made by a child

Hmm Dan, As the Parky items were slip-cast moulded, it's a bit of an unfair comparison. It wasn't so much about the pottery itself,
more about the design, and the humourous abstract art-work, particularly on the "flat" items like the plates and chargers.

by **NaomiM** January 15th 2020, 10:08 pm

by **Roobarb** November 22nd 2022, 10:54 am

Hello, I wondered if anyone knew what the "g" mark on the base of this cat might represent. I know that some of the moulds were bought by George Gray for Cinque Ports Pottery, and so thought the g might be for him, but can't find anything to confirm this.

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by **denbydump** November 22nd 2022, 11:16 pm

It looks like model 33 which should be 10 in high. Try shining a torch into the base,
if you can see the light coming through it's porcelain. Cinque ports was earthenware.
Haven't seen the g mark before though.

by **Roobarb** November 23rd 2022, 11:35 am

Thank you denbydump, light does shine through it so looks as though it's porcelain. The g remains a mystery :)

by **NaomiM** November 23rd 2022, 12:18 pm

I’ve seen a few single letter stamps on Parkinson animals. They might be date codes

by **Roobarb** November 23rd 2022, 1:48 pm

Thanks Naomi, that would make sense

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