Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie

Hi all,

Bought this jug that I believe is by Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie:



It stands just over 17cm tall.

Anyone able to tell me when it may have been made please?

A squirty little mark that is almost impossible to make out so it has to be Beano's work. Actually, the foot tells me it's hers even if it wasn't marked.

I would be surprised if it was made at Coleshill pre-1946 but there is no way of dating from the mark really, unless it has the COLE mark. I would go for it being made at Kilmington Manor in the 1950s/early 1960s because of the size and because the incised decoration is quite controlled i.e. not shaky as it was later on. Only an informed guess but when it was made has no bearing on its worth.

NaomiM wrote:Could be. Sent you a link to an auction for a similar jug with mark, dated c.1935

Obviously, I don't know the auction house that you're referring to, Naomi, but I think that the dates they all bandy about should be taken with a pinch of salt. Whenever I have ever been certain when something has been made in auctions (for example when it was originally bought from one of my exhibitions of new work from the potter) auction house invariably quote an earlier date. I think that they believe it makes the items more saleable.

A Pleydell Bouverie vase with a brown ash glaze, together with a grey/black glaze on top.  

Here are two small vases that stand about 7cm tall.

Can anyone put a date on them?

That  mark is so difficult to interpret, because it is so small! And very difficult to get a clear photo of!

Vase from that mark above,

push a bit of blu tac into the mark Phil

TORNADO. Circa 1935, at the Walher Art Gallery Liverpool.

That's a large pot for Beano.

A typical ash glazed vase by Beano.

Beano probably made more unglazed pots than glazed ones during her career and these were for use in the garden and for plants indoors.

This bowl, which is 12 cm tall and 20 cm in diameter, is the best unglazed piece I have seen.

Here's a very large glazed vase that is 17.5 cm tall and has an external diameter of 22 cm. I sold it last year but it had originally been part of the Geoffrey Godden reference collection, as the label states.

          A late career Katharine-Pleydell Bouverie. Fairly large for her. 20 cm in diameter, 17 cm high.
           One always remembers the bargains!  It must have been all of 25 years ago, on a Wednesday morning on a Boot Sale near Ringwood in Hampshire. The drizzle was just starting and the sellers were just packing up after a less than busy morning for them. I spotted this one as a interesting piece, but did not then know who its was. He asked £10, I offered £5, and he grudgingly accepted. Best bargain I ever got!

A large bowl and the jug in the first post of this thread - in better light!

Good morning fellow SP enthusiasts
This is really for Naomi.
I bought this piece recently at auction - it wasn’t listed as such but it was obvious what it was KPB at Coleshill.
I noticed you had lots of images of her latter signatures on BISPM but couldn’t find this one though it is in the book - you help me lots so I thought I would send you this and if you wanted to use it then that would be great - I’m not even sure if this is the correct place to send it but read the instructions and think it is.
Kind regards
Neil62

A crackle glazed bowl by Beano.


and the base showing an ink code for the glaze and an incised code for the clay mix.

In Manchester City Art Gallery.

An incised beaker.

A very large 32 cm Kathleen Pleydell Bouverie vase. At auction the other day. A number of glaze runs and a messy bottom. It was hidden away on top of a 7 ft display cabinet. Estimate was £400-£600. But it was unsold.

Love her work Philpot - did you make an offer after the auction?

I do not collect any more Neil Still having a garage full of pots as well. I was tempted. But the other half would not exactly approve!

I know what you mean …..as you know I’m new to this so it’s still very engaging for me!!