Richard Champion, Monkleigh and Yeo Valley Pottery

Nice (tea?) bowl with clear mark which is close, but not close enough, to Charles Wollaston's seal.
Any clues anybody?

thought Vellow at first glance but not.  Had a scout through my book but can't find anything.  Any ideas please

Yeo Valley Pottery YV mark

Richard Champion, Monkleigh Pottery nr. Bideford. M mark and label and stamped Monkleigh on the base.

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Two pots only 11cms tall. both have VV or YV stamp. I recently came across a teapot with a similar stamp on ebay, described as early David Winkley Vellow Studio.

Do you think this is the same on my 2 pots and they are Vellow or possibly early David Winkley too?

Here are two pieces made in Somerset, where David started work at his studio in 1966...

Here's a better snap of the mark on the larger pot...

I just got this email from David...

Sorry Graham but I didn't make either.  There are a few floating around on the web that say there are from here
but aren't.  Mine are stamped with Vellow (w!) and Somerset plus the workshop mark.

This begs the question: Who did make them?

So David says No. The clear marks on his thread are pretty conclusive.

I have have some of these bits in my hand before, wondering what they were,
often in that speckled oatmeal glaze.

We must be down to a YV or a VY, both uncommon letters for names.
Vera, Victor/Victoria, Vernon, Yolande ???

Or, maybe a place name would more likely eg
Yare valley, or Vale of York....

A small studio vase with a clear mark. It looks like a W or an M, depending which way up it is held.
Grateful for any help here, thank you.

by Richard Champion, Monkleigh Pottery

Naomi you are a champion Thank you very much.

Can anyone id this mark, the vase is 6 inches high.
there appears 2 ‘V’ marks, one above the other.




thanks Lawrie

By Yeo Valley Pottery

Information gratefully received.  These have a mark which looks like a double V but also a bit like the way a young plant branches out!  The open pot / vase is 9cm high.

Edited to say it's Yeo Vale Pottery rather than Yeo Valley Pottery. Set up in Yeo Vale, Bideford, Devon by Richard Champion before he moved to Monkleigh in Devon in the 90s.