Signed porcelain celadon beaker or teabowl

by **NaomiM** on February 8th 2017, 8:27 pm

Can anyone confirm this is signed by Felicity Aylieff?

Signed porcelain celadon beaker or teabowl Img_6113

Signed porcelain celadon beaker or teabowl Img_6114

by **philpot** on February 9th 2017, 8:31 pm

She signed her work with incised capitals up to about the mid 90's.
Got a couple of pieces of her work of that period, and they are very accomplished pieces. In all honesty this one looks nothing like them,and indeed is rather pedestrian.

by **NaomiM** on February 9th 2017, 8:52 pm

Later she signed with lower case.

I suspect that, whichever potter this is by, signed it on request after being fired.

by **philpot** on February 9th 2017, 10:14 pm

Trouble is we have all had cases of Wishitus.
Reading something into a signature that just is not there, but you ssssooooo much wish it was......

by **NaomiM** on February 10th 2017, 10:45 am

Well it's from a collector who buys direct from potters so it's possible. Unfortunately they'd had this for a few years and hadn't made a note to remind them who it was.

by **dantheman** on February 10th 2017, 11:03 am

this is the problem with collecting the work of dozens of potters over many years, if you don't keep records you risk forgetting who made them.
I like to collect the work of potters with unmistakable styles that I can recognise across a room