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Post by hercules brabazon Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:51 am

Former Briglin potter, at Richmond Hill from 1968 until 1975 when he moved to Callander in Perthshire. Big straight-sided mug,  13cm tall, with  a bold four-petalled flower design in black on each side. Painted mark "J.V. Callander".

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Post by hercules brabazon Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:57 am

1956 Pathé film of John Virando and Philip Roberts making clay animals at the Cleveland Pottery (about which I can find nothing more) in  Soho.

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Post by dantheman Sat Apr 06, 2019 12:22 pm

thanks for that, I have owned an absolutely wonderful pig for many years and I now know who made him Most Excellent

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Post by denbydump Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:48 pm

An owl pomander (still scented after all these years!). but signed JV?

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I had posted this in the Briglin thread, but 22 says later.


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Post by 22 Crawford St. Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:55 pm

Yes DD these are the very Briglinesque animals that he continued to make after leaving. They are relativity common and pop up often. I was wondering if Dan's pig was unusual.
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Post by dantheman Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:57 am

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I spotted one of these pigs being decorated right at the end of the 1956 Pathé film of John Virando and Philip Roberts making clay animals

The woman who sold him to me had spent many years trying to find out who made him but she didn't have our forum to help her

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Post by dantheman Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:14 am

I have seen the Briglin version on Crawford Street's website

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Post by 22 Crawford St. Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:25 pm

He was a senior potter so he could have made the basic shape in his sleep. He's added some flourishes to the form but it's the glazes that I find unusual. Unusual TY
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Post by dantheman Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:46 pm

the glazes look far better than in my pics

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Post by dantheman Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:56 pm

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Post by denbydump Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:11 pm

Looks like Eric Leaper colours.
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Post by dantheman Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:45 pm

no, they are completely different pigments

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Post by 22 Crawford St. Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:57 pm

Well I've not seen anything in those colours before
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Post by dantheman Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:14 pm

the seller asks about him every time I see her, she even asked if I would sell him back to her

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Post by 22 Crawford St. Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:04 pm

lol here are my elephants. JV underneath

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Post by NaomiM Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:18 pm

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Post by Potty Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:26 pm

dantheman wrote:John Virando, Richmond Hill and Callander Potteries  100_3416

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I spotted one of these pigs being decorated right at the end of the 1956 Pathé film of John Virando and Philip Roberts making clay animals

The woman who sold him to me had spent many years trying to find out who made him but she didn't have our forum to help her

Thought we would figure this one out eventually :D

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Post by Deborah Sat May 08, 2021 3:54 pm

Hi there
This is my first time posting and so I hope I’m doing it correctly. The base of this bird is marked J.V Richmond Hill and so it must have been made by John Virando? Intrigued though, because it doesn’t resemble anything else by him that I have seen. I’d be grateful for your thoughts! Thank you.

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Post by NaomiM Sat May 08, 2021 6:49 pm

Yes, it’s by John Virando. Like many potters, he made a few birds and animals for sale to children who came to visit the pottery. Some were better made than others

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Post by 22 Crawford St. Sat May 08, 2021 11:02 pm

Reminiscent of some unusual Briglin birds I've seen. Did JV make the Biglin birds whilst at Briglin then this when he left? Seems probable.

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Post by Deborah Thu May 13, 2021 7:06 pm

Thank you both.
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Post by davevision Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:21 pm

This is my John Virando bowl. What do you think?
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