Briglin Pottery

Just acquired this massive piece - 15" across and about 7.5" tall, very heavy. Not marked but typical Briglin.

Sure - here you go.

There are some similarities but it misses some typical aspects of Briglin pottery, such as the ‘button’ of clay in the middle of the base.
It might be ‘after-Briglin’. The Fuchs sisters, amongst others, continued potting after the pottery closed

I would say yes. I have a massive 380mm owl bowl that has a very similar back. It just has BRIGLIN in thick painted across the back, no stamps. But the foot is the same. Decoration looks good also, I would have said the good period = sixties, when they made more interesting things like this and were not just churning out the standard brown stuff.

Nice

Thanks Crawford, thought it was a good 'un!

That is NICE!

Briglin elephants

Newly arrived pots - love these darker ones, guessing these are mid 60s.

Yes they are not the rarest but one of the most desirable ranges if ebay is anything to go by. The brown one on the right is more unusual being one of the batches they did so you will see it (rarely) in various sizes. Perhaps they made one kiln load? Who knows?

Overall lovely group

They are very attractive like that. In some ways I think that Briglin is better than Troika. A warmer more charming feeling...

Briglin penguin. Has a round hole in the back, and on the base, so maybe a toothbrush holder?

Mystery? Could be right it's for toothbrush? The fatback ones are book ends - he's white clay = early

Ohh yes could be yarn or string holder of some sort?

1960's 8 inch vase

5” Earthenware  vase, red body, Blue-grey on white with oak leaf design.
I was really expecting a Marianne de Trey mark but no mark there.
I’ve had one piece by her where she painted a mark on afterwards.
Or is it something else?

That is an interesting one. I think your judgement is getting spot on Ben. In the decoration Marianne De Trey does come to mind. But then that earthenware clay and exposed base? Not to sure about that. She had a number of assistants and apprentices over the years, inlcuding Colin Kellam. Equally Shinner's Bridge was a place where there was a lot of cross fertilisation of ideas with many potters living in the area. 'School of Marianne De Trey' mefinks,,,

Possibly Briglin

Errmmmm.
School of Briglin then.

lines on concave base are quite distinctive.
I’ve had very little Briglin apart from cups and heavy animals.
This is not fine China but it’s nicely thrown.
Hope neck photos help.
Dark red clay is quite Briglin.

I’ve just been looking at pictures and there’s a whole world of Briglin out there I wasn’t really aware of. More than my Dougal money box! Thank you everyone for your help.

Briglin