Celtic (Newlyn & Mousehole)

I thought you were joking Ed but actually it was put on upside down

True studio pottery!

funny because I could see it was wrong,I even tried holding it like I intended to drink from it but I didn't spot the problem

Sorry to spoil the fun guy's - but this handle isn't on upside down. I have a number of these mousehole mugs & jugs and they all have handles this way up. But it does look as though someone may have been a little heavy handed, as they tend to be rather flatter on the top and not such a slope. If you look at mine below, they all have the large top attachment with the smaller bottom attachment.


On a different matter, is that 'coffin' vase actually Celtic ? I've never seen a Celtic one before and it doesn't 'look' that much like Celtic to me - although it may seem more so on handling and actually seeing the glaze?

oops - it's not a coffin is it, it's square. This looks a similar size to those 3 which have been on ebay at various times - but obviously slightly different at the top.

dantheman wrote:

3 very rare vases,they belong to an ebay seller who kindly let me post this pic,he is about to sell them.

OK, here are a few of mine.
Lion




Different birds


Frog


Mouslehole mug - recognise the handle !!


Lidded Jar


Sea Horse - Look closely and you will see it's hasn't had final glaze/firing. It is course not glaze smooth and the colours have not been 'brought out' by the firing. I'm not sure why, but another 'un-glazed' to follow.


'un-glazed/fired' fish


Has anyone else got any of these 'un-glazed' ones ??

And finally (for now), a large triangle dish, which has 3 'stud' feet on the base.

thanks to John who donated these wonderful images from Art Deco Etc, Brighton.

thanks once again to John who donated these great images from Art Deco Etc, Brighton.

A Celtic Pottery kettle - as mentioned 'Medallion Ware'

fairly unusual to find a tankard with the trawler decoration and lucky that the seller couldn't tell the difference between a glaze miss and a frit! so I got it cheap

dantheman wrote:









a lovely hand thrown coffe pot,decorated very freely and with wonderful scrafitto detailing

Potty wrote:Can I see the base please Dan?

Regards,


Potty.

and one of the innards

Hand thrown pin dish:





I really like it.

the limited colour palette and quickly painted decoration tells me this is a late piece

I assume that this is Celtic Phoenix, is there an obvious way of dating this piece



Thanks John

This one's a real whopper

many thanks to old crocks for the pics and welcome to the forum

at 14 inches tall this is the biggest Bill Fisher vase I have come across,made at the pottery in Mousehole

dantheman wrote:at 14 inches tall this is the biggest Bill Fisher vase I have come across,made at the pottery in Mousehole

Perhaps from the mousehole site - but there is the 15 in vase (also made as a lamp- I have one) which was done at Newlyn.

Bill left before Newlyn?

dantheman wrote:Bill left before Newlyn?

Yeh, I know. Just saying - a bigger vase was produced at Newlyn.
But I agree, it the biggest I've seen which can be attributed to Bill.

probably the biggest vase he ever made then ....but never say never

many thanks to oscarbaby1uk for donating the pics

I bought this last week

Agreed, Jilly that's a really nice Bull. Several of the earlier ones seem to be this much darker 'solid' yellow.

Dan - I remember that jug, but can't remember whether you outbid me, or if there was a reason I didn't bid on it - maybe that was one of those items I just forgot about until it was too late - which seems to happen too often these days Always nice to have a signed piece

I was the only bidder in the end so I got it for a snip,plus the chip turned out to be a small bubble in the pewter glaze so no damage whatsoever!!

it looks great displayed with 2 other 'Fisher' jugs

Very nice.....especially the unusual pattern Bull to the back..and two Blue Horses wow!