Re: Aldermaston Pottery

by **denbydump** on January 17th 2019, 11:33 am

Just, maybe, Jason Shackleton?

by **NaomiM** on January 29th 2019, 12:12 am

by **22 Crawford St.** on February 24th 2019, 11:10 pm

The date and potter marks are below

Often it's a bit of guesswork, they are all so similar and done in haste.

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t3346p25-aldermaston-pottery#125158

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t3346-aldermaston-pottery#70753

by **NaomiM** on February 24th 2019, 11:12 pm

ID request moved to ID my pottery

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t24160-pottery-mug-aldermaston-andrew-hazelden-yarnton#175944

by **benwilliams** on March 2nd 2019, 6:18 pm

I spent a while trying to ID the maker of the jug. Please help!

by **benwilliams** on March 2nd 2019, 6:19 pm

Is this Aldermaston and who is it?

by **NaomiM** on March 2nd 2019, 6:38 pm

Possibly Gill Bent’s mark from her time at Aldermaston

by **NaomiM** on March 2nd 2019, 6:39 pm

Have you checked the lists of apprentices on the Aldermaston thread?

by **philpot** on March 2nd 2019, 6:42 pm

There is a list of most of the Aldermaston potters marks on the Aldermaston thread . Its basically judging the one that is closest to yours. Because they were often done quickly, it is often difficult to judge exactly. This one looks as tho it might be early in someone's apprenticeship. That blank white above the handle is extremely unusual for an Aldermaston piece, and those lines at the top look distinctly wonky.

by **NaomiM** on March 2nd 2019, 7:32 pm

The apprentices always had an A for Aldermaston and another letter or two from their name. This might be AT or AF

by **benwilliams** on March 2nd 2019, 11:16 pm

Great, I’ll check the lists.

by **benwilliams** on March 2nd 2019, 11:17 pm

Thank you again.

by **NaomiM** on March 3rd 2019, 1:40 am

Looks familiar; AT mark and G mark. I thought Wye Pottery but can’t match the mark.

by **philpot** on March 3rd 2019, 7:37 am

Aldermaston in some shape of form? The decoration looks of the style of Aldermaston , but not quite. The prominent A does make one wonder if is a loosely written Aldermaston mark. Or possibly one of the many potters who worked there and loosely worked on in an Aldermaston style for a period?

by **denbydump** on March 3rd 2019, 9:08 am

Nearest is Miranda Thomas

by **denbydump** on March 3rd 2019, 10:38 am

I can't see any close match for this one, even though the brush stokes
seem quite deliberate.

by **denbydump** on March 3rd 2019, 10:39 am

NaomiM wrote:Possibly Gill Bent’s mark from her time at Aldermaston

Yes I agree on that mark

by **NaomiM** on March 3rd 2019, 1:21 pm

Not all the apprentices’ marks are recorded . This seems to be by a fairly junior apprentice so maybe they didn’t stay long

by **NaomiM** on March 3rd 2019, 1:30 pm

Cheers. I was so sure it was something like Wye because of the shape and decoration that I dismissed Aldermaston. If it is by her then it must have been her own design; I haven’t seen other Aldermaston lidded boxes

by **benwilliams** on March 3rd 2019, 3:17 pm

Oh well, I’d better learn the marks for Caiger smith and Edgar Campden as they seem to be the sought after makers.

by **benwilliams** on March 3rd 2019, 3:18 pm

Thank you both!

by **NaomiM** on March 3rd 2019, 3:33 pm

This maybe another example of this mystery mark. I think it’s AF

by **NaomiM** on March 3rd 2019, 3:36 pm

benwilliams wrote:Oh well, I’d better learn the marks for Caiger smith and Edgar Campden as they seem to be the sought after makers.

There are keen collectors for Aldermaston pottery but Alan Caiger-Smith does command a premium. For the rest it depends on the decoration. Some pieces are more decorative than others.

by **NaomiM** on March 3rd 2019, 3:37 pm

Example of Miranda Shackleton Thomas’s mark from her own collection

by **NaomiM** on March 4th 2019, 8:15 pm

Miranda Thomas Shackleton confirmed its one of hers, from her time at Aldermaston

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