Alan Caiger-Smith and apprentices, Aldermaston Pottery

Ab Alan Caiger Smith mug and vessel from the Bill Ismay collection at COCA York.

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The following photos are taken from Mallams of Oxford   October 2007 Studio sale  and retirement. Aldermaston pottery closed for the last time in 2006. Alan Caiger Smith being then 76.
                  Prices were expensive. I actually bought one lot of three pieces. Two of which I  still have, and much loved.
                   The Lot here was No 40 in the sale. A 12.5 square vapoured lustre dish made in 1978. Hammer

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From the Alan Caiger Smith retirement sale in October 2007 at Mallams.
A gypsy bowl in soft red lustre, painted inside , outside and underneath. Made 1986, Hammer price was £1400

Lot 67. The Mallams Alan Caiger Smith retirement sale in October 2007.
A pair of Owl Plates decorated in Red Gold Lustre in 2005. Hammer price  was £750.

THE GREEN MAN.A hand modelled Relief wall plaque 13 in across.1997, Hamer price was £380

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Lot 103. A hand modelled group of the supper in Emmaus,. White clay  with yellow glaze 2001 8.5 ins across. A very unusual piece for Alan Caig120er Smith. Hammer price was £

Similar to one earlier in the thread that I think someone referred to as a milk just wondering if anyone knows who the mark refers to? Also has a squiggle I used, is this a date mark? Thanks!

Which page is the other one?

For me not 100% this is pure Aldermaston and not a disciple post Aldermaston?

Hi thanks for the reply. Page four a little way down I think.

I'm undecided, the pale colours yellows and greens were all solid never seen such a pale washed out colour scheme, happy to be proven wrong but along with the mark (I can't see it on the list) would side with a disciple.

Wait a bit and the others will comment

Thanks that’s good to know! It does in almost every respect look like an Aldermaston, so I was pretty sure it was. Could do with a more extensive list of marks!

The definitive list is in the Jane White book Alan Caiger Smith and the Aldermaston Legacy. I just cannot see anything like this signature in there. Even allowing for the freehand nature I cannot match it with nu signature.
On the other hand, there are ten names in the Jane Smith book that do not have a mark attributed to them.

Aldermaston Pottery itself officially closed  closed in 1993. But a number of the potters stayed on. These included Alan  Caiger Smith, Andrew Hazelden, Charlotte Davis, Myra Mcdonnel, Ursula Waechter, and Nick Caiger Smith. All over various periods. They had a name sign as Aldermastom Pottery. But it was roughly loose cooperative. They all worked independently, but shared the general running costs and the general running of the workshop. It finally was closed in 2006.Over 13 years a lot of unusual marks might have occurred.

This is a Caiger -Smith lustre bowl I picked up recently

All the Alan Caiger Smith pieces are mixed up in the Aldermaston thread,
https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t3346-aldermaston-pottery?highlight=aldermaston

That is is an absolutely gorgeous piece. Lucky you! You do not see many of his Blue lustre pieces. What size is it?