Alan Wallwork

22 Crawford St. wrote:Yes, just going up, up, up.

I wish I could cut and paste that into some of my sad posts!

I forgot to tell Naomi that it had originally be part of Alan's first solo exhibition at the Harlequin Gallery back in July 1999. I buy back a number of pots that I have previously sold to re-sell again these days.

8 inch tall x 10 inch wide pierced cresent

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Sorry to post something brown - But this was a nice find today... I've not seen many of his examples like it and in that colour - but it's well marked... Looks acorn like.. Is it early, certainly looks Rooke-ish Especially the Outer Layer on the bottom??

It is an acorn form and, as you say, it is unusually brown for Alan, which probably would help date it...…………… but it doesn't help me! It seems to me to be after he left Greenwich and if pushed I would go for it being 1970s but to be honest I have no great confidence it that being correct.

Thanks for your thoughts S.P. It's an interesting one isn't it..
:)

the style reminds me of the pieces he made before the AW mark, does this mean it was made on the cusp?

Perhaps a request from someone maybe ?? I like acorns Alan what can you do...

He did continue to make them when he had exhibitions with me but he never made them in great quantity. I suppose there was a lot of work in them for the size and, as he priced things on size, there was probably more profit in making other forms of a similar size.

dantheman wrote:the style reminds me of the pieces he made before the AW mark, does this mean it was made on the cusp?

That's why I went for it being from the 1970s.

Just going back through my files and found this slightly unusual segment that I sold 3 years ago.

stunning!

I think JoetheHat must have bought it, as he was there queuing hours before I opened that day.

Joe knows his stuff, very successful piece that. Going back to what SP said about Alan wanting them to be used, I've never seen a piece of Alan's with anything in it. They never get used as vases. it's not the form that is too strong or the texture as if they were sprayed plain white they still would not work will if they have this inverted shape.

Now that is Super!

This is 14 in high by 11in wide. Just love the symmetry of it. That whirl towards the centre which draws your eye wherevere you look. Bought in London a few years ago. Wonder if Studio had handled it at Harlequin?

the closer  pottery gets to nature , the more I love it and this one is pretty close

= Philpot


This is 14 in high by 11in wide. Just love the symmetry of it. That whirl towards the centre which draws your eye wherevere  you look. Bought in London a few years ago. Wonder if Studio had handled it at Harlequin?

Did you buy it Kensington way?

22 Crawford St. wrote:Joe knows his stuff, very successful piece that. Going back to what SP said about Alan wanting them to be used,  I've never seen a piece of Alan's with anything in it. They never get used as vases. it's not the form that is too strong or the texture as if they were sprayed plain white  they still would not work will if they have this inverted shape.

Alan used to put dried plants in them.

studio-pots wrote:

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This is 14 in high by 11in wide. Just love the symmetry of it. That whirl towards the centre which draws your eye wherevere  you look. Bought in London a few years ago. Wonder if Studio had handled it at Harlequin?

Did you buy it Kensington way?[/quote]

Chiswick!

It mostly likely originally came from me but it isn't that unusual a shape and so it is not possible to be certain. There was an art dealer in Kensington, who bought a number of pieces that size from me over the years, and it could be one of those. The person in question subsequently died and I believe his stock was sold in auction after the gallery closed.

A seed head.

A grey glazed Egg form.