Chessell Pottery - Isle of Wight
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Chessell Pottery - Isle of Wight
Admin wrote:Sheila Francis, her and her husband John founded Chessell pottery in 1978 at Shalcombe, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. In operation until 2003
Vase 6" high - red to brown with banding
Marks to base CP - SMF 1993
Label in shape of CP with Hand Made - Chessell Pottery - Isle of Wight
lots of info here but who is SMF?
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Not much on internet - Chessell Barns and Chessell Porcelain but nothing like this piece - must have changed over the years - does look like firm was established mid 70s.
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Sheila Francis, her and her husband John founded Chessell pottery.
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Chessell Pottery vase. I think it's called a 'fish vase', because of the shape and the fish-scale type decoration.
Approx 8.5" high
Approx 8.5" high
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I always thought the "fish vase" term was used because of the top rim being shaped like a fishes mouth (Is your vases top rim shaped like that also? I can't tell from the picture).
Though I suspect your right about it being because of the decoration as well.
I think they may have been sold as "Ascidian" vases by Chessell Pottery, though that term may have been used for a particular décor on similar shaped vases, rather than the actual vase shape name.
I'm not sure if the actual term "fish vase" was ever what they were sold as, or if it's what people now come to know them as.
Though I suspect your right about it being because of the decoration as well.
I think they may have been sold as "Ascidian" vases by Chessell Pottery, though that term may have been used for a particular décor on similar shaped vases, rather than the actual vase shape name.
I'm not sure if the actual term "fish vase" was ever what they were sold as, or if it's what people now come to know them as.
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Yes, the rim is a bit like a fish's mouth - or rather, fish's snout. Difficult to photograph - the decoration makes the pics look out of focus.
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It's actually a little different to what I was expecting, I imagine a different variation of the same series.
The more common top rim for this kind of vase seems to have 2 "lips" (yours I would say had 1 "lip"), so if looking from one side would form a bit of a V shape.
The more common top rim for this kind of vase seems to have 2 "lips" (yours I would say had 1 "lip"), so if looking from one side would form a bit of a V shape.
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Yes, I would have thought two lips, but this is more of a snout.
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Let's pin this down, and go for a 'flippy prout'
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Agreed Skay
I'll add a picture of "Fern Shell Water Garden" I have later, once I upload the pictures to the computer.
I'll add a picture of "Fern Shell Water Garden" I have later, once I upload the pictures to the computer.
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Baby Dragon:
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Started in 1978 and continued until Sheila and John Francis retired in 2001
The dragon range was introduced in the 90s
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/articles/chessell-pottery/
The dragon range was introduced in the 90s
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/articles/chessell-pottery/
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Frog marked CP - Chessell Pottery, IoW
Quite small but nicely modelled. No great age.
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Chessell Pottery, Isle of Wight
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