Chessell Pottery - Isle of Wight

by **Adam20** Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:14 pm

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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by **Adam20** Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:37 pm

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.

by **Potty** Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:51 pm

Sheila Francis, her and her husband John founded Chessell pottery.

by **NaomiM** Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:47 pm

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

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by **Potty** Sat Nov 24, 2012 5:19 pm

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.

by **NaomiM** Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:10 pm

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.

by **NaomiM** Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:17 pm

by **Potty** Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:21 pm

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.

by **NaomiM** Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:33 pm

Yes, I would have thought two lips, but this is more of a snout.

by **skay** Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:14 pm

Let's pin this down, and go for a 'flippy prout' Laughter

xx

by **Potty** Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:21 pm

Agreed Skay Excellent

I'll add a picture of "Fern Shell Water Garden" I have later, once I upload the pictures to the computer.

by **Potty** Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:00 am

by **Potty** Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:57 pm

Baby Dragon:

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by **NaomiM** Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:30 am

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/