The Leach Pottery. St Ives, Cornwall

zippy wrote:It would be great to see a pic of the stamp Mowen : )

I saw the photo of the mark but then it disappeared. Found its been moved to Id My Pottery

That was the "England" I meant Zippy.

denbydump wrote:That was the "England" I meant Zippy.

Upside down. Definitely an apprentice piece

denbydump wrote:That was the "England" I meant Zippy.

Studio will know why.

NaomiM wrote:

zippy wrote:It would be great to see a pic of the stamp Mowen : )

I saw the photo of the mark but then it disappeared. Found its been moved to Id My Pottery

Yes that was me, sorry if it was wrong and I can move it back. Sounded more like a question?



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The England mark is found on some but not all of the Standard Ware range. My guess would be that there would be no need for the mark if the wares were sold from the Leach Pottery but if supplied to retail outlets (and some outside of the UK) then the England mark would be used.

Thanks Studio for clarifying the use of the 'England' mark : )

A Celadon glazed milk jug.

Roelof Uys

Roelof Uys

Standard ware lidded casserole pot with handle. Possibly no.18 in the catalogue.

Unless you have a big hand it's No. 17 the Small Lidded Casserole (1 pint volume).

Just tried it. You're right, 1 pint size.

Vase by Jason Wason (I think), would be good if someone could confirm this for me.

Decorated pin dish with St Ives mark and England. Any idea of age and is the decor distinctive enough to tie it down to any individual?

The vase is an individual piece by Jason Wason made during his time at the Leach Pottery (1976 - 1981) and the dish is probably a Standard Ware individual butter dish. Likely to be from the 1960s. The glaze looks like the "mottled grey brown" from their Standard Ware range of glazes. Less common than the tenmoku or celadon but that's about it.

Thanks SP

Yes definitely by Jason , what size is it Dave ?

big ed wrote:Yes definitely by Jason , what size is it Dave ?

Its approx 6.5" high by 6" across and fairly heavy.

Trevor Corser , Leach pottery Teabowl or when I'm sellin' Chawan small nick ( now repaired ) on the rim

Celadon mead jug. Two things I'm curious about: what does "FF" stand for, and why is the mark reversed?

Maybe a trade name? something Farm possibly? if they were sold filled with Mead.

These jugs were made as a commission but I haven't been able to find out what FF stands for, although they are not uncommon. The Leach Pottery seal backwards is by mistake but not sure how it would have come about.

The full set would have been the jug plus 6 mead cups (small bowls on a raised foot) on a circular wooden tray that would have been made in St. Ives by Robin & Dicon Nance. The shape of the jug and cups were from a David Leach design.

Thanks for that; I suppose it would have had a lid too, although I can't complain as I only paid a couple of pounds for it, and I'm in good company as the one in the Tate Gallery doesn't have one either. I have seen a couple of reversed marks online, one on a David Leach piece:
http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/pp.cgi?item=3697

They don't appear to have had stoppers and it is quite likely that the jugs were sold separately. If they had been designed to have stoppers then I imagine the inside of the top would have been unglazed.

Absolutely no problem that it is only the jug, as I was only giving extra information. It is perfectly saleable as it is.