Additionally, these marks can help collectors discover. Limit your search to the australian potters marks photostream to get tightly controlled results. We have a public forum here on this site with over 2000 pages of pottery mark queries and answers. Identifying australian pottery 1960s to date flickr. Australian art pottery 19001950 by fahy, kevin, john freeland et al and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Designer black organic sculptural pottery vase by don james blue flowers 1988. The archival of this book is interesting for my taste. Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks geoff ford. There are 2 koala potteries listed in geoff fords pottery marks book. Australian pottery of the 19th and early 20th century by. Other australian pottery, australian pottery, pottery, glass. I try my best to answer the pottery marks identification queries myself thats if i know the answer or can look up the. Whats the best reference book for porcelainpottery. This book has marks from 1710 through the twentieth century.
Pottery marks identification a tricky task at the best of times just got easier with a little help from your friends. Get information on pottery tools and techniques, as well as inspirational ideas and designs. These can be searched once you have linked through to flickr. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It holds over 1700 pieces of domestic australian pottery made in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In excellent condition with no chips cracks or breaks. These help buyers of midcentury modern pottery to authenticate the work. Fishpond australia, encyclopaedia of australian potters marks by geoff fordbuy. Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks, geoff ford shop. Pottery discover everything you need to know to make pottery. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.
This books 96 pages are devoted to south australias domestic potters. Founded in 1994, mud australias timeless porcelain range is available directly from our website or from one of our dedicated retail stores in sydney, melbourne. Signature stamp, pottery marks, art for kids, stamps, notes, australia, studio. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Primarily their aim is to display a diverse collection of work produced by australian potters and ceramic artists over. When it comes to australian pottery, ebay most definitely has this category covered. Welcome to our project to make the marks used by australian potters easy to find on the internet. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Just some of the smaller pieces of australian pottery to show you, collected over the years. Anchor chelsea pimp pgold orred it popplesdorf potimp176sceauxpextiiievre sppblue175b. I havent seen any published information about bendigo pottery marks after that date so here might be a chance for someone to do some research. We also have a small number of selected australian pottery pieces for sale.
Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks paperback january 1, 1998 by geoff ford author visit amazons geoff ford page. My guess is that more than 10,000 potters have practiced professionally in australia over the last fifty years, often using more than one mark to identify their work. The pieces in the collection were made by more than 120 australian potteries and includes items such as tea pots, jugs, water filters, spruce and ginger beer bottles, along with a large variety of. Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks book, 1998. This jug is a 1950s copy of an earlier jug probably made by the fowler pottery although the fowler jug might have been a copy of an english jug around the early 30s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. They are well know for slipware, hand painted pottery, kitchenware and ovenware. The australian potters marks project aims to make the marks used by australian potters easy to find on the internet. The project uses two freely available social networking sites to gather and share the data.
Jan 7, 2020 this pin was discovered by king o plush. Australian pottery discussion public group facebook. A few reallife samples of genuine moorcroft pottery marks. Its a large site, over 7,600 pages you wont see it all in one sitting so bookmark it and come back again and again. Australian pottery for sale shop with afterpay ebay. South australian artist signed on base don james don james is a well known south australian artist for pottery and dry glaze techniques. The approximate date of most of this pottery is 1880.
Jac, journal of australian ceramics images of marks are included in each issue from. Booktopia buy pottery books online from australias leading online bookstore. Buy handbook of pottery and porcelain marks 4th revised edition by cushion, john p. Some are from our own collection, others sourced from the secondary market. The jones pottery of pittston, pennsylvania, operated in the 19th century by evan r. Mud australia handmade australian porcelain homewares. Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks book, 2002. Some marks look like a circle, square, bird or animal shape, etc. Mid century modern studio pottery identification tips. This is a place for people needing help to identify makers of australian contemporary pottery, or just wanting to talk about their collections and finds. The identifying australian pottery 1960s to date pool. Delayed by the second world war and a false start in architecture, he spent broadly his forties adapting australian domestic pottery to a japanese aesthetic of contemplative use. The diana pottery pty ltd operated at marrickville, new south wales from 1941 to the 1970s, and was the most important australian ceramics manufacturer during this period establlished during world war ii, the diana pottery produced wares to assist the war effort, including cups and mugs for navy and munitions cantens, along with tea pots and. I think i will have to download this for future reference.
Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks geoff ford details. Members of the identifying australian pottery group on flickr have been creating topics for identified potters, with images of marks, and i am linking these to the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The marks on pottery and porcelain are of three kinds. Ian broun sprague 19201994 was an australian twentieth century studio potter, ceramic sculptor and graphic artist. The national museum of australian pottery is located in the town of holbrook, new south wales. Dorothy maynard pottery mark, australian studio pottery m mark s mark. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. The pottery studio is a knowledge base for collectors, students and lovers of all kinds of pottery. Love, michiko by australian potters marks mark 6, pottery marks, stoneware.
National museum of australian pottery visit the museum. Diana pottery australia ceramics price guide and values. Salt glaze press for the national museum of australian pottery. We are collectors of australian contemporary pottery based in bemboka on the far south coast of nsw. According to geoff fords book encyclopedia of australian potters marks 2nd edition, casey ware was established in 1945 in croydon sydney nsw by a mr kirkwood and ronald cooper under the company name k.
Encyclopaedia of australian potters marks geoff ford ford, geoff, 1941. Judith writes a blog on australian pottery 1960s to date, and is also manager of the australian potters marks project. Much of midcentury studio pottery features a symbolic stamp on the bottom of the piece or a signature in glaze to identify the maker. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order. Some have become wellknown nationally through solo and group exhibitions, with works represented in public and private collections. See more ideas about pottery marks, pottery and ceramics. Geoff ford oam, faiha, and kerrie ford faiha, are the owner directors of the national museum of australian pottery which they established in 1995 in wodonga. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In starting my research on pottery, i fortunately came across the website of the national museum of australian pottery, which is located in holbrook nsw. Coalrrookdale derbychelsea potpblueitshppred1765 maj. Judith pearce and david rofe are a couple who have been collecting australian pottery since the mid1970s. Selected images of identified marks are maintained in the australian potters marks account on flickr.
Their contemporary styled rural gallery is nestled in the coastal mountains of bemboka in the far south coast of nsw, australia, in a purposebuilt wing of their home. For the discussion and identification of any australian pottery, porcelain, bone china and chalkware. Pottery marks book pottery marks, treasure hunting, find furniture, clay pots. A manual of marks on pottery and porcelain western australian. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The outstanding resource on this subject is marks on german, bohemian and austrian porcelain by robert e. From bendigo pottery and brownie downing pottery, to darbyshire pottery and diana pottery, to raynham pottery and regal mashman pottery, ebay is the place to find and compare all styles of australian pottery. The two most common marks on joness stoneware are evan r. Sevres porcelain, for instance, often having four or five workmens marks. It is unclear if this was a father and son duo or brothers. Australian pottery at bemboka is a gallery featuring australian pottery made in the last half century by a wide variety of makers.
Australian pottery of the 19th and early 20th century is a practical recognition of the need, by collectors and historians, for information on australias early craftsmen and their work. The marks book 2015 edition says this particular style of incised mark. Search either on potters names or on keywords describing marks such as rm or hexagon. Ceramic tools, clay tools, pottery bowls, ceramic pottery, mark 6, signature stamp, pottery marks, makers mark, stoneware. New listing the book of pottery and porcelain by cox 2 volumes in sleeve. Diana pottery australia diana ware slipware nefertiti. Diana pottery is an australian pottery that operated from 1941 to 1966 in marrickville sydney and was the most important australian ceramics manufacturer during this time. This huge, openended task has been a work in progress since its inception in 2012. Over the last fifty years, tens of thousands of australians have worked as potters or ceramic artists. The range of moorcroft pottery marks begins with william moorcrofts time at the mackintyre pottery and covers the 100 year history of design and ownership by william, his son walter moorcroft, other more current owners and marks of artists and designers from the moorcroft design studio. Xpknthievrk venice tliismarkvaries verymuch cologne bow theformandpositionof thesworavary. See more ideas about pottery marks, pottery and beech mountain. Items like those shown here that date directly to the movements most active years 18901917 are considered museumworthy with values in the thousands. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.