William Bill Marshall British Studio Art Pottery Bottle St. Ives Leach Hamada
Nuka glazed and finger wipe decorated bottle vase handmade in St. Ives at the Leach Pottery by William Marshall. Ives and personal marks impressed to foot. Approximately 11 inches in height by 7 inches in diameter. In good used condition with minor glaze pops. Excerpted from Cornwall Artists Index. Born in St Ives, Bill Marshall began assisting in the Leach Pottery at the age of fourteen, becoming its first full-time apprentice. He stayed for thirty-nine years (apart for the years during WWII), became Foreman in 1947, and continuing working until 1977. Initially he trained and then worked with David LEACH. Until David left to set up his own pottery in Devon. Bill then worked (as Foreman) alongside Bernard LEACH. And helping teach many of the students who passed through the Pottery. Whybrow especially notes the influence of the work of Shoji HAMADA. Upon Marshall, in terms of’skill, values and working ethic. Marshall’s own skills were displayed particularly in the expressive art of throwing, and as Bernard grew older, Bill would throw pots to his design, leaving only the neck and the decoration to be finished by Leach; he became quite literally’the hands of Leach’. William left in 1977 to set up his own pottery in Lelant, where he was joined by his son Andrew MARSHALL. His work was very highly regarded and much sought-after, in sales of work and exhibitions. Access to works: Leach Pottery, St Ives; online at Digital Museum of Cornish Ceramics. The Steps Gallery, St Ives Opening Exhibition 1960. Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall. St Ives Revisited – innovators and followers. Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall. St Ives 1939-64, Twenty Five Years of Painting, Sculpture and Pottery. St Ives: Artists and Community. The Leach Legacy: St Ives Pottery and its Influence. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Vases”. The seller is “expatguitars” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom.
- Origin: English
- Signed By: William Marshall
- Signed: Yes
- Color: Beige
- Material: Stoneware
- Vintage: Yes
- Brand: Leach
- Type: Vase
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Era: Mid 20th Century (1941-1969)
- Item Height: 11 inches
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Theme: Japanese
- Production Style: Art Pottery
- Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
- Production Technique: Studio Crafted
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Backstamp: Impressed
- Finish: Ash Glaze
- Handmade: Yes
- Item Width: 7 inches
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