John Leach, Muchelney Pottery, studio pottery tenmoku glaze stoneware vase, 2004
Size: 19 cm tall. Condition: Excellent condition, no chips cracks or restoration, and clean. This a classic piece of Leach pottery, made by John Leach, the third generation of the famous Leach family, at his pottery in Muchelney, Somerset, in 2004. The vase is thrown in a buff clay, faceted and turned, and finished in a lovely tenmoku and ash glaze combination, which fires thin at the edges of the panels to an orange brown. As with all Muchelney work, the vase is woodfired to stoneware temperature. The vase is John Leach’s personal work and bear his impressed seal mark and the date mark for 2004. He studied under his grandfather and father at St Ives and under Ray Finch at Winchcombe. He founded Muchelney Pottery in 1964, and developed a range of pottery using local clay and wood to fuel the kiln. His work, which develops the traditional techniques and philosophy of his grandfather, is held in many public galleries.
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