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Size: Diameter 35.5 cm. Condition: Very good condition. There are some typical craze lines. A very faint hairline crack on the rim has been consolidated with glue – it is so faint it will not show on an image. The charger has a wire round the purpose made groove in the foot-rim, to enable it to be wall-hung. This charger is made using the Aldermarston technique of tin glazed lustre ware, and has a design with a lizard as the central motif. It is signed by Alan Caiger-Smith, the founder of Aldermarston pottery, and has a couple of other signatures as well as the date mark for 1995 and the number 70.1 – an unusually large number of marks for an Aldermarston piece. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He trained in pottery at the Central School of Art & Design in 1954 under Dora Billington. In 1995 Caiger-Smith founded the Aldermarston pottery, where he worked with a number of assistant potters, many of whom went on to be well known in their own right. The output of the pottery was almost exclusively tin-glazed earthenware, much of it using reduction fired lustre in the manner of the ancient Islamic potters. Caiger-Smith developed and refined this technique, although he also acknowledged the pioneering work of potters such as William de Morgan and Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian in this field. Caiger-Smith ceased using assistants around the time this charger was made, but continued to pot at Aldermarston until it closed in 2006.

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RARE LARGE EARLY 1960’S ALDERMASTON ALAN CAIGER-SMITH STUDIO POTTERY JUG 31CM. LAST PHOTO SHOWS SCALE. PERFECT CONDITION NO CHIPS CRAZING EXCELLENT CONDITION.

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Alan Caiger-Smith Studio Pottery, vase, excellent condition.

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Fabulous large piece in great condition. Unusual decoration which may be quite early. Chalice of fruit bowl. 17cms tall 19cms wide. This item is in the category “Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Decorative Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Vases”. The seller is “dansopandi” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Bahrain, Brazil, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam.

• Product Type: Bowls
• Manufacturer/ Type: Studio
• Theme: Studio
• Production Technique: Pottery

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Celia, an Aldermaston Pottery low tureen and cover, circular twin-handled form, the cover painted with a hen, the circular finial painted inscription Celia, in brown and blue on a tin glaze. Caiger-Smith was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London (1947-49), before reading History at King’s College, Cambridge (1949-52). In 1954 he began his formal training as a potter under Dora Billington at the Central School of Art and Design. The following year he established the Alderstman Pottery in Berkshire with six assistants, including Geoffrey Eastop. At this early point in his career, Caiger-Smith concentrated the Pottery’s efforts on perfecting the use of tin glaze and painted designs using red earthenware clay bodies, before exploring lustre firing on tin-glazes. The output of the Pottery was mostly functional and domestic ware, with a steady stream of individual commissions and one-off pieces. Inspired by British and Near-Eastern ceramic traditions, the work of Caiger-Smith and the Aldermaston Pottery has become world-renowned for tin-glazed earthenware and lustrous surfaces decorated with interlaced patterns of calligraphic brush strokes. His work can now be seen in many public collections worldwide, including a feature at Reading Museum. Caiger-Smith was Chairman of the British Crafts Centre (1974-78) and was awarded an MBE in 1988. All noticeable condition issues will mentioned in the description however please note that items from my shop are vintage or antique and therefore some may have minor imperfections due age and general use. Items are securely packed in boxes with bubble wrap and protection and are clearly labeled’fragile’ and are insured door to door. This item is in the category “Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Decorative Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Vases”. The seller is “made_inengland” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago.

• Origin: English
• Antique: No
• Pattern: Animal Print
• Manufacturer/ Type: Studio
• Subject: Animal Head
• Vintage: Yes
• Brand: caiger smith
• Type: Head Vase
• Product Type: Bowls
• Era: Mid 20th Century (1941-1969)
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Theme: Studio
• Style: Mid-Century Modern
• Features: Decorative
• Production Technique: Pottery
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Backstamp: Painted
• Finish: Tin Glaze
• Handmade: Yes
• Item Width: 33cm

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Painted in typical style with shades of blue and green on an off-white ground. Good condition with no chips, cracks etc. And tings nicely when tapped. Measures 14 cm high. Bowl diameter 13 cm. This item is in the category “Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Decorative Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Vases”. The seller is “sublime888″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Studio
• Type: Bowl
• Theme: Abstract
• Material: Ceramic
• Production Style: Art Pottery
• Production Technique: Pottery
• Subject: Abstract Art
• Colour: Multicoloured

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