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Clive Bowen British, b. An outstanding and monumental studio pottery storage jar and cover. A wonderful earthenware pot, hand-thrown on the wheel by arguably the best slipware potter working in the UK today. If you are familiar with Clive Bowen’s output, this wildly impressive and accomplished pot will need little by way of an introduction. Brilliantly thrown from the local red clay of Devon and’dressed up’ in a combination of gloss black and delicious ochre colour slip glazes, before being placed in a traditional wood-fired kiln. This dramatic jar and cover – the largest I’ve handled by this potter – is on a scale all of its own: it’s literally the size of a small person! It would make an excellent addition to any studio pottery or slipware specific collection and represents a superb example of this potter’s output – working at his ambitious best. Would look absolutely splendid in either a country property or a townhouse alike; whilst it’s a pot informed by the rustic and earthy slipware tradition of’old England’, it is certainly not without a modern sophistication. An absolute beauty and a bona fide blue chip acquisition, not to be missed. The condition is’good’ but not perfect (see below and please view all photos). 26.5 inches (approx 70 cms) tall overall, including the lid. It’s a vintage pot and the surface displays a little crazing. There are a number of small glaze flakes to the surface – approx 9 or 10 in total – each the size of a fingernail. These are mainly confined to the ochre slip glaze and I have highlighted the most obvious ones in the photos. Although these flakes away can be seen, it would be very possible, if desired, to have these professionally touched in. They don’t bother me and I prefer to offer the pot’as is’ and for any and all flaws to be seen. It is then up to the new owner what should be done. There is also a small glaze’pop’ to the side of the vessel. This is shown in the close up photo. This can sometimes happen during the firing and is considered a firing flaw as apposed to’damage’. It is caused by an impurity in the clay reacting during the firing and’popping’ out. Whilst they are unwanted, they are common events in slipware / earthenware production and indeed would have been seen very frequently on the much earlier pots of the previous centuries, that Clive Bowen has made his lifelong inspiration. The pot is structurally sound. I have thoroughly inspected it and there are no cracks and it rings nicely. All in all it displays fantastically well and has commanded the attention and admiration of everyone who has seen it. Collection in person (Cheltenham area – FREE). Arrived on time and as described. If I could leave a million stars, I would. SUPERB: accurately described, well packed and sent quickly – highly recommended! IF THERE WAS A SCORE HIGHER THAN 5 STARS THIS EBAYER WOULD DESERVE IT A++++. Superb communication, very honest and helpful. Many thanks for looking!

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Clive Bowen British, b. An outstanding and monumental studio pottery storage jar and cover. A wonderful earthenware pot, hand-thrown on the wheel by arguably the best slipware potter working in the UK today. If you are familiar with Clive Bowen’s output, this wildly impressive and accomplished pot will need little by way of an introduction. Brilliantly thrown from the local red clay of Devon and’dressed up’ in a combination of gloss black and delicious ochre colour slip glazes, before being placed in a traditional wood-fired kiln. This dramatic jar and cover – the largest I’ve handled by this potter – is on a scale all of its own: it’s literally the size of a small person! It would make an excellent addition to any studio pottery or slipware specific collection and represents a superb example of this potter’s output – working at his ambitious best. Would look absolutely splendid in either a country property or a townhouse alike; whilst it’s a pot informed by the rustic and earthy slipware tradition of’old England’, it is certainly not without a modern sophistication. An absolute beauty and a bona fide blue chip acquisition, not to be missed. The condition is’good’ but not perfect (see below and please view all photos). 26.5 inches (approx 70 cms) tall overall, including the lid. It’s a vintage pot and the surface displays a little crazing. There are a number of small glaze flakes to the surface – approx 9 or 10 in total – each the size of a fingernail. These are mainly confined to the ochre slip glaze and I have highlighted the most obvious ones in the photos. Although these flakes away can be seen, it would be very possible, if desired, to have these professionally touched in. They don’t bother me and I prefer to offer the pot’as is’ and for any and all flaws to be seen. It is then up to the new owner what should be done. There is also a small glaze’pop’ to the side of the vessel. This is shown in the close up photo. This can sometimes happen during the firing and is considered a firing flaw as apposed to’damage’. It is caused by an impurity in the clay reacting during the firing and’popping’ out. Whilst they are unwanted, they are common events in slipware / earthenware production and indeed would have been seen very frequently on the much earlier pots of the previous centuries, that Clive Bowen has made his lifelong inspiration. The pot is structurally sound. I have thoroughly inspected it and there are no cracks and it rings nicely. All in all it displays fantastically well and has commanded the attention and admiration of everyone who has seen it. Arrived on time and as described. If I could leave a million stars, I would. SUPERB: accurately described, well packed and sent quickly – highly recommended! IF THERE WAS A SCORE HIGHER THAN 5 STARS THIS EBAYER WOULD DESERVE IT A++++. Superb communication, very honest and helpful. Many thanks for looking!

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Absolutely stunning studio pottery piece by John Leach for Muchelney Pottery. This is an exhibition piece and is stamped with John’s personal stamp alongside the pottery stamp and a date stamp indicating that it is made in 2010. It includes a signed paper label with details of the piece on. This is a lovely example of a Tenmoku glaze that is incredible tactile and each time I look I see something new. It is a lovely bulbous vase. It measures approximately 11cm in height and 10cm in diameter. The base is 6.2cm in diameter and the opening has a diameter of approximately 4.1cm. The vase itself is in perfect condition, with no chips, cracks or crazing. The paper label has been damaged and so I have placed it in a plastic protector to stop further damage. It is in half down the spine and the front is ripped in two, however it is still readable. Please see photos carefully as they form part of the description, I’m happy to answer any questions or send more photos. All breakables are carefully packaged in tissue paper and either recycled honeycomb paper or bubble wrap in a strong cardboard box with plenty of brown paper void fill.

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An exceptional large wood fired vase by leading Japanese Mashiko potter Ken Matsuzaki. Coil built and faceted. Vivid blue-green cascade of natural ash glaze like an ice floe. The raw clay has flashed a beautiful peachy colour in the wood kiln. Excellent condition, as new. With the original signed box. Incised potter’s mark to the underside. Dimensions (approximate): 26cm x 10cm x10cm. An exceptional example of Ken Matsuzaki’s wood fired work. In the first Goldmark documentary on Mr Matsuzaki’s work, the late Phil Rogers can be seen removing a larger vase with the same glaze effect from Mr Matsuzaki’s noborigama kiln.

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Clive Bowen British, b. An outstanding and monumental studio pottery storage jar and cover. A wonderful earthenware pot, hand-thrown on the wheel by arguably the best slipware potter working in the UK today. If you are familiar with Clive Bowen’s output, this wildly impressive and accomplished pot will need little by way of an introduction. Brilliantly thrown from the local red clay of Devon and’dressed up’ in a combination of gloss black and delicious ochre colour slip glazes, before being placed in a traditional wood-fired kiln. This dramatic jar and cover – the largest I’ve handled by this potter – is on a scale all of its own: it’s literally the size of a small person! It would make an excellent addition to any studio pottery or slipware specific collection and represents a superb example of this potter’s output – working at his ambitious best. Would look absolutely splendid in either a country property or a townhouse alike; whilst it’s a pot informed by the rustic and earthy slipware tradition of’old England’, it is certainly not without a modern sophistication. An absolute beauty and a bona fide blue chip acquisition, not to be missed. The condition is’good’ but not perfect (see below and please view all photos). 26.5 inches (approx 70 cms) tall overall, including the lid. It’s a vintage pot and the surface displays a little crazing. There are a number of small glaze flakes to the surface – approx 9 or 10 in total – each the size of a fingernail. These are mainly confined to the ochre slip glaze and I have highlighted the most obvious ones in the last three photos. Although these flakes away can be seen, it would be very possible, if desired, to have these professionally touched in. They don’t bother me and I prefer to offer the pot’as is’ and for any and all flaws to be seen. It is then up to the new owner what should be done. There is also a small glaze’pop’ to the side of the vessel. This is shown in the very last photo. This can sometimes happen during the firing and is considered a firing flaw as apposed to’damage’. It is caused by an impurity in the clay reacting during the firing and’popping’ out. Whilst they are unwanted, they are common events in slipware / earthenware production and indeed would have been seen very frequently on the much earlier pots of the previous centuries, that Clive Bowen has made his lifelong inspiration. The pot is structurally sound. I have thoroughly inspected it and there are no cracks and it rings nicely. All in all it displays fantastically well and has commanded the attention and admiration of everyone who has seen it. If you are relatively close by, let me know and I can improve on the price a little. Collection in person is of course free. Arrived on time and as described. If I could leave a million stars, I would. SUPERB: accurately described, well packed and sent quickly – highly recommended! IF THERE WAS A SCORE HIGHER THAN 5 STARS THIS EBAYER WOULD DESERVE IT A++++. Superb communication, very honest and helpful. Many thanks for looking!

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John Leach Exhibition pot. A pot made as part of a limited run of pots made by John Leach himself. You can find John Leach’s stamp on the bottom. The pot is 138mm tall, 110mm wide. Interior opening diameter: 74mm Base diameter: 65mm. I have a lot of packing material to get this to you safely. This item will be double boxed with padding in between the boxes to absorb any impacts in transit. See my other pottery items. The item “John Leach one-off signed smokey black exhibition pot. Mulchelney Pottery Studio” is in sale since Friday, April 30, 2021. This item is in the category “Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Pottery\Studio”. The seller is “rossistrading” and is located in Bridgwater. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.

• Colour: Black
• Material: Stoneware
• Sub-Type: British
• Product Type: Vases
• Manufacturer/ Type: Mulchelney Pottery Studio

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BRYAN TRUEMAN AUSTRALIAN POTTERY EXHIBITION VASE CERAMIC STUDIO ART GOOD CONDITION MARKED TO BASE 21.5 CM HIGH. SEE PHOTOS FOR GUIDE TO CONDITION. The item “BRYAN TRUEMAN AUSTRALIAN POTTERY EXHIBITION VASE CERAMIC STUDIO ART” is in sale since Saturday, June 1, 2019. This item is in the category “Pottery, Glass\Australian Pottery\Other Australian Pottery”. The seller is “thejunkcompany” and is located in Melbourne, Vic.. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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LES BLAKEBROUGH AUSTRALIAN STURT STUDIO ART POTTERY EXHIBITION PIECE VASE URN VESSEL. 33 CM HIGH 31 CM DIAMETER GOOD CONDITION STAMPED TO BASE LB STURT IMPRESSIVE LARGE EXHIBITION PIECE. SEE PHOTOS FOR BEST GUIDE TO CONDITION. The item “LES BLAKEBROUGH AUSTRALIAN STURT STUDIO POTTERY EXHIBITION PIECE VASE VESSEL” is in sale since Tuesday, November 26, 2019. This item is in the category “Pottery, Glass\Australian Pottery\Other Australian Pottery”. The seller is “thejunkcompany” and is located in Melbourne, Vic.. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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Warren MacKenzie large pottery vase, exhibition piece, beautiful brushwork. It is not marked and though it is an unusual form, it is unmistakably a Warren MacKenzie piece. Museum quality, shino glaze with considerable carbon trapping and as nice of brushwork as you will find on a MacKenzie! This is a large vase measuring about 8 1/2 in diameter. The item “Warren MacKenzie large pottery vase, exhibition piece, beautiful brushwork” is in sale since Friday, March 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\Art Pottery\Studio/ Handcrafted Pottery”. The seller is “potters.house” and is located in Bangor, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Featured Refinements: Warren Mackenzie Studio Pottery
• Object Type: Vase

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