Day 49: John Campbell GIFFCOO vase
Photo Caption: Day 49: Today’s piece is unmarked but attributed to the John Campbell pottery of Launceston, Tasmania. That much I’m pretty sure of. What the meaning is of what is written on it is a different story. To my eye the applied lettering reads “GIFFCOO”. Is it a nickname, acronym, house name, foreign word or just a made up thing to keep me guessing? This piece stands 33cm high and is quite a substantial piece to say the least. It was a tip shop find and was actually painted white with the lettering picked out in gold
I’ve done all the usual searches but turned up nothing in regards to tge mystery lettering. Help!?!
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Posted: February 19th, 2016
at 9:28pm by Tim
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Day 48: Trent Art Ware of Bexley Vase
Photo Caption: Day 48: Today’s piece is by Trent Art Ware of Bexley NSW. These pieces are somewhat of a mystery wrapped in a riddle. Around 1955 Bakewells was bought out by James Hardie and the rights to the Trent Art Ware name sold (possibly) to some former employees who operated out of a premisis in Bexley. As far as I can tell the lines they produced are completely different to anything produced at Bakewells and seem to consist mainly of these hand painted style pieces. Like this piece they sometimes have the old Trent sticker on them but I find it hard to consider them “real” Trent pieces. They have a place in the story of Bakewells and the Newtone and Trent wares but how much I don’t know.
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Posted: February 18th, 2016
at 9:21pm by Tim
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Day 47: Mashman Frog Figure
Photo Caption: Day 47: Today’s piece is by Mashman Bros. Yes, another unmarked piece again but a known Mashman shape and glaze. This is the small frog made by Mashman which is pretty hard to find. There is a BIG toad garden ornament but you will probably see 10 of these frogs before you see another Toad.
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Posted: February 17th, 2016
at 9:08pm by Tim
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Day 46: Una Deerbon Vase
Photo Caption: Day 46: Today’s piece is by Melbourne based potter Una Deerbon. Born in Woollarah, NSW, she was a student of the Sydney Art school. She designed clothing for David Jones, produced series of humerous post cards and even opened her own design school. Teacher to her cousin John (Jack) Castle Harris, Eric Juckert and just generally annoyingly over talented. Circa mid 1930s this piece is interesting for Una as she was known for her colorful glazes. I think the monotone white looks much better but that might be a controversial to say out loud but hey you gotta live on the edge I suppose!
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Posted: February 16th, 2016
at 9:39pm by Tim
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Day 45: Wembley Ware Salt and Pepper Shakers
Photo Caption: Day 45: Today’s piece is another of this weekends finds. If I could have luck like this every week I’d be a happy boy. This pair (and despite the different colours this is the original pairing) of salt and pepper shakers was made by Wembley Ware out of Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia featuring a hand painted image of the MV Princess of Tasmania (the Spirit of Tasmania’s predecessor) circa 1950s. Unmarked again because there is no room in the base. They possibly once had a sticker on them to identify the maker.
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Posted: February 15th, 2016
at 9:48pm by Tim
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Day 44: Darbyshire Kangaroo Figure
Photo Caption: Day 44: Today’s piece is my find of the month so far. Made by the Darbyshire Pottery at Innaloo just outside Perth Western Australia circa 1950s. These pieces don’t really have a good place to put a makers mark so you have to know what you are looking for. This piece was spotted in amongst a load of Japanese made animals figures so it pays to keep your eyes peeled!
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Posted: February 14th, 2016
at 9:05pm by Tim
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Day 43: Newtone Art Ware Vase
Photo Caption: Day 43: Today’s piece is another piece by my fav Newtone Art Ware. This is one of the more common shapes in one of the more common colour combinations but still a great piece. Circa 1935.
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Posted: February 13th, 2016
at 8:57pm by Tim
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Day 42: Cynthia Mitchell Wall Plaque
Photo Caption: Day 42: Today’s piece is another piece by my fav post war Tasmanian potter Cynthia Mitchell and what a piece it is! This is Skimbleshanks the Railway cat who drives the mail train. He is from T.S. Eliot’s, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. My guess is this 3D wall plaque is a complete one off. There are 14 or so poems in the book and my guess is there is a wall plaque for every poem (I know of the existence of 3 other T.S. Eliot cat plaques). I love this piece and waited a number of years for one to turn up. I wouldn’t be surprised if the “missing” 10 or so plaques have migrated to the mainland or indeed overseas. Fingers crossed they haven’t been consigned to the land fill.
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Posted: February 12th, 2016
at 9:05pm by Tim
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Day 42: Premier Pottery Preston PPP Vase
Photo Caption: Day 42: Today’s piece is another piece by Premier Pottery Preston. This piece features a very trippy multicoloured glaze combination and a little pair of ears just to finish it off nicely. Unmarked but undoubtedly PPP, circa 1930.
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Posted: February 11th, 2016
at 9:08pm by Tim
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Day 40: Ellis Ceramics Horse
Photo Caption: Day 40: Today’s piece is another piece by Ellis Ceramics out of Melbourne. Ellis must have made quite a few of these little horses but I’m not sure I have seen two the same. They were obviously cast from the same mould but the decoration and glaze combination seems to have been up to the individual artist. This is the only one I have but I imagine you could build a pretty special collection just concentrating on this one Ellis shape.
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Posted: February 9th, 2016
at 8:42pm by Tim
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