Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy)

by **NaomiM** July 5th 2014, 5:27 pm

Seen a mug with this mark attributed to Maggie Barnes, but her style is normally very different. I don't know if she made domestic wares. The T mark isn't in Yates-Owen.

by **studio-pots** July 5th 2014, 5:43 pm

I wondered if the t was for Towy Pottery and the other a personal seal? It is a guess.

by **NaomiM** July 5th 2014, 5:56 pm

Not Towy Pottery

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t28466-will-marno-towy-pottery#200000

by Froggery February 27th 2016, 8:34 pm

Hello, I had this pair for a while but consistently failed to identify it, it is circled impressed cross, akin to Lewis Groves/Taena pottery BUT this cross is impressed in a different way. The large one has 2 marks, the smaller one only one.
Any guidance/advice is greatly appreciated, thank you! Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P1080948

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P1080948

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P1080944

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P1080946

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P1080914

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P1080915

by **Essenjay** June 16th 2016, 8:09 pm

Studio teapot with two impressed marks - one is like Maggie Barnes' quartered circle, the other like a 't'; can't find any likely contenders in my ancient Yates-Owen & Fournier. Any suggestions please?

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P6160814

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P6160815

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) P6160816

by **NaomiM** June 16th 2016, 11:37 pm

Also check out Towy Pottery

by **Essenjay** June 17th 2016, 4:22 pm

Hi Naomi,

Yes I'd considered Taena but neither that, nor the Towy marks look quite right.

And as for that tiny pot, Mr JPW, mine's bigger than yours!

by **NaomiM** February 13th 2018, 11:54 am

Possibly Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech

https://pin.it/eqti6ik2dhvzq4

Trefor Owen, Maentwrog, Harlech, Wales, Cross & T mark (Not Taena or Towy) Trefor10

by **Essenjay** February 13th 2018, 3:40 pm

That is a possibility worthy of further investigation. I have a feeling the teapot has long gone - probably offloaded at a car boot.

by **NaomiM** February 13th 2018, 4:55 pm

Gone but never forgotten....at least as long as Servimg remember the photos. Laughter

by **denbydump** February 13th 2018, 7:10 pm

That many crosses in circles marks, but one day we will get to the bottom
of these, To wit the CHS conundrum.
One nailed down, the alex sharp, but several to go yet!

by **NaomiM** July 25th 2020, 6:31 pm

Probably Trefor Owen so I'm merging the threads

by **benwilliams** February 18th 2021, 9:32 am

Small stoneware bowl, nicely thrown and decorated.
Cross in circle mark.
Not the kind of work for Lewis Groves and Margaret Leach
Early Arwyn Jones? Or is mark wrong?