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Re: Troika Pottery
there must be thousands of their pots kicking around, Troika was a popular holiday souvenir
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'Edith Swan takes it up the Swanee and she loves it more than Christmas day.'
dantheman- Consultant
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Location : Lincolnshire ( the veg patch of England)
Registration date : 2008-02-03
Re: Troika Pottery
Hi all,
I would just like to make aware to anyone that's interested that a new website has been launched..... 'Troika Pottery Collectors Club'
Please have a look at the site and if you have a piece or collect Troika pottery then become a member for free!
There is a lot of interesting info on the site and more will be added over time.
I am not the owner but am involved with the site.
https://troika-pottery.com/
I would just like to make aware to anyone that's interested that a new website has been launched..... 'Troika Pottery Collectors Club'
Please have a look at the site and if you have a piece or collect Troika pottery then become a member for free!
There is a lot of interesting info on the site and more will be added over time.
I am not the owner but am involved with the site.
https://troika-pottery.com/
Last edited by Troikafloyd on Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:59 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Add text.)
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Re: Troika Pottery
Wow! it looks very professional
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dantheman- Consultant
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Location : Lincolnshire ( the veg patch of England)
Registration date : 2008-02-03
Re: Troika Pottery
dantheman wrote:Wow! it looks very professional
Thanks,
The owner Andy has involved a professional company who we feel have done a great job.
As I mentioned before it's an ongoing process due to hopefully
collectors registering and then uploading photos of their pieces.
We will then 'verify' the piece/s due to fakes on the market and they will then be added.
The flash books are well worth a look, especially the Julian Greenwood Penny sketchbook which shows his thoughts/ideas and designs for some of
Troika pieces.
I was surprised to see my Bowls of Fruit in there!
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Re: Troika Pottery
That is a fantastic website. Duly bookmarked with great thanks
philpot- Number of posts : 6691
Location : cambridge
Registration date : 2010-11-06
Re: Troika Pottery
Troika was the very first thing that got me interested in studio pottery. Back is 1993, loking at an ART auction in Lay's Penzance. They also had a ceramics auction on view with a mixture of studio pottery and Troika. I was transfixed, at both the studio and Troika, Didn't get any of the Troika, but got some Studio, and that set me on the path of collecting studio.
Anyways, I clearly remember the estimate for a bog standard Coffin vase was £60-£80. I left a couple of bids mid range, and did not get any! Now, 26 years later, estimates for a similar coffin vase are £40-£60..... Does popularity actually have any reflection on prices? Or is the old adage. Go for the rare and unusual. That is what keeps or increases in value?
Anyways, I clearly remember the estimate for a bog standard Coffin vase was £60-£80. I left a couple of bids mid range, and did not get any! Now, 26 years later, estimates for a similar coffin vase are £40-£60..... Does popularity actually have any reflection on prices? Or is the old adage. Go for the rare and unusual. That is what keeps or increases in value?
philpot- Number of posts : 6691
Location : cambridge
Registration date : 2010-11-06
Re: Troika Pottery
Funny you should say that regards David Lay as I too, whilst on holiday in Cornwall, previewed an auction there back in 2003 (from memory) and saw Troika pottery for the first time!
I decided to look into it when I got back and collect the rare pieces when my budget allowed etc.
I think yes, popularity certainly does effect prices but if you can afford it in my opinion, it's far better to go for the rare & unusual rather than quantity.
Enjoy the site and please pass the word around!
I decided to look into it when I got back and collect the rare pieces when my budget allowed etc.
I think yes, popularity certainly does effect prices but if you can afford it in my opinion, it's far better to go for the rare & unusual rather than quantity.
Enjoy the site and please pass the word around!
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Re: Troika Pottery
Certainly rare because the kiln was quite small so the larger pieces took up a lot of room.
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Re: Troika Pottery
Lovely pieces!
The Tin Mine lamp base has good colours and the black & white pieces just hark back to the 60's/70's and will always compliment any minimalist setting.
Iv'e never owned any of the mugs but they have always had a disinctive look!
Don't forget if you wish, you can register your Troika items for free at.......
https://troika-pottery.com/
The Tin Mine lamp base has good colours and the black & white pieces just hark back to the 60's/70's and will always compliment any minimalist setting.
Iv'e never owned any of the mugs but they have always had a disinctive look!
Don't forget if you wish, you can register your Troika items for free at.......
https://troika-pottery.com/
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Re: Troika Pottery
what do you mean by 'register'?
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dantheman- Consultant
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Location : Lincolnshire ( the veg patch of England)
Registration date : 2008-02-03
Re: Troika Pottery
Hi Dan,
Probably best if you click on link below and this will answer your question and explain the overall aim of the site......scroll right down to bottom of page etc.
https://troika-pottery.com/about-troika-pottery/
Probably best if you click on link below and this will answer your question and explain the overall aim of the site......scroll right down to bottom of page etc.
https://troika-pottery.com/about-troika-pottery/
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Re: Troika Pottery
The Troika club seems to be taking itself very seriously indeed. Registration, Authentification, special serial numbers,.....Cripes!
Their mission statement is interesting, Quote
' This website over time, with contributions from Troika collectors worldwide will grow to be the only viable website for anyone who requires accurate and consistently updated information on probably the most innovative pottery of the 20th Century!'
Multi Cripes!
Their mission statement is interesting, Quote
' This website over time, with contributions from Troika collectors worldwide will grow to be the only viable website for anyone who requires accurate and consistently updated information on probably the most innovative pottery of the 20th Century!'
Multi Cripes!
philpot- Number of posts : 6691
Location : cambridge
Registration date : 2010-11-06
Re: Troika Pottery
Yes, I appreciate where you are coming from but it's not as 'formal' as it maybe first appears!
The website is basically setting out to be a database of all the designs and quantities that were produced over the 20 odd years they were in existence.
The reason the serial number stickers are supplied after authentification is that there are quite a few fakes out there plus there is the added confusion of Fosters pottery, see link below.
http://www.thepiskyshop.com/page5.htm
Iv'e been involved with the website regards text etc and we hope it will grow regards Troika pottery images being uploaded to it.....but only time will tell whether we have succeeded in that respect.
The website is basically setting out to be a database of all the designs and quantities that were produced over the 20 odd years they were in existence.
The reason the serial number stickers are supplied after authentification is that there are quite a few fakes out there plus there is the added confusion of Fosters pottery, see link below.
http://www.thepiskyshop.com/page5.htm
Iv'e been involved with the website regards text etc and we hope it will grow regards Troika pottery images being uploaded to it.....but only time will tell whether we have succeeded in that respect.
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Re: Troika Pottery
It sounds very laudable, and an excellent resource. indeedy But. One can see it on the dodgy Ebay descriptions now.
' Professionally Authenticated by experts as completely genuine with official serial number sticker by the Troika Club which is the unimpeachable Official formal database for Troika.'
' Professionally Authenticated by experts as completely genuine with official serial number sticker by the Troika Club which is the unimpeachable Official formal database for Troika.'
philpot- Number of posts : 6691
Location : cambridge
Registration date : 2010-11-06
Re: Troika Pottery
Yes, you have a good point regards Ebay etc but the serial numbers will only ever match up with a genuine piece on our site.
Anybody trying to sell a 'dodgy' piece even if they managed to get the same stickers wouldn't succeed in passing it off as genuine if the number was checked on the site as it wouldn't be in our database.
Note I said...... 'pass it off'..... as obviously it could still be sold to someone who hasn't checked the serial number against the database.
Obviously there will always be pieces that slip through the net and the system will never be 100% watertight.
All we are trying to do is minimise the 'dodgy' sales, log the Troika pottery that's out there and at the same time provide an excellent Troika Pottery reference site.
You have raised a good point so perhaps we should adjust the wording on the site to reflect your concerns and therefore I'll contact the owner this week to look into it.
Anybody trying to sell a 'dodgy' piece even if they managed to get the same stickers wouldn't succeed in passing it off as genuine if the number was checked on the site as it wouldn't be in our database.
Note I said...... 'pass it off'..... as obviously it could still be sold to someone who hasn't checked the serial number against the database.
Obviously there will always be pieces that slip through the net and the system will never be 100% watertight.
All we are trying to do is minimise the 'dodgy' sales, log the Troika pottery that's out there and at the same time provide an excellent Troika Pottery reference site.
You have raised a good point so perhaps we should adjust the wording on the site to reflect your concerns and therefore I'll contact the owner this week to look into it.
Troikafloyd- Number of posts : 62
Location : Hampshire
Registration date : 2012-11-26
Bobby Jones- Number of posts : 2
Location : London
Registration date : 2020-10-18
Re: Troika Pottery
I think it’s ok. There were quite a few potters at the pottery and some were there far longer than others hence the variation in the marks on the base.
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Re: Troika Pottery
It is a recorded Newlyn mark 1970-83.
I'm not sure if they continued making scent bottles at Newlyn,
but the base is very small, and it's hand-written, so maybe ran
out of space.
I'm not sure if they continued making scent bottles at Newlyn,
but the base is very small, and it's hand-written, so maybe ran
out of space.
Re: Troika Pottery
Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
Bobby Jones- Number of posts : 2
Location : London
Registration date : 2020-10-18
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