Hornsea Pottery (E Yorks & Lancaster)

No, pure Clappison, and quite a rarity!

I thought I had seen all the Clappison mug designs but that's a first for me
h is for home just sold one on ebay,I'm surprised they didn't post pics of it here themselves

lyndhurst44 wrote:Hi,
Here's another retro type pepper pot that I recently picked up on my travels, could it be another Hornsea Clappison design please?
Thanks again,
Bryn

This is one piece of the "Onion" cruet set, incorrectly named in the Hornsea book.

8 years talking about a pepper pot.
Imagine our reaction to a full cruet!

Charisma coffee cup. According to the book, "Charisma" was produced in 1979-80 using the shapes from Martin Hunt's "Concept" range. Nicely designed transfer print, vaguely reminiscent of Paul Klee.

I think you mean the "Contrast" range HB.

denbydump wrote:I think you mean the "Contrast" range HB.

Sorry. I do indeed. Applying the transfer to the "Concept" shapes would have been a little difficult.

Hi,
Hoping one of the Hornsea experts here might be able to throw some light on a recent find which I'm having trouble identifying! (see photos):

- it appears to be some sort of small urn or planter with a dark brown matt finish (unglazed?) similar in texture/appearance to Wedgwood's Jasperware - and similar in colour to the undecorated parts of Hornsea's "Contrast" and "Palatine" ranges of dinnerware)

It's about 95mm in height, 90mm wide (rim) (67mm wide (foot/base)) and weighs about 255g

The backstamp (in white) shows two doves and an unbroken single-line date-code of 8 dots all encircled by "LANCASTER VITRAMIC HORNSEA ENGLAND"
(as per pattern H21 shown here :http://eastgatenhornsea.com/backstamp.php - indicating a manufacture date between 1978-1980)

I've seen near-identical items on eBay described as Grecian Urns - exactly the same size and shape but in white and brown glazes, marked with the twin doves trademark logo, "Hornsea England" and date code (2 lines of dots) (as per pattern H23 (1980-87) - see link).

Other urns/vases with a very similar style and finish appear to be very rare/uncommon - I could find no others currently online except :
https://pin.it/F9eUvVj
https://pin.it/MxeCM-v

Any other info. (pattern range, designer, exact date of manufacture etc.) - would be greatly appreciated.

At the centre of the backstamp there is a small pin-hole going into the base (hollow?) -  presumably an air/steam-release vent to prevent explosion during firing? ... or is there some other reason?


Thanks in advance.

[EDIT: just found several examples of similarly patterned white urns/amphora under the Hornsea "White Wedding"/"Classic" ("Doric"?) range  - some with charcoal inlay, -  and one in brown from the 1980's (with design(er) details etc.) - see: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWm78ZqBeOM/    

- but would still welcome any further info about the "Grecian urn" (is it part of the same set as white wedding?) - and how to decipher the Hornsea dot-dating code! ]

Many Hornsea items were reproduced at their Lancaster factory, using the chocolate
and the white high-fired clays, as used for the "contrast" and other tableware ranges.

Thanks everyone for showing your hornsea 😁

Anyone know whether this would have been a preserve pot or a standalone storage pot?

preserve I think, how tall is it?

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/dtm4dantheman/forum-pics/

about 9cm

preserve pot then, I found one on pinterest and added it to my last post

Effectively a Clappison mug without the handle.

They were also made upside-down, a hole put in the "base" to make
a mini lamp base.

After decades of searching, finally got the "Adam & Eve" muramic at today's
hornsea auction.

In May I stayed in a B&B on Victoria Street in Hornsea, just a couple of doors down from No 4 where the pottery company first started in 1949. The house - the one highlighted below - was up for sale.

Pair of Hornsea mugs featuring partying cats

Via the Antiques Roadshow: John Clappison designed lamp base for Hornsea Pottery, limited edition of 6

I have wanted one for many years

dantheman wrote:

and did he make any pieces similar to this one? It is possibly my favorite ceramic design of all time[/quote]


This one to be precise

From the Hornsea book, though the info may be a little out of date now;

Modelled by John Clappison and Alan Luckham, 1962/3, a figure in 2 pieces, which
could be adapted into a lamp base, a plant pot, or an ash tray, by altering the top
of the head. Maybe only a dozen were produced.

John Clappison's son joined the forum years ago and provided some inside info,it's probably still on this thread somewhere

Alex_s wrote:

It's unmarked. Wondered if it might be Scandinavian.

This is the "ONION" cruet. The book is incorrect with "CORDON".
The correct "Cordon" cruet is shown near the bottom of page 1 of the thread.

Found these at the boot sale last week.